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.
Coal on the Move: Via the Virginian Railway, Norfolk, Virginia
This fourth volume in the West Virginia Railroads series tells the story of the Virginian Railway within the state.
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Describes 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, Va., in the 1950s and '60s, was a bustling railroad town on the edge of change. Non-fiction. Personal reminisce.
Virginian Railway in Color
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.
This 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.
This groundbreaking novel is considered by many to be one of the most important early entries in the western genre.