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Railroad

 Subject
Subject Source: Local sources

Found in 104 Collections and/or Records:

R. A. Scott Diary

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2008-053
Abstract

The diary of R. A. Scott documents the life of the overseer of [rail] roads from Augusta County, Virginia, from 1877 to 1882. The collection includes one diary and two receipts. Information on the railroad, farming, religion, and local deaths also appears.

Dates: 1877 - 1882

Thomas Robinson Sharp Papers

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-1997-019
Abstract

This collection consists of journals, notebooks, scrapbooks, and letter copy books of Thomas Robinson Sharp, a Confederate military railroad superintendent during the American Civil War and colonel and official of several railroad companies in the latter half of the nineteenth century.

Dates: 1859 - 1908

Frank Smith Research Paper

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-1990-006
Abstract

Typescript photocopy of Frank Smith's essay, "The Bridge at Tyrone," regarding the construction and history of the railroad bridge at Tyrone, Kentucky, owned by the Louisville Southern Railroad, and later Norfolk Southern.

Dates: 1989

South West-Virginia: Mineral Resources and Railway Facilities

 Collection — Object 1
Identifier: Map-0177
Abstract

Map shows mineral resource distribution and railways throughout southwestern Virginia. It also contains a legend of symbol explanation, as well as a table of distances, and an inset map shows the eastern seaboard of the United States.

Dates: 1883

Sullivan Railroad Company Stock Certificate

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2009-042
Abstract

The collection includes a stock certificate issued by the Sullivan Railroad Company.

Dates: 1851

Tennessee, Alabama & Georgia Railroad Annual Report

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2009-043
Abstract

The collection includes an annual report of the Tennessee, Alabama & Georgia Railroad Company for 1917, including statistical data on workforce, equipment, and tonnage hauled.

Dates: 1917

Tennessee, Alabama & Georgia Railway Annual Report

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2009-044
Abstract

The collection includes an annual report of the Tennessee, Alabama & Georgia Railway Company for 1926, including statistical data on workforce, equipment, and tonnage hauled.

Dates: 1926

Thomas Wood and Company Freight Records

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2009-045
Abstract

The collection includes bills for freight shipped on the Norfolk & Western Railroad and received by Thomas Wood and Company, a general mercantile business.

Dates: 1881 - 1886

Tidewater/Virginia Railway Company Records

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2011-044
Abstract

This collection consists of financial receipts and records of the Tidewater/Virginia Railway Company in the early days of the railway system.

Dates: 1905 - 1906