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The Norfolk and Western Railway (reporting mark NW), commonly called the N&W, was a US class I railroad, formed by more than 200 railroad mergers between 1838 and 1982. It was headquartered in Roanoke, Virginia , for most of its existence.
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21 de feb. de 2024 · Learn about the origins, expansion, and legacy of the Norfolk and Western, a coal-hauling railroad that merged with the Southern in 1982. See photos of its steam locomotives, routes, and stations from the 19th and 20th centuries.
14 de mar. de 2024 · Learn about the only surviving J-Class 4-8-4 steam locomotive, built by N&W in 1950 and preserved as a historic artifact. Find out how it operates on excursions today and what makes it one of the most advanced and versatile Northern types ever built.
3 de ene. de 2022 · Norfolk & Western Railway history has two distinct phases. Before 1964, it was a coal hauler controlled by the Pennsylvania Railroad. It even looked like the Pennsy in places: Tuscan Red coaches, position-light signals, and a short electrified district — but no Belpaire fireboxes.
1 de sept. de 2019 · After a long journey beginning from the Virginia Museum of Transportation, Norfolk & Western 611 would finally roll onto the Road to Paradise, one of America's oldest and most popular shortline...
The Norfolk and Western was the 3rd railroad to span the central Appalachian Mountains, reaching the Ohio River in 1892, about 4 years after the Chesapeake & Ohio. Both railroads followed the Ohio River to Cincinnati OH.
