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Headquarters | Dillwyn, Virginia |
Reporting mark | BB |
Locale | Virginia |
Dates of operation | 1989–present |
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Track gauge | 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge |
Buckingham Branch Railroad (reporting mark BB) is a Class III short-line railroad operating over 275 miles (443 km) of historic and strategic trackage in Central Virginia.[1] Sharing overhead traffic with CSX and Amtrak, the company's headquarters are in Dillwyn, Virginia in the former Chesapeake and Ohio Railway (C&O) station, itself a historic landmark in the community. The railroad was featured in the January 2012 issue of Trains Magazine. It is referenced in the How It’s Made episode “Railway Bridge Ties”, showing it crossing a curved bridge.