Author: Lloyd D. LewisPublisher: T L C Pub
ISBN: 9781883089054
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 76
Book Description
The Virginian Railway
Author: William R. ArcherPublisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 9780738552743
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 138
Book 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.
Author: H. ReidNorfolk & Western Steam
Author: Thomas W. Dixon JrPublisher: TLC Publishing
ISBN: 9780939487639
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
This book gives an overview of N&W steam locomotives operating in the period 1930-1960, with emphasis on the three classes that were the backbone of the fleet in that era: J Class 4-8-4s, A Class simple articulated 2-6-6-4s and the many Y classes of 2-8-8-2 compound articulateds.
Virginia Rail Trails
Author: Joe TennisPublisher: History Press
ISBN: 9781626196537
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Virginia's rail trails range from the popular path of the Washington and Old Dominion Trail to wilderness walks with wispy waterfalls. These lines pass scenes once viewed only by the eyes of train engineers or a few lucky passengers. Now those trails can be enjoyed by anyone looking for a scenic hike or relaxing bike ride or even those saddling up horses. From the sunrise side of the Eastern Shore to the setting sun at the Cumberland Gap, each trail, like the "Virginia Creeper" or the "Dick & Willie," has a personality and grandeur all its own. Join author Joe Tennis as he explores restored train stations, discovers a railroad's lost island graveyard and crosses the commonwealth on its idyllic paths.
Missouri Pacific Passenger Trains
Author: Patrick C DorinPublisher: TLC Publishing
ISBN: 9781883089719
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Ideal for passenger train buffs, MoPac fans and modelers, this overview of Missouri Pacific passenger trains and service tells the complete story since the first streamlined trains to travel the line, to the arrival of Amtrak in 1971. Nicknamed the Route of the Eagles, it spanned from the Midwest all the way to Mexico and operated a diverse fleet of colorful passenger trains in the years between World War II and Amtrak. Photographs, car diagrams, drawings, maps, timetables and consists, and advertising material round out this colorful history.
Passenger Trains of Northern New England
Author: Kevin J HollandPublisher: TLC Publishing
ISBN: 9781883089696
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
This much-anticipated book documents the inter-city passenger train operations, history, and equipment of northern New England, including the Boston & Maine, Maine Central, Bangor & Aroostook, Central Vermont, and Grand Trunk railroads. Over 200 black-and-white and color illustrations, along with equipment diagrams, maps, and timetables, help to bring the story of this vibrant era alive. A wonderful volume for those interested in railroad history and modeling.
The Virginian Era
Author: Lloyd D. LewisPublisher: Motorbooks International
ISBN: 9780962200397
Category : Railroads
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
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.
Virginia Waterways and the Underground Railroad
Author: Cassandra L. Newby-Alexander, PhDPublisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 1625859635
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 1
Book Description
A part of the Underground Railroad, read here of enslaved people and their stories of using Virginia's waterways to achieve freedom. Enslaved Virginians sought freedom from the time they were first brought to the Jamestown colony in 1619. Acts of self-emancipation were aided by Virginia's waterways, which became part of the network of the Underground Railroad in the years before the Civil War. Watermen willing to help escaped slaves made eighteenth-century Norfolk a haven for freedom seekers. Famous nineteenth-century escapees like Shadrack Minkins and Henry Box Brown were aided by the Underground Railroad. Enslaved men like Henry Lewey, known as Bluebeard, aided freedom seekers as conductors, and black and white sympathizers acted as station masters. Historian Cassandra Newby-Alexander narrates the ways that enslaved people used Virginia's waterways to achieve humanity's dream of freedom.
The President Express
Author: Lin OliverPublisher: Friedman/Fairfax Publishing
ISBN: 9781567998672
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
In this series, young readers join Tuck and Billie Holden and their Jack Russell terrier Chief as the trio crosses the country from California to New York in one legendary train after another. Full color.
