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Ron DeFeo/Railfanning.org The Bristol, Va., train station as it appeared in 2002.
Ron DeFeo/Railfanning.org A Norfolk Southern mixed freight waits to pass through Bristol. The historic station can be seen to the left.
Ron DeFeo/Railfanning.org The engineer of a Norfolk Southern mixed freight boards the lead engine. The train was stopped at a red light near the historic train depot. Railfanning in Bristol, Va. BRISTOL, Va. – The first railroad reached this southwestern Virginia community during the 1850s. The Virginia and Tennessee Railroad connected Bristol with Lynchburg. In 1870, the Atlantic, Mississippi and Ohio railroad was created to link Norfolk and Bristol. The railroad assumed control of the Virginia and Tennessee Railroad, however, the railroad had financial troubles from the start.
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