Norfolk & Western Railway and Associated Companies Collection, 1851-1978.

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Norfolk & Western Railway and Associated Companies Collection, 1851-1978.

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Collection of records relating to the Norfolk & Western Railway and several of its predecessor and subsidiary lines and other associated enterprises, including the Atlantic & Danville Railway; Bluefield Inn; Deepwater Railway; Hotel Roanoke; New Jersey, Indiana & Illinois Railroad; New York, Chicago and St. Louis Railroad; Norfolk and Petersburg Railroad; Norfolk and Western Railroad; Roanoke Machine Works; Shenandoah Valley Railroad; Tidewater Railway; and the Winston-Salem Southbound Railway. Included are such materials as financial and legal documents, reports, maps, construction files, printed materials, and Norfolk & Western standard plans.

3.7 cu. ft.; 6 boxes; 1 oversize folder

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Special Collections, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

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SNAC Resource ID: 6338262

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New York, Chicago, and St. Louis Railway Company

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Formed in 1881 through the consolidation of Buffalo, Cleveland, and Chicago Railway Company of New York; Buffalo, Cleveland, and Chicago Railway Company of Pennsylvania; New York and Chicago Railway Company of Ohio; New York and Chicago Railway Company of Indiana; and New York and Chicago Railway Company of Illinois to form a continuous line from Buffalo, N.Y., to Chicago, Ill.; property sold in 1887 and reorganized as New York, Chicago, and St. Louis Railroad Company. From the descr...

Norfolk and Western Railroad Company

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6sn4p60 (corporateBody)

The Norfolk and Western Railroad originated with the 1838 chartering of the City Point Railroad, a line between Petersburg and City Point, Virginia. The line was purchased by the South Side Railroad in 1854, which, in turn, merged with the Virginia & Tennessee Railroad and the Norfolk & Petersburg Railroad, forming the Atlantic, Mississippi & Ohio Railroad in 1870. The AM&O fell into bankruptcy and was purchased in 1881, the new owners incorporating under the name Norfolk and Wes...