List of Washington, D.C., railroads Defunct railroads Defunct railroads

| Name_ | Mark | System_ | From_ | To_ | Successor | Notes_ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Orange, Alexandria and Manassas Railroad |  | SOU | 1872 | 1872 | Virginia and North Carolina Railroad |  |
| Penn Central Transportation Company | PC |  | 1968 | 1976 | Consolidated Rail Corporation |  |
| Pennsylvania Railroad | PRR | PRR | 1918 | 1968 | Penn Central Transportation Company |  |
| Philadelphia, Baltimore and Washington Railroad |  | PRR | 1902 | 1976 | Consolidated Rail Corporation |  |
| Philadelphia, Wilmington and Baltimore Railroad |  | PRR | 1891 | 1902 | Philadelphia, Baltimore and Washington Railroad |  |
| Richmond and Danville Railroad |  | SOU | 1886 | 1894 | Southern Railway |  |
| Richmond, Fredericksburg and Potomac Railroad | RF&P, RFP | RF&P | 1920 | 1991 | Richmond, Fredericksburg and Potomac Railway |  |
| Richmond, Fredericksburg and Potomac Railway | RFP |  | 1991 |  |  | Still exists as a subsidiary of CSX Transportation |
| Southern Railway | SOU | SOU | 1894 | 1990 | Norfolk Southern Railway |  |