Northern Virginia Regional Park Authority

The Washington & Old Dominion Railroad was founded as a means of connecting the Port of Alexandria to the growing markets of the Ohio River Valley and was meant to be a direct competitor to the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad. However, lack of funding and war would prevent this line from becoming a major railroad. Despite this, the little W&OD Railroad would serve the communities that sprang up along its route for over 100 years. From the Civil War to the...