page_title: Transportation in West Virginia
section_title: Railroads
hierarchical_section_title: Transportation in West Virginia / Railroads
caption_attribution_description: Self-made photo of the Amtrak station platform in Huntington, West Virginia. Taken from the tracks behind the station at 1:54 PM on 4 July 2006.
context_page_description: Transportation in West Virginia includes the following.
context_section_description: While West Virginia was once criss-crossed with commercial and passenger railroad networks, the decline of the coal and timber industries, coupled with the rise of the automobile, led to a sharp drop in track mileage in the state. Many of the former railroad grades are used as trails for hiking and biking throughout the state's numerous woodlands.
  Today, West Virginia is serviced by two Amtrak lines: one that cuts through the southern portion of the state, including stops in Huntington and Charleston, and one that cuts through the state's Eastern Panhandle, including stops in Martinsburg and Harpers Ferry.  The Eastern Panhandle is also serviced during the week by MARC's Brunswick commuter rail line, which terminates in Martinsburg. Commercial railroads still operate in the state, mainly hauling coal to inland ports such as Huntington-Tristate (the nation's largest inland port) and Pittsburgh.
caption: The platform area of the Huntington Amtrak station as seen from the tracks
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