Richmond, Fredericksburg & Potomac Railroad
Missing image RF&Pherald.jpg RF&P
Reporting marks	RFP
Locale	Virginia, United States
Years of operation	1834 – 1991
Track gauge	4' 8.5"
Headquarters	Richmond, VA

The Richmond, Fredericksburg, and Potomac Railroad (RF&P, AAR reporting mark RFP) was a railroad in between the independent cities of Richmond and Alexandria in Virginia. It was formed on February 25, 1834. It is now a portion of the CSX Transportation system.

Contents

1 Linking North & South: a bridge line 2 History 3 Steam Locomotives 4 Diesel Locomotives 5 See also

Linking North & South: a bridge line

The RF&P was a bridge line. as recognized by its logo as "Linking North & South". (A bridge line has more traffic passing through its connections with other railroads than it originates or terminates at points along the line).

For the major portion of its' existence, the RF&P connected with the Atlantic Coast Line and Seaboard Coast Line railroads at Richmond. At Alexandria and through trackage rights to Union Station at Washington, DC, connections were made with the Pennsylvania Railroad, Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, and Southern Railway.

History

Steam Locomotives

Diesel Locomotives

See also

• Union Station (Washington, DC)
• Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
• Southern Railway (US)
• Atlantic Coast Line Railroad
• Seaboard Air Line Railroad
• Pennsylvania Railroad

Current (operating) Class II railroads of the United States

ARR, CSS, DME, EJE, FEC, ICE, IHB, PW

Former or fallen flag Class II railroads of the United States

BAR, BOCT, CIM, CRN, DWP, GBW, GSF, GWWR, IMRL, MGA, OKKT, RFP, SI, TM