During the Civil War the Virginia Central Railroad was one of the Confederacy's most important lines, carrying food from the Shenandoah region to Richmond, and ferrying troops and supplies back and forth as the campaigns surrounded its tracks frequently.
Under borgerkrigen var Virginia Central en af konføderationens vigtigste jernbanelinier, der fragtede fødevarer fra Shenandoah regionen til Richmond og transporterede tropper og forsyning frem og tilbage da kampagnerne ofte foregik omkring dens spor.