Stations

Southward from Hagerstown, Maryland

The following information is based on the Norfolk & Western published "Time Table No. 13" effective Sunday, September 29, 1935.

Keep in mind tracks were moved over time to eliminate steep grades and sharp curves, so the mile post values changed slightly throughout history. The mileage values listed are from the SVRR era, mostly the late 1880s. Most of these markers still exist along the tracks today, each showing H and a number to designate the mileage from Hagerstown.

and is privately owned. Fortunately it is still nearby.
Distance from Hagerstown STATIONS FIRST CLASS SECOND CLASS FOURTH CLASS Comments / Additional information
  1 13 51 71
0.0 Hagerstown, MD A.M.
1.28
P.M.
9.25
P.M.
 
A.M.
 
0.61 Hagerstown Jct. 1.30 9.27     start N&W
2.14 Vardo 1.34 9.31 8.40 7.00 Also referred to as Shomo Yard by the Penn. Railroad/Conrail.
5.74 Saint James, MD 1.39 9.36 8.46 7.05 Originally built by the Norfolk & Western Railway, this combination station was moved a couple of lots East of St. James Run on MD Route 68 (Lappans Road) and is now a private residence.
8.88 Grimes, MD 1.43 9.41 8.52 7.11 Old Shenandoah Valley Railroad station
14.03 Antietam (Sharpsburg), MD 1.51 9.49 9.04 7.20 By 1880, Antietam is already a popular tourist attraction.  Originally built by the Norfolk & Western Railway, this station is located on MD Route 34 at the Southwest edge of town. It is well maintained by a model railroad club and serves as a museum with a limited openings. Some 4.1 miles later you will com to the Morgans Grove, WV - an old Shenandoah Valley Railroad station.
16.40 Shepherdstown, WV 1.55
9.54
9.10 7.30
22.16 Shenandoah Junction, WV 2.07
2.19
10.08
10.17
9.35 8.20 B&O interchange.  This station was the point where trains could continue to Hagerstown or switch to a line that when to Washington, DC.  It had an N&W agent's office with a connecting dispatcher.  The connecting telegraph office was Wharfman's office.
27.51 Charles Town, WV 2.27 10.31 9.4 8.45 B&O crossing.  Belt Line Switch.
32.85 Rippon, WV 2.35 10.41 9.55 9.05 Four tenths of a mile prior to this station was the old Wheatland, WV station, followed by the Gayloard, Virginia station at mile 36.2. Both were part of the Old Shenandoah Valley Railroad.
39.12 Berryville, VA 2.43 10.52 10.06 9.25 The original station that serviced the Shenandoah Valley Railroad, located on Main Street, was several hundred yards North of the newer facility.  Where it stood is now truck parking by a nearby fuel dealer.
45.36 Boyce, VA 2.51 11.02 10.16 9.45 TSA
48.32 White Post, VA 2.55 11.07 10.21 9.53
52.25 Ashby, VA 3.00 11.13 10.26 10.00 Just 4.15 miles after Ashby was an Old Shenandoah Valley Railroad station at Cedarville, VA.
57.56 Carson, VA 3.07 11.22 10.35 10.15
58.18 Riverton, VA 3.08 11.25 10.36 10.25 Southern crossing
61.18 Front Royal, VA 3.15 11.32 10.53 10.35
65.42 Manor, VA 3.20 11.38 10.59 10.45
72.0 Bentonville, VA 3.31 11.49 11.24 11.00 3.6 miles down the tracks from here is Overall, Virginia, where there was and Old Shenandoah Valley Railroad station.
78.28 Rileyville, VA 3.40 12.02 11.47 11.12 The Rileyville station closed June 1, 1952.
81.51 Vaughn, VA 3.47 12.09 12.04 11.20 Also known as Vaughn’s Summit. Some 3.7 miles after this station is Kimball, Virginia, an old Shenandoah Valley Railroad station.
84.07 Elgin, VA 3.51 12.15 12.10 11.27
87.85 Luray, VA 3.58 12.23 12.17 11.42
12.23
Connecting dispatcher was located at the South End Passing Siding.
94.58 Stanley, VA 4.09 12.36 12.33 12.45 Also referred to as Marksville, VA.
100.74 Ingham, VA 4.20 12.47 12.47 1.00 A little more than 3 miles after Ingham is Grove Hill, Virginia, an old Shenandoah Valley Railroad station.
105.68 Shenandoah, VA 4.30
A.M.
12.56
P.M.
1.05
A.M.
1.15
P.M.



Source: Handout from the Annual National Convention of The Norfolk and Western Railway Historical Society - Front Royal, Virginia - June 16th thru 20th, 2010.

Stations annotated in the table above, without a link to a more detailed page, are documented here only to provide the reader with information about other stations along this rail line.  These stations were part of the Shenandoah Valley Railroad prior to it being purchased by the Norfolk & Western Railroad.