Private company

South Branch Valley Railroad

Railroad in West Virginia, United States

The South Branch Valley Railroad (reporting mark SBVR) is a 52.4-mile-long (84.3 km) railroad in the Eastern Panhandle of West Virginia. The branch line, which parallels the South Branch Potomac River, runs north from Petersburg to Green Spring, where it connects to the national rail network at a junction with the CSX Cumberland Subdivision.2 It is headquartered in Moorefield.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1978Founded1
  • HeadquartersMoorefield1
SBVR 6240
Photo: PRR90, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons3

The South Branch Valley Railroad (reporting mark SBVR) is a 52.4-mile-long (84.3 km) railroad in the Eastern Panhandle of West Virginia. The branch line, which parallels the South Branch Potomac River, runs north from Petersburg to Green Spring, where it connects to the national rail network at a junction with the CSX Cumberland Subdivision.2

Acquisitions

  1. Succeeded Baltimore and Ohio Railroad1

Timeline

  1. 1978Founded Founded1

Sources

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