Download or read book Norfolk and Western Class J written by Kenneth Layman Miller and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 131 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Norfolk and Western Steam in Color written by William G. McClure and published by Morning Sun Books. This book was released on 2007 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Norfolk Western written by William E. Warden and published by TLC Publishing (VA). This book was released on 1991 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Norfolk & Western railroad was Americas last holdout for steam - in 1954 every locomotive on its roster was steam powered. Yet, by 1960, every N&W train was diesel powered. This is the amazing story of the American railroads switch to diesel locomotives as told through the history of the Norfolk & Western. Warden tells how and why they switched to diesel, identifies N&W steam locomotives, the trains to which they were assigned, and the diesel locomotives that took their place.

Download or read book Norfolk Western written by Mallory Ferrell and published by Packages. This book was released on 2007-01-01 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Roanoke Locomotive Shops and the Norfolk Western Railroad written by Wayne McKinney and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2014-03-24 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the history of the steam locomotive Roanoke Machine Works played a key part. Take a look at this important economic center of the New South. Roanoke Shops has been an indispensable part of the Roanoke Valley and the "Magic City" for more than 125 years. Founded in 1881 as an independent company, Roanoke Machine Works built new locomotives and cars for the Shenandoah Valley and Norfolk & Western Railroads. Situated between the picturesque Allegheny and Blue Ridge Mountains, the facility caused an economic boom in the nearby village of Big Lick and the surrounding area. By 1891, Big Lick had become Roanoke and had emerged as one of the most important economic centers in the New South. Today, Roanoke Shops employs skilled craftsmen who provide the highest-quality overhauls and repairs to diesel locomotives. This book takes a look into its history, particularly at production during that exciting and enchanting era of the steam locomotive.

Download or read book The Norfolk and Western written by E. F. Pat Striplin and published by . This book was released on 1981 with total page 432 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Norfolk and Western Coal Cars 1881 1997 written by Andrew Dow and published by TLC Publishing (VA). This book was released on 1998-12 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Because Norfolk & Western's existence was predicated on coal, its coal-hauling cars represented its most important rolling stock. In fact, with the exception of the Chesapeake & Ohio, no other railway concentrated its business on coal mining as heavily as N&W.This fully illustrated history of N&W's hoppers and high-side gondolas begins in 1881 and continues through the present Norfolk & Southern operations. Not only is this study a superb technological history, it's also an ideal data file for modellers. The drawings are taken from a number of trade publications and company archives. Photographs from all eras show the cars being both built and used.

Download or read book Norfolk Southern Railway written by Richard C. Borkowski and published by . This book was released on with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With a quarter of a century behind it, Norfolk Southern is one of the oldest Class 1 railroads operating in North America. This illustrated history tells how Norfolk Southern came to be what it is today, from the merger of two of American railroadings most legendary roads-- Southern Railway and Norfolk and Western--through its rise to the heights of the worlds leading transportation companies. After a concise history of the roads that became Norfolk Southern, author Richard Borkowski explores the railroads corporate history and operating structure and details the specific operations that go into the lines customer-oriented approach, including its vast intermodal network. Along with each of Norfolk Southerns 11 operating divisions, this book offers a close look at NS motive power, a wealth of color photographs, and a specially commissioned system map.

Download or read book Steam Over Scranton written by Gordon S. Chappell and published by . This book was released on 1991 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Night Trick written by Ogle Winston Link and published by Photographers Gallery. This book was released on 1983 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Norfolk Western s Powhatan Arrow written by Thomas Dixon and published by TLC Publishing. This book was released on 2010-02-15 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Complete history of N&Ws post-WWII flagship train, including the first equipment of 1946, the competely re-equipped train of 1949, with details on all the cars and motive power. Included in the book is a general album of the train during its life over the entire N&W system. Text gives a detailed history of the train from concept to retirement, schedules, connections, and changes. One of America's most famous trains.

Download or read book Norfolk and Western Six Eleven written by Kenneth Miller and published by . This book was released on 2021-09 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The story of Norfolk and Western Class J, Number 611. The most modern steam locomotive built in North America. Background on the design, construction and operation of these famous streamlined locomotives, from 1941 to the present day. 611 has lived three lives, her original service from 1950-1959, excursion service from 1982-1994 and again in 2015. Revised and expanded edition

Download or read book Norfolk and Western s Shenandoah Valley Line written by Mason Y. Cooper and published by . This book was released on 1998-01-01 with total page 214 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Norfolk Western Steam the Last 25 Years written by Ron Rosenberg and published by . This book was released on 1973 with total page 104 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Norfolk and Western Magazine written by Norfolk and Western Railway Company and published by . This book was released on 1931 with total page 868 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book African American Railroad Workers of Roanoke Oral Histories of the Norfolk Western written by Sheree Scarborough and published by History Press Library Editions. This book was released on 2014-06-03 with total page 162 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Roanoke, Virginia, is one of America's great historic railroad centers. The Norfolk & Western Railway Company, now the Norfolk Southern Corporation, has been in Roanoke for over a century. Since the company has employed many of the city's African Americans, the two histories are intertwined. The lives of Roanoke's black railroad workers span the generations from Jim Crow segregation to the civil rights era to today's diverse corporate workforce. Older generations toiled through labor-intensive jobs such as janitors and track laborers, paving the way for younger African Americans to become engineers, conductors and executives. Join author Sheree Scarborough as she interviews Roanoke's African American railroad workers and chronicles stories that are a powerful testament of personal adversity, struggle and triumph on the rail.

Download or read book Norfolk Western Steam written by Thomas W. Dixon Jr and published by TLC Publishing. This book was released on 2013-12-15 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book gives an overview of N&W steam locomotives operating in the period 1930-1960, with emphasis on the three classes that were the backbone of the fleet in that era: J Class 4-8-4s, A Class simple articulated 2-6-6-4s and the many Y classes of 2-8-8-2 compound articulateds.