Seaboard and Roanoke Railroad

Seaboard and Roanoke Railroad
Map
Route (click to enlarge)
Overview
LocaleVirginia
North Carolina
SuccessorSeaboard Air Line Railroad
Seaboard Coast Line Railroad
CSX Transportation
Technical
Track gauge4 ft 8+12 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Previous gauge4 ft 8 in (1,422 mm)

The Seaboard and Roanoke Railroad was organized in 1833 (as the Portsmouth and Roanoke Railroad) to extend from the area of the rapids of the Roanoke River at its fall line near Weldon, North Carolina to Portsmouth, Virginia, across the Elizabeth River from Norfolk on the harbor of Hampton Roads.