Norlina Subdivision

[1] Under CSX's predecessor, the Seaboard Coast Line Railroad, the Norlina Subdivision continued north to Collier Yard near Petersburg, Virginia.

[7] In 1980, the Seaboard Coast Line's parent company merged with the Chessie System, creating the CSX Corporation.

The states are considering rebuilding the line for high-speed passenger service as part of the Southeast High Speed Rail Corridor.

[9] On March 30, 2021, Virginia Governor Ralph Northam and Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg announced that a $3.7 billion deal had been signed with CSX that finalized the sale of the Norlina Subdivision north of Ridgeway, in addition to the Buckingham Branch Railroad and half of the RF&P Subdivision right-of-way from Washington Union Station to Richmond Main Street Station, to the state of Virginia.

[10] Sale of the Norlina Subdivision south of Ridgeway to the North Carolina Department of Transportation is still pending as of April 2020.