Chesapeake and Albemarle Railroad

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Chesapeake and Albemarle Railroad
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Reporting marks CA
Locale Chesapeake, Virginia to Edenton, North Carolina
Dates of operation 1990 – present
Track gauge ft 8½ in (1435 mm) (standard gauge)
Headquarters Ahoskie, North Carolina

The Chesapeake and Albemarle Railroad (AAR reporting marks CA) is a short-line railroad operated by the North Carolina and Virginia Railroad and is owned by RailAmerica. The C&A started operations on April 2, 1990. They have 82 miles of track from Chesapeake, Virginia to Edenton, North Carolina. C&A interchanges with both Norfolk Southern Railway and CSX Transportation. The railroad was part of the now defunct Norfolk & Southern railroad, which continued south crossing the Albemarle sound and onto Mackeys Ferry and Plymouth.