The Shenandoah Valley Railroad is a shortline railroad operating of track between Staunton and Pleasant Valley, Virginia. The railroad interchanges with CSX and Buckingham Branch in Staunton and Norfolk Southern in Pleasant Valley. The railroad was purchased from Norfolk Southern in 1993 and is currently operated by the Durbin and Greenbrier Valley Railroad.
The Shenandoah Valley Railroad's route was owned by the Chesapeake Western Railway until February 1992, when Norfolk Southern abandoned it due to low usage. Local parties acquired the line and contracted to various operators such as the Buckingham Branch Railroad before settling on the Durbin and Greenbrier Valley Railroad once adequate traffic returned.
In 2019, a new cold storage facility served by the Shenandoah Valley Railroad opened in Mount Crawford.
The railroad operates a restored B&O GP9, No. 6512, painted in B&O's blue and yellow colors. The locomotive was restored by the Durbin & Greenbrier Valley Railroad. It was acquired from Kanawha River TerminalâÂÂs coal facility in Ceredo, WV. The company also operates ALCO RS-11 No. 367 with a Norfolk & Western colors and EMD GP9 No. 5940 with Chesapeake & Ohio colors.