Postcards of Virginia trains, [1963?], n.d.

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Postcards of Virginia trains, [1963?], n.d.

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"Richmond, Virginia - November 1948 / Virginia Transit Company streetcar No. 468 stops under the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway trestle at 14th and Dock Streets to allow Southern Railway train to cross. Virginia state office buildings are on the hill in the background. Photo by Henry S. Libby." "Combine No. 1506 / Built in 1917 by Harlan & Hollingsworth for the Norfolk & Western Railway. Remodeled and air conditioned in 1938. Donated to the Old Dominion Chapter of the National Railway Historical Society in 1963. Remodeled by the chapter to provide a concession counter and sightseeing windows."

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Combine No. 1506

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Southern Railway (U.S.)

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Organized in 1894 from the bankrupt Richmond and Danville Railroad Company and several other railroad companies; headquartered in Washington, D.C. From the description of Records, 1891-1972. (Virginia Tech). WorldCat record id: 28410983 Formed in 1894; combined with Norfolk and Western Railway to become Norfolk Southern Corporation in 1982. From the description of Records, 1899-1950. (Atlanta History Center). WorldCat record id: 28414535 ...

Norfolk and Western Railway Company

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Reorganized in 1896 from Norfolk and Western Railroad Company. From the description of Records, 1896-1969. (Virginia Tech). WorldCat record id: 28420979 The Norfolk and Western Railroad was created and organized in 1881 when Clarence H. Clark and his associates purchased property and franchises belonging to the Atlantic, Mississippi and Ohio Railroad Company. As a result of the purchase, the combined track length owned by Clark and associates was just over 400 miles. By 1900...

National Railway Historical Society. Old Dominion Chapter

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Libby, Henry S.

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