The Deepwater Terminal Railroad was a 4.5 mile

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off the

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. The line was used to service

Port of Richmond The Port of Richmond, also known as the Richmond Deepwater Terminal and the Richmond Marine Terminal, is located on the James River in Richmond, Virginia, United States, inland from Cape Henry and approximately northwest of Newport News, Virg ...

. The

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oversaw and operated the Deepwater Terminal Railroad. There were many industries along the line including Peck Recycling, some storage facilities, and the

or ''Deepwater Terminal''. Today the line is still in use by

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to access the port and Sims Metals.

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