The Virginian Railway
- ISBN-10
- 0738552747
- ISBN-13
- 9780738552743
- Category
- History
- Pages
- 127
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2007
- Publisher
- Arcadia Publishing
- Authors
- William R. "Bill" Archer, William R. Archer
Description
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.
Get the book
Other editions
Similar books
-
Virginian Railway
By Princeton Railroad Museum, William R. Bill ArcherThe 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.
-
Coal on the Move: Via the Virginian Railway, Norfolk, Virginia
By Norfolk & Western Historical SocietyCoal on the Move: Via the Virginian Railway, Norfolk, Virginia
-
West Virginia Railroads Volume 4: Virginian Railway
By Lloyd LewisThis fourth volume in the West Virginia Railroads series tells the story of the Virginian Railway within the state.
-
First Annual Report, the Virginian Railway Company: For the Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 1910 (Classic Reprint)
By Virginian Railway CompanyAbout the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work.
-
Virginian Railway Locomotives
By Lloyd D. LewisDescribes the coal-hauling locomotives used on the 600-mile-long Virginian Railway, which connected the port of Norfolk and the West Virginia coal fields from 1909 until Virginian Railway's merger with Norfolk & Western in 1959.
-
Victoria Stories: Glimpses of a Virginian Railway Town
By Jenean HallVictoria, Va., in the 1950s and '60s, was a bustling railroad town on the edge of change. Non-fiction. Personal reminisce.
-
Virginian Railway Heritage Trail
By Aubrey WileyDiscover 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.
-
Virginian Railway in Color
By Jeremy F. Plant, William G. McClureVirginian Railway in Color
-
Virginia Railroads Volume 2: Chesapeake & Ohio
By Thomas DixonThis second volume in a series of books about railroading in Virginia details the history of the Chesapeake & Ohio Railway from its inception as the Louisa Railroad in central Virginia in 1836 up to modern times.
-
Norfolk and Western Railway Stations and Depots
By C. Nelson HarrisThe tracks of the Norfolk and Western Railway snaked through Virginias Shenandoah Valley and the coalfields of West Virginia.