in active use and is a vital portion of Norfolk Southern Railway, a Class I railroad which for many years had its headquarters in Norfolk , only a short distance from the coal piers at Lambert's Point. On December 11, 2012, Amtrak began "Northeast Regional" passenger service to the Hampton Roads area over this trackage, with a connection to the mainline built near the Collier yard south of Petersburg. The Amtrak station is next to Harbor Park, just north of the Eastern Branch of the Elizabeth River. References Defunct Virginia railroads Predecessors of the Norfolk and Western Railway Railway companies established in 1851 Railway companies disestablished in 1871 5 ft gauge railways in the United States 1851 establishments in Virginia