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Until the late 1980s West Virginia Northern crews could be found somewhere along its roller coaster route switching its numerous coal tipples. The line became a tourist railroad in August 1994, operated by Kingwood Northern, Inc. The tourist operation ran until 1999, when its "First Annual Railfan Weekend" was abruptly announced to be its final ...
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad: West Virginia Short Line Railroad: B&O: 1895 1912 Baltimore and Ohio Railroad: West Virginia South Western Railroad: N&W: 1902 1909 Norfolk and Western Railway: West Virginia and Southern Railroad: 1897 N/A WV Southern Railway: WVSR 2003 2005 R.J. Corman Railroad/West Virginia Line: West Virginia Southern Railway ...
This list of museums in West Virginia encompasses museums defined for this context as institutions (including nonprofit organizations, government entities, and private businesses) that collect and care for objects of cultural, artistic, scientific, or historical interest and make their collections or related exhibits available for public viewing.
There are listings in every one of West Virginia's 55 counties. Listings range from prehistoric sites such as Grave Creek Mound, to Cool Spring Farm in the state's eastern panhandle, one of the state's first homesteads, to relatively newer, yet still historical, residences and commercial districts.
The company owned the bridge and terminal facilities, along with 1.038 miles (1.670 km) of track, all located at Charleston, West Virginia. [3] The Chesapeake and Ohio Railway purchased the Kanawha Bridge and Terminal in 1910 and used it to connect itself with the Kanawha and Michigan Railway on the north side of the river. [4]
The name was changed to West Virginia Northern Railroad Company on May 8, 1899. It was incorporated as a reorganization of the Kingwood Railway Company, which had been incorporated January 12, 1882, under the general laws of West Virginia. The property of the Kingwood Railway Company had been sold after foreclosure to individuals who ...
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While West Virginia was once crisscrossed with commercial and passenger railroad networks, the decline of the coal and timber industries, coupled with the rise of the automobile, led to a sharp drop in track mileage in the state. Many of the former railroad grades are used as trails for hiking and biking throughout the state's numerous woodlands.