Jul 9, 2016 · Photos from the Herald & Review archives of the Norfolk & Western Railway dating after 1975.

Feb 7, 2020 · Photos from the Herald & Review archives of the Norfolk & Western Railway dating before 1975. H&R file photo 9-18-1969 The geometrics of industry form their patterns along the Norfolk &...

The Norfolk and Western Railway (reporting mark NW), [1] 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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Jul 3, 2010 · When Jack L. Dickinson was 13 years old, his father took him to see the wreck of a Norfolk & Western Railroad (N&W) freight train that had derailed at Chattaroy, near Williamson in Mingo...

Feb 4, 2025 · The town’s founder, L.T. Peck, chose its site because he knew it was where the Norfolk & Western Railroad planned to build the first bridge across the Ohio between Cincinnati and Wheeling....

Jul 20, 2013 · On July 19, 1974 Decatur was rocked by an explosion in the Norfolk & Western Railway Co. switching yards. The blast decimated surrounding residential areas of the city’s far east side. Seven...

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.

The Norfolk and Western J class was a class of 14 4-8-4 "Northern" streamlined steam locomotives built by the Norfolk and Western Railway (N&W) at its Roanoke Shops in Roanoke, Virginia, between 1941 and 1950.

Explore the rise of the Norfolk and Western Railway, its innovative steam engines, and its lasting impact on Roanoke and Southwest Virginia. From its role as a major employer to its...