Norfolk and Western Railway Stations and Depots
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.73 (884 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1531643736 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 438 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-07-29 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
"A great history of a piece of Americana that helped to build the nation!" according to Active Senior. I thoroughly enjoyed this book. As a N&W history buff and model railroader, it was exactly what I needed to help me with the details for my latest HO layout. Anyone interested in railroading in America would find this book interesting and worth reading.. Thanks! Purchased this book for my husband, he was looking for a book about old railroads and railroad stations. He loved the old pictures. Thanks!
. These images, many never before published, date back nearly a century and convey the storied past of life along the rails. About the Author Author C. Nelson Harris has carefully selected archival images from the renowned historical Norfolk and Western photograph collection housed at Virginia Tech
For nearly 100 years, the Norfolk and Western brought freight, passengers, and economic vitality to large cities and rural mining towns. The Norfolk and Western eventually merged with the Southern Railway, and though the trains of the Norfolk Southern still run along those same lines, they simply pass by where they used to stop many years ago.. Today some of those structures remain, while many disappeared when the railway ceased passenger or other service. In other places there were small wooden depots that depicted the hard-scrabble life of the mining communities, tucked amid steep mountain valleys that were indelibly shaped by the railway's presence. The tracks of the Norfolk and Western Railway snaked through Virginia's Shenandoah Valley and the coalfields of West Virginia. At each stop was the depot or station; some stations were large, architecturally ornate structures that represented the muscular energy and ro
. These images, many never before published, date back nearly a century and convey the storied past of life along the rails. Author C. Nelson Harris has carefully selected archival images from the renowned historical Norfolk and Western photograph collection housed at Virginia Tech