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Norfolk and Western magazine ad with system map, 1948. The Norfolk and Western Railway (reporting mark NW), [1] commonly called the N&W, was a US class I railroad, formed by more than 200 railroad mergers between 1838 and 1982.
The Norfolk and Western Railroad Historic District encompasses an historic industrial district of Norfolk, Virginia.Centered on the tracks of the Norfolk and Western Railroad between Bowden's Ferry Road and Monticello Avenue, it extends as much as three blocks north and south of the tracks, including within its bounds most of the industrial resources found in that area.
In 1992 N&W's successor Norfolk Southern moved into a new office building in Downtown Roanoke and donated the former offices to a nonprofit foundation. [5] The two wings comprising GOB–South were converted to upscale apartments in 2002, [ 5 ] while GOB–North is the home of the Roanoke Higher Education Center. [ 6 ]
Canton District- a former Norfolk and Western rail line. [36] Steubenville Branch- a former Norfolk and Western rail line. [36] Chagrin Falls Branch- a former Norfolk and Western rail line. [36] Adena Branch- a former Norfolk and Western rail line. [36] Carrollton Branch- a former Norfolk and Western rail line. [36]
This is a list of locomotives that have worked for the Norfolk and Western Railway. Steam locomotives. Image N&W class Wheel arrangement Fleet number(s) Manufacturer
The O&NW was sold on March 13, 1890, and reorganized as the Cincinnati, Portsmouth & Virginia Railroad (CP&V) on June 24, 1891.The Norfolk and Western Railway merged with the CP&V in October 1901, and the Cincinnati to Portsmouth segment becoming the N&W Cincinnati Division with the nickname of the Peavine.
Norfolk and Western Railroad: New River Railroad, Mining and Manufacturing Company: N&W: 1873 1877 New River Railroad: New River, Holston and Western Railroad: NH&W N&W: 1900 1919 Norfolk and Western Railway: New River Plateau Railway: N&W: 1888 1889 Norfolk and Western Railroad: New York and Norfolk Railroad: PRR: 1872 1878 Peninsula Railroad
The Pocahontas (or the Pokey for short) was a named overnight passenger train, operated by the Norfolk and Western Railway (N&W) in the United States.It made its inaugural operation on November 21, 1926, with two trains; Nos. 3 and 4, which both ran 676 miles (1,088 km) daily at night on the N&W mainline between Norfolk, Virginia, and Cincinnati, Ohio, with a through-connection to and from ...