VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (WAVY) — A long-operating railroad line could soon be abandoned in order to facilitate the expansion of JEB Little Creek-Fort Story.
Earlier this month, Canonie Atlantic Co. filed a petition with the U.S. Surface Transportation Board (STB) to officially abandon a little more than two miles of track running through both Virginia Beach and Norfolk.
In it’s application, the Eastville based company cited the pending sale of its 14-acre yard on the banks of Little Creek to the U.S. Navy as the reason…