The Chesapeake & Albemarle Railroad operates from Edenton through Elizabeth City to Norfolk, Virginia – serving businesses in the Northeastern North Carolina counties of Currituck, Camden, Pasquotank, Perquimans, and Chowan.
Additional Contact: Su Son, General Manager
Phone: 252-301-0508
Email:
The company began operations in 1990 after leasing the line from Norfolk Southern under the “Thoroughbred Shortline Program.”
The Chesapeake & Albemarle is part of Genesee and Wyoming.
Commodities carried by the railroad are aggregate stone, lumber,chemicals, fertilizer, and utility transformers.
Principal shippers are: Vulcan Materials of Elizabeth City – processor of aggregate stone; Universal Forest Products of Elizabeth City – distributor of forest products; and FP Wood Grain Co. of Camden – distributor of agricultural commodities. The C&A connects with CSX Transportation and Norfolk Southern at Norfolk, Virginia.
Miles of track: 73
Employees: 4
Carloads: 3500 car loads/year
Industries served: 16
Equipment: 2 locomotives
