In 2004, the Buckingham Branch Railroad leased the Charlottesville–Gordonsville portion from CSX and subleased the Gordonsville–Orange piece, still owned by Norfolk Southern.[6]
In 2019, the State of Virginia announced it would purchase the entire 186 miles (299 km) line from CSX that includes the Washington Subdivision, in order to use it for passenger service between Norfolk and Roanoke.[7]
^Netherton, Nan & Whitney Von Lake Wyckoff (1995). Fairfax Station: All Aboard!. Fairfax, Va.: Friends of Fairfax Station. p. 153. Archived from the original on 2016-12-25. Retrieved 2014-01-01.