Shenandoah Section of Norfolk and Southern Railway- Rippon Station

The Shenandoah Valley Railroad began construction in Jefferson County during the 1870s. Starting in Shepherdstown, construction of the railway reached Rippon in the latter half of the decade. While the Rippon Station was for passengers, it also often transported livestock. The station location took advantage of the crossroads at Myerstown and Kabletown.

During the summer of 1879, the Norfolk and Southern Railroad expanded south of Charles Town. A station was constructed near Bullskin Run was was called the Rippon Station. Residents used this station to conduct commerce, transport grain, and to later transport livestock. In October of 1883, the station caught fire.

The station was rebuilt and a telegraph office was added in 1909. The same year later, the station was remodeled. By 1943, the Rippon station was no longer in use. The siding was used as car storage until the 1980s, when Norfolk and Western merged with Southern Railways. The station is no longer standing, but is thought to have been near Withers Lane Road.

Van de Hurk, Jeroen. “West Virginia Historic Property Inventory: Shenandoah Section of Norfolk and Southern Railway”. Coastal Carolina Research. May 7, 2015