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Buckingham Branch Buckingham Division |
17 miles between Bremo, VA and Dillwyn, VA
The Buckingham Branch Railroad began with the Buckingham Division in 1988. Company founders Bob and Annie Bryant acquired the 17 mile track from CSXT and began train operations in March 1989 with a rented locomotive and two employees. The Buckingham Division has operated continuously for 27 years and interchanges with CSXT at Bremo, Virginia on the scenic James River. The Buckingham Branch has trackage rights to and from CSXT’s Strathmore Yard on the James River Line for freight interchange.
BB transload sites are available at Alpha, Buckingham and Dillwyn. Points of origin and destination for freight on the Buckingham Division include New Canton, Bridgeport, Arvonia, Johnson, Alpha and Dillwyn. The division track terminates in Dillwyn, VA. The Buckingham Branch’s corporate office is located on the track in downtown Dillwyn adjacent to the historic, restored Dillwyn Station terminal. The Buckingham Branch Z710 train crew works the Buckingham Division. The Old Dominion Chapter of the National Railroad Historical Society operates weekend excursion trains seasonally in Spring and Fall, as well as family-oriented Santa trains in December on the Buckingham Division.
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Dillwyn
Dillwyn, Va / May 2004 / RWH
Dillwyn, Va / May 2004 / RWH
Dillwyn, Va / May 2004 / RWH
Dillwyn, Va / May 2004 / RWH
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Dillwyn overhead / Google Maps
Dillwyn, Va / Nov 2016 / RWH
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Dillwyn, Va / Nov 2016 / RWH
Dillwyn, Va / Nov 2016 / RWH
Nov 2016 / RWH
Nov 2016 / RWH
Dillwyn, Va / Nov 2016 / RWH
May 2004 / RWH
Dillwyn, Va / May 2004 / RWH
Dillwyn, Va / May 2004 / RWH
Dillwyn, Va / May 2004 / RWH
Dillwyn, Va / May 2004 / RWH
Dillwyn, Va / May 2004 / RWH
Dillwyn, Va / May 2004 / RWH
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Dillwyn, Va / May 2004 / RWH
Dillwyn, Va / May 2004 / RWH
Alpha
south of Alpha, Va / Nov 2016 / RWH
south of Alpha, Va / Nov 2016 / RWH
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Alpha, Va / Nov 2016 / RWH
Alpha, Va / Nov 2016 / RWH
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Alpha, Va / Nov 2016 / RWH
Alpha, Va / Nov 2016 / RWH
Alpha, Va / May 2004 / RWH
Slate Hill
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Slate Hill, Va / May 2004 / RWH
Penlan
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Penlan, Va / Nov 2016 / RWH
Penlan, Va / Nov 2016 / RWH
Penlan, Va / Nov 2016 / RWH
Penlan, Va / May 2004 / RWH
Arvonia
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Arvonia, Va / Map 2004 / RWH
Arvonia, Va / Map 2004 / RWH
Bridgeport
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Bridgeport, Va / Nov 2016 / RWH
Bridgeport, Va / Nov 2016 / RWH
New Canton
James River crossing overhead / Google Maps
May 2004 / RWH
west / Nov 2016 / RWH
east / Nov 2016 / RWH
New Canton, Va / Nov 2016 / RWH
New Canton, Va / Nov 2016 / RWH
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New Canton, Va / May 2004 / RWH
James River / May 2004 / RWH
May 2004 / RWH
New Canton, Va / Nov 2016 / RWH
New Canton, Va / Nov 2016 / RWH
New Canton, Va / Nov 2016 / RWH
Bremo
At Bremo, Virginia, on the northern side of the James River, the Buckingham Division joins the CSX Transportation double-track mainline between Richmond and Lynchburg. Buckingham Branch trains have trackage rights a short distance west on CSX to the small Strathmore Yard.
Nov 2016 / RWH
Nov 2016 / RWH
Nov 2016 / RWH
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CSX mainline / Bremo, Va / Nov 2016 / RWH
Bremo, Va / Nov 2016 / RWH