Virginian Railway

Virginian Railway
VGN 36 Fairbanks-Morse H-16-44 diesel locomotive crossing the diamond with Norfolk & Western Railway at South Norfolk, VA
Overview
HeadquartersNorfolk, Virginia
Reporting markVGN
LocaleDeepwater, West VirginiaNorfolk, Virginia
Dates of operation1907–1959
SuccessorNorfolk and Western
Technical
Track gauge4 ft 8+12 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge

The Virginian Railway (reporting mark VGN) was a Class I railroad located in Virginia and West Virginia in the United States. The VGN was created to transport high quality "smokeless" bituminous coal from southern West Virginia to port at Hampton Roads.