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Fulton Yard
Fulton Yard is a rail yard on CSX Transportation's Peninsula Subdivision in Richmond, Virginia. It was originally owned by the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway, has 13 tracks, and is located along Virginia State Route 5 between the Fulton Bottom and Lower Rockets sections of Richmond. The Fulton Yard was formerly operated by the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway, who earmarked $150,000 for improvements there to be completed in 1924. The yard was believed to be the source of oil pollution in the James River in 1988.
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Fulton Yard is a rail yard on CSX Transportation's Peninsula Subdivision in Richmond, Virginia. It was originally owned by the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway, has 13 tracks, and is located along Virginia State Route 5 between the Fulton Bottom and Lower Rockets sections of Richmond. The Fulton Yard was formerly operated by the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway, who earmarked $150,000 for improvements there to be completed in 1924. The yard was believed to be the source of oil pollution in the James River in 1988.
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