Charles J. Colonna got a $2,000 loan from his brother to establish a horse-drawn marine railway to service the thriving seaport on the banks of the Elizabeth River in Norfolk. Colonna, in his mid-20s, ...

The company employs roughly 750 people, including 600 in the Berkley section of Norfolk ... old. (Courtesy photo) Dozens of other families have clocked multiple generations working at the shipyard ...