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Railroad

 Subject
Subject Source: Local sources

Found in 101 Collections and/or Records:

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

Southwest 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

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

Dates: 1905 - 1906

Title Map of the Coal Field of the Great Kanawha Valley

 Collection — Object 1
Identifier: Map-0371
Abstract

Map shows the Great Kanawha Coal Field, in West Virginia. In addition to the map, which identifies title claimants and contains some hand-written annotations, the map provides navigational and distance charts, descriptions of rail and water communication, improvements to the area, and geological descriptions, especially regarding coal deposits.

Dates: 1867

Clarence Trent Papers

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-1985-010
Abstract

The collection comprises the papers of Clarence E. Trent, having to do with his involvement in American Society of Mechanical Enginners, the Lutheran Campus Ministry at Virginia Polytechnic Institute (VPI), and his engineering education.

Dates: 1958 - 1991