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Preferred Citation

"Norfolk and Western Railway Time Tables" No. 3, C0440, Special Collections Research Center, George Mason University Libraries

Acquisition Information

Purchased by Lynn Eaton from Buckingham Books in 2020.

Processing Information

Processing and finding aid completed by Meghan Glasbrenner in November 2024.

Historical Information

The Norfolk and Western Railway (N&W) was a US Class I railroad, headquartered primarily in Roanoke, Virginia. For most of its operation, N&W was best known as a coal transporter and for manufacturing its own steam locomotives, becoming the last major Class I railroad to use steam locomotives after 1960, with the last remaining not being retired until 1961. Formed by over 200 railroad mergers between 1838-1982, it began as the Atlantic, Mississippi and Ohio Railroad (AM&O), which was established in 1870 by William Mahone (1826-1895) following the merger of three existing "trunk lines" across the southern tier of Virginia and extending west. In 1881, the AM&O was renamed Norfolk and Western following a reorganization. Frederick J. Kimball was named its first Vice President, and would later go on to serve as President from 1883-1895, overseeing continued westward expansion of the lines, eventually extending across the Ohio River to Columbus, Ohio. By 1903, the railroad had assumed the basic structure and function it would use for the next over 60 years.

Scope and Content

"Norfolk and Western Railway Time Tables" No. 3, July 4, 1943 edition. Center stapled booklet that can be folded one additional time to display two identical covers, which include illustrations of a character in the style of the "Uncle Sam" cartoon, pointing forward with the words "Live Safely - Avoid Accidents. Work for Victory" underneath. When unfolded, the opposite side contains a full page advertisement for ways to assist in the World War II effort, such as buying War Bonds, underneath an illustration of a young soldier. The interior features two-column text that includes time tables for the trains, as well as contact information for the railway representatives in major cities served, and a centerfold system map detailing rail lines and connections from Norfolk, Virginia to Cincinnati, Ohio.

Arrangement

This is a single item collection.

Related Material

The Special Collections Research center holds other rail transportation collections including the William L. Mertz transportation collection , the Charles Lietwiler transportation collection , and the Jamestown, Westfield, and Northwestern Railroad scrapbook.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

• Maps
• Railroad travel
• Railroad travel -- United States
• Railroads
• Transportation
• Transportation -- United States