Roanoke Locomotive Shops And The Norfolk Western Railroad

Author : Wayne McKinney
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1439644918
Total Pages : 128 pages
Book Rating : 4.11/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Roanoke Locomotive Shops and the Norfolk & Western Railroad written by Wayne McKinney and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2014-03-24 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Roanoke Shops has been an indispensable part of the Roanoke Valley and the “Magic City” for more than 125 years. Founded in 1881 as an independent company, Roanoke Machine Works built new locomotives and cars for the Shenandoah Valley and Norfolk & Western Railroads. Situated between the picturesque Allegheny and Blue Ridge Mountains, the facility caused an economic boom in the nearby village of Big Lick and the surrounding area. By 1891, Big Lick had become Roanoke and had emerged as one of the most important economic centers in the New South. Today, Roanoke Shops employs skilled craftsmen who provide the highest-quality overhauls and repairs to diesel locomotives. This book takes a look into its history, particularly at production during that exciting and enchanting era of the steam locomotive.

Author : Nelson Harris
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9780738568522
Total Pages : 34 pages
Book Rating : 4.2X/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Norfolk and Western Railway written by Nelson Harris and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2008-10 with total page 34 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Includes 15 postcards of historical scenes of the Norfolk and Western Railway.

Author : E. F. Pat Striplin
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 432 pages
Book Rating : 4.21/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Norfolk and Western written by E. F. Pat Striplin and published by . This book was released on 1981 with total page 432 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Norfolk and Western Railway Company
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 868 pages
Book Rating : 4.89/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Norfolk and Western Magazine written by Norfolk and Western Railway Company and published by . This book was released on 1931 with total page 868 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Wayne McKinney
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1467121118
Total Pages : 128 pages
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Download or read book Roanoke Locomotive Shops and the Norfolk & Western Railroad written by Wayne McKinney and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2014 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the history of the steam locomotive Roanoke Machine Works played a key part. Take a look at this important economic center of the New South. Roanoke Shops has been an indispensable part of the Roanoke Valley and the Magic City for more than 125 years. Founded in 1881 as an independent company, Roanoke Machine Works built new locomotives and cars for the Shenandoah Valley and Norfolk & Western Railroads. Situated between the picturesque Allegheny and Blue Ridge Mountains, the facility caused an economic boom in the nearby village of Big Lick and the surrounding area. By 1891, Big Lick had become Roanoke and had emerged as one of the most important economic centers in the New South. Today, Roanoke Shops employs skilled craftsmen who provide the highest-quality overhauls and repairs to diesel locomotives. This book takes a look into its history, particularly at production during that exciting and enchanting era of the steam locomotive.

Author : Kenneth Layman Miller
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780615116648
Total Pages : 131 pages
Book Rating : 4.47/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Norfolk and Western Class J written by Kenneth Layman Miller and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 131 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Sheree Scarborough
Publisher : History Press Library Editions
ISBN 13 : 9781540224552
Total Pages : 162 pages
Book Rating : 4.54/5 ( download)

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Download or read book African American Railroad Workers of Roanoke: Oral Histories of the Norfolk & Western written by Sheree Scarborough and published by History Press Library Editions. This book was released on 2014-06-03 with total page 162 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Roanoke, Virginia, is one of America's great historic railroad centers. The Norfolk & Western Railway Company, now the Norfolk Southern Corporation, has been in Roanoke for over a century. Since the company has employed many of the city's African Americans, the two histories are intertwined. The lives of Roanoke's black railroad workers span the generations from Jim Crow segregation to the civil rights era to today's diverse corporate workforce. Older generations toiled through labor-intensive jobs such as janitors and track laborers, paving the way for younger African Americans to become engineers, conductors and executives. Join author Sheree Scarborough as she interviews Roanoke's African American railroad workers and chronicles stories that are a powerful testament of personal adversity, struggle and triumph on the rail.

Author : Scarborough, Sheree
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1625850204
Total Pages : 160 pages
Book Rating : 4.01/5 ( download)

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Download or read book African American Railroad Workers of Roanoke written by Scarborough, Sheree and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2014-06-03 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Roanoke, Virginia, is one of America's great historic railroad centers. The Norfolk & Western Railway Company, now the Norfolk Southern Corporation, has been in Roanoke for over a century. Since the company has employed many of the city's African Americans, the two histories are intertwined. The lives of Roanoke's black railroad workers span the generations from Jim Crow segregation to the civil rights era to today's diverse corporate workforce. Older generations toiled through labor-intensive jobs such as janitors and track laborers, paving the way for younger African Americans to become engineers, conductors and executives. Join author Sheree Scarborough as she interviews Roanoke's African American railroad workers and chronicles stories that are a powerful testament of personal adversity, struggle and triumph on the rail.

Author : Norfolk and Western Railway Company
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 414 pages
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Download or read book Annual Report, Norfolk and Western Railway Company ... written by Norfolk and Western Railway Company and published by . This book was released on 1903 with total page 414 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Richard C. Borkowski
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781616739553
Total Pages : 164 pages
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Download or read book Norfolk Southern Railway written by Richard C. Borkowski and published by . This book was released on with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With a quarter of a century behind it, Norfolk Southern is one of the oldest Class 1 railroads operating in North America. This illustrated history tells how Norfolk Southern came to be what it is today, from the merger of two of American railroadings most legendary roads-- Southern Railway and Norfolk and Western--through its rise to the heights of the worlds leading transportation companies. After a concise history of the roads that became Norfolk Southern, author Richard Borkowski explores the railroads corporate history and operating structure and details the specific operations that go into the lines customer-oriented approach, including its vast intermodal network. Along with each of Norfolk Southerns 11 operating divisions, this book offers a close look at NS motive power, a wealth of color photographs, and a specially commissioned system map.