Results for The Road
The Georgetown Branch Railroad
The Capital Crescent Trail follows the route of an old rai...
The Vestal's Gap Road
This sector of the road, through Claude Moore Park, closel...
The Railroads
Columbus entered the railroad era on Februa...
The Orange And Alexandria Railroad Trestle
The original bridge crossing Accotink Creek was built in 1...
Results for The Road
The Georgetown Branch Railroad
The Capital Crescent Trail follows the route of an old railroad line called the Georgetown Branch of the Baltimore and Ohio (B&O). It's all that remains of an unrealized attempt by the B&O to construct a major rail link between ...
The Vestal's Gap Road
This sector of the road, through Claude Moore Park, closely resembles the road as it appeared in this area's early history. This great road ran from the port city of Alexandria, Virginia through Vestal's Gap of the Blue Ridge Mountains.
...The Railroads
Columbus entered the railroad era on February 20, 1850 when owners William Neil and Alfred Kelley brought the first trains on the Columbus and Xenia Railroad, spanning the Scioto River with a wooden trestle. The line provided service from ...
The Orange And Alexandria Railroad Trestle
The original bridge crossing Accotink Creek was built in 1851 as part of the Orange and Alexandria Railroad. During the Civil War the wooden trestle was an attractive target for Confederate soldiers. In his 28 Dec. 1862 raid on Burke's ...
