Download or read book The Virginian Railway written by The Princeton Railroad Museum and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2007 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From 1909 until its merger in 1959 with the Norfolk and Western, the Virginian Railway earned a reputation for power, service, and efficiency that placed it among the great railroads of America.
Download or read book The Virginian Railway written by H. Reid and published by . This book was released on 1961 with total page 218 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Virginian Railway written by William R. Archer and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2007 with total page 138 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Virginian Railway existed as a separate entity for only a half century, but that period of American history witnessed two world wars and the emergence of the United States as a global superpower. Henry Huddleston Rogers, who marshaled the development of the U.S. oil industry through his leadership of Standard Oil, invested $30 million of his personal wealth into the making of the Virginian. He speculated that south-central West Virginia coal would fuel America's Industrial Revolution. Although Rogers died before his railroading dream could realize its full potential, the Virginian Railway continued on from 1909 until its merger in 1959 with the Norfolk and Western Railway (now Norfolk Southern). During that time, the Virginian grew to a point that it was originating from 1,200 to 1,500 hundred-ton carloads of coal per day and serving 60 active coal mines. It earned a reputation for power, service, and efficiency that placed it among the great railroads of America.
Download or read book Norfolk and Western Railway written by Nelson Harris and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2003-06-17 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Through the images and stories of the people who built it, discover the fascinating history of a railway established to fuel the nations' appetite for coal and that grew into so much more. For a century, the Norfolk and Western Railway operated as one of the greatest transportation companies in the southeastern United States. From developing the coal fields of West Virginia to accommodating passengers aboard its famous Powhaten Arrow and Pocahontas lines, the N&W was the last major railroad to abandon the steam engine. The story of the N&W is a story about people-a story of the tens of thousands of people who worked in the shops and aboard the trains, sold the tickets and moved the freight, laid the track and managed corporate affairs. Images of Rail: Norfolk and Western Railway celebrates that heritage through the lens of some 200 archival photographs. From images of the muscular Class J steam locomotive to the lone agent of the rural depot, these photographs have been harvested from the N&W's files at the Virginia Museum of Transportation. The archival material provides the reader the rare opportunity to rummage through the N&W's attic. See the engine crews at the turn of the last century, the shop gangs, freight agents, roundhouses, stations, and iron horses of a bygone age. With views of the rugged and, at times, dangerous days of railroading in the late 1800s to the rise of the N&W as a member of America's corporate elite, these pictures convey the railway's storied history.
Download or read book Virginian Railway Locomotives written by Lloyd D. Lewis and published by T L C Pub. This book was released on 1996-09-01 with total page 76 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Virginian Railway written by and published by . This book was released on 1916* with total page 22 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Virginian Railway Electrification written by and published by . This book was released on 1925 with total page 16 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Virginian Railway written by Princeton Railroad Museum and published by Arcadia Library Editions. This book was released on 2007-09 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Virginian Railway existed as a separate entity for only a half century, but that period of American history witnessed two world wars and the emergence of the United States as a global superpower. Henry Huddleston Rogers, who marshaled the development of the U.S. oil industry through his leadership of Standard Oil, invested $30 million of his personal wealth into the making of the Virginian. He speculated that south-central West Virginia coal would fuel America's Industrial Revolution. Although Rogers died before his railroading dream could realize its full potential, the Virginian Railway continued on from 1909 until its merger in 1959 with the Norfolk and Western Railway (now Norfolk Southern). During that time, the Virginian grew to a point that it was originating from 1,200 to 1,500 hundred-ton carloads of coal per day and serving 60 active coal mines. It earned a reputation for power, service, and efficiency that placed it among the great railroads of America.
Download or read book The Virginian written by Owen Wister and published by The Floating Press. This book was released on 2012-01-01 with total page 485 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This groundbreaking novel is considered by many to be one of the most important early entries in the western genre. Recounting in rich detail the daily life of a foreman on a vast ranch in Wyoming, this gripping tale has sparked imaginations for more than a century, inspiring at least six film and television versions.
Download or read book Victoria Stories written by Jenean Hall and published by Fifth & Jefferson Pub.. This book was released on 2011-01-01 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Victoria, Va., in the 1950s and '60s, was a bustling railroad town on the edge of change. Non-fiction. Personal reminisce.
Download or read book A History of the Virginian Railway Company written by Andrew Jackson Eastwood and published by . This book was released on 1932 with total page 468 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Coal on the Move Via the Virginian Railway Norfolk Virginia written by Virginian Railway Company and published by . This book was released on 1957 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Virginian Era written by Lloyd D. Lewis and published by Motorbooks International. This book was released on 1992 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Virginian Era Lloyd D. Lewis.A nostalgic collection of black & white photographs, mostly from the 195s and 196s, that capture thelegendary locomotives of the Virginian railroad at work pulling mile-long coal trains through the m ountains. One of the richest little railroads in the world, the 6 mile-long Virginian served only two states, West Virginia and Virginia, and hauled only coal. From the turn of the century until it merged into the Norfolk & Western in 1959, the Virginian was consistently the most efficient and profitable railroad in America. Sftbd., 8 1/2x 11, 6 pgs., 135 b&w ill., maps & diagrams.
Download or read book The Virginian Railway Company to the Farmers Loan and Trust Company written by Virginian Railway and published by . This book was released on 1912 with total page 114 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book West Virginia Railroads written by Lloyd Lewis and published by TLC Publishing. This book was released on 2011-12-15 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This fourth volume in the West Virginia Railroads series tells the story of the Virginian Railway within the state. Built late in the railway era, it was intended for the almost exclusive haulage of coal from West Virginia mines to Norfolk, Virginia. The Virginian operated a 136 mile electrified mainline, much of it through its West Virginia territory, which improved operations over steam power. Because of its lack of passenger and general freight, and concentration on coal, it had a reputation as an unmatched money-maker. Organized in 1907, it was absorbed by Norfolk & Western in 1959. The book has over 175 photos, maps, track plans and tables that illustrate operations as well as full sections on electric operations, steam motive power, passenger service (of which VGN had little), and data on each of its various branches in the coal fields. Many have not been published before. Hardbound and printed on heavy 100-pound glossy paper, this is a handsome addition to any library and will complement the collection of this series.
Download or read book Virginian Railway Heritage Trail written by Aubrey Wiley and published by . This book was released on 1913-04-25 with total page 90 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discover the past of the old Virginian Railway in Virginia and West Virginia by learning about surviving railroad facilities and seeing vintage and contemporary pictures. Details and stories from employees add color and human interest.
Download or read book Corporate History of the Virginian Railway Company as of the Date of Valuation June 30 1916 written by Virginian Railway and published by . This book was released on 1917 with total page 10 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
