Saturday, September 6, 2025

Crozet, Louisa, Mineral, VA: C&O Depots on Buckingham Branch Piedmont Sub

Crozet: (Satellite)
Louisa: (Satellite)
Mineral: (Satellite)

3 of 4 photos posted by RE Pearce with the comment: "Several notable C&O stations are near the route of the Amtrak Cardinal in Virginia.  They include Louisa, Mineral, Crozet, and Beaverdam."
Ty Sheridan: these are on the buckingham branch piedmont sub, leased to csx. they get a couple of unit trains through there weekly and bbrr uses it to service local industries including cascades bear island mill on the east side of the rf&p diamond.
a
[Crozet]

b
[Louisa]

c
[Mineral]

This is the route that RE Pearce documented. Crozel is on the left and Beaverdam is on the right, Louisa and Mineral are to the right of the middle.
1959/59 Richmond, 1957/66 Washington and 1956/66 Charlottesville Quads @ 250,000

And this is the bigger picture.
BuckinghamBranch via Dennis DeBruler

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