ons ville ▁to ▁Cl if ton ▁For ge , ▁and ▁the ▁Buck ingham ▁Branch ▁Rail road , ▁a ▁Virginia - based ▁short - line ▁rail road ▁that ▁le ases ▁the ▁line ▁from ▁CS X . ▁ ▁Many ▁years ▁after ▁the ▁original ▁Virginia ▁Central ▁became ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Ch es ape ake ▁and ▁Ohio ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 8 , ▁another ▁rail road ▁between ▁Freder icks burg ▁and ▁Orange ▁used ▁the ▁name ▁" V ir gin ia ▁Central ." ▁ ▁The ▁Pot om ac , ▁Freder icks burg ▁& ▁P ied mont ▁Rail road ▁Company ▁( PF & P ) ▁operated ▁ ▁of ▁ ▁gauge ▁rail road ▁between ▁Freder icks burg ▁( with ▁a ▁connection ▁to ▁the ▁R F & P ▁Rail road ) ▁and ▁Orange ▁( with ▁a ▁connection ▁to ▁the ▁Orange ▁& ▁Alexand ria ▁Rail road ). ▁It ▁operated ▁as ▁narrow ▁gauge ▁until ▁ 1 9 2 6 , ▁when ▁the ▁line ▁was ▁standard ▁g aug ed ▁and ▁the ▁name ▁changed ▁to ▁the ▁Virginia ▁Central ▁Railway . ▁In ▁ 1 9 3 7 , ▁the ▁entire ▁line ▁was ▁abandoned ▁except ▁for ▁a ▁ ▁segment ▁in ▁Freder icks burg ▁which ▁last ed ▁until ▁ 1 9 8 4 . ▁ ▁Notes ▁ ▁Foot notes ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : Pre de cess ors ▁of ▁the ▁Ch es ape ake ▁and ▁Ohio ▁Railway ▁Category : Def unct ▁Virginia ▁rail ro ads ▁Category : V ir gin ia ▁in ▁the ▁American ▁Civil ▁War ▁Category : R ail way ▁companies ▁established ▁in ▁ 1 8