Orange and Alexandria Railroad
Virginia. 160 miles, in operation by 1861.
- Miles, 1865
- 160
- Gauge
- 4 ft 8½ in (standard)
- Trains today
- 95%
- States
- Virginia
Then and now
- Trains run on it today152 mi
- No track today7 mi
Track in service on this route today belongs to Norfolk Southern and smaller railroads.
On this line
- Gordonsville junctionRail junction
- Manassas Junction supply baseRail junction
- Manassas Junction supply depotDepot
- Brandy Station depotDepot
- Alexandria rail yard and shopsRail shops
- Stuart raids Pope's supply depot at Catlett's StationAugust 22, 1862
- Jackson captures and burns the Union depot at Manassas JunctionAugust 27, 1862
- Stoneman's cavalry strikes the Virginia Central at LouisaMay 1863
- Union cavalry captures the Culpeper railroad depotSeptember 13, 1863
- Military railroads move two corps from Virginia to TennesseeSeptember 25, 1863
- Lee wrecks the Orange and Alexandria after Bristoe StationOctober 1863
- Early's troops arrive by rail and turn Hunter back at LynchburgJune 18, 1864