▁( 3 2 2   km ) ▁of ▁track ▁in ▁Virginia ▁on ▁the ▁latter ' s ▁P ied mont , ▁Washington , ▁North ▁Mountain ▁sub div isions . ▁Each ▁were ▁originally ▁parts ▁of ▁the ▁Virginia ▁Central ▁Rail road ' s ▁line , ▁and ▁extend ▁from ▁Richmond ▁through ▁D os well , ▁Orange ▁to ▁Char l ott es ville , ▁Virginia . ▁From ▁there , ▁the ▁line ▁extends ▁through ▁the ▁Blue ▁R idge ▁T unnel ▁complex ▁to ▁Way nes bor o , ▁and ▁Sta un ton ▁to ▁re connect ▁with ▁CS X ▁lines ▁at ▁Cl if ton ▁For ge . ▁The ▁line ▁which ▁was ▁the ▁back bone ▁of ▁Coll is ▁Hun ting ton ' s ▁newly ▁completed ▁Ch es ape ake ▁and ▁Ohio ▁Rail road ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 8 7 0 s ▁was ▁supp l anted ▁by ▁a ▁lower - grade ▁line ▁along ▁the ▁path ▁of ▁the ▁former ▁James ▁River ▁and ▁K ana wh a ▁Canal ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 8 8 0 s . ▁ ▁Un like ▁the ▁original ▁branch ▁in ▁Buck ingham ▁County , ▁the ▁new ▁section ▁is ▁le ased ▁for ▁a ▁ 2 0 - year ▁period . ▁CS X ▁retain s ▁overhead ▁track age ▁rights ▁on ▁the ▁track age ▁le ased ▁to ▁the ▁Buck ingham ▁Branch , ▁and ▁continues ▁its ▁same ▁pattern ▁of ▁running ▁empty ▁west bound ▁coal ▁and ▁gra in ▁trains ▁over ▁the ▁route , ▁sometimes ▁as ▁many ▁as ▁eight ▁a ▁day . ▁Train ▁cre ws ▁must ▁cont end ▁with ▁this ▁fact ▁by ▁contin ually ▁dod ging ▁CS