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Originially incorporated as the Alexandria and Harper's Ferry Railroad, contruction on the line began in 1855 by the Alexandria, Loudoun and Hampshire Railroad and reached Leesburg by 1860. Being close to Washington, D.C. , the line saw much use and disruption during the Civil War . After the war, the name of the line was changed to Washington and Ohio Railroad and was extended from Leesburg to Round Hill. The name was changed several more times: first to Washington and Western Railroad in 1882, then Washington, Ohio and Western Railroad, and then to Washington and Ohio Railway. The final four miles of the line from Round Hill to Snickersville (now Bluemont) were added in 1900. It became the Washington and Old Dominion Railway in 1911 and, finally, the Washington and Old Dominion Railroad in 1956. Operations ceased in 1968. The line was under control of various major railroads for much of its existence In addition to the main line from Alexandria to Bluemont, a branch line ran from Bluemont Junction (in Arlington County , not Loudoun County) to Rosslyn until 1962. The company also operated a trolley line from Rosslyn to Great Falls from 1906 to 1932. Most of the former roadbed is now the Washington & Old Dominion Railroad Trail . The Rosslyn branch is partially a different Rail Trail , and partially covered by I-66 . The roadbed of the Great Falls line is occupied by Old Dominion Drive, a local road. STATIONS
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