Wabash Railway Timetables,
Scope and Contents
This collection contains two timetables issued by the Wabash Railway in the 1930s. In addition to lists of stations, routes, arrival and departure times, the timetables include names of officials, system maps, and advertising matter.
Dates
- Creation: 1936 - 1937
Access Restrictions
Collection is open for research.
Use Restrictions
Permission to publish material from Wabash Railway Timetables must be obtained from Special Collections, Virginia Tech.
Historical Note
The Wabash Railway Company was formed in 1915 through a reorganization of the Wabash Railroad Company, itself a product of an 1889 reorganization of predecessor lines. The railroad served the upper mid-central United States, with primary connections in Kansas City, St. Louis, Chicago, Detroit, Toledo and Buffalo. In 1942, the company's name reverted to the Wabash Railroad Company. In 1960, the line was leased by the Norfolk & Wetern Railway and eventually purchased by Norfolk Southern in 1991.
Full Extent
0.1 Cubic Feet (1 folder)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Two timetables of the Wabash Railway, serving the upper mid-central United States.
Arrangement
The collection is arranged chronologically.
Acquisition Information
The Wabash Railway Timetables were donated to Special Collections in 2005.
Processing Information
The processing, arrangement, and description of the Wabash Railway Timetables commenced and was completed in October 2010.
Subject
- Wabash Railway Company (1915-1991) (Organization)
- Title
- A Guide to the Wabash Railroad Timetables, 1936-1937
- Status
- Completed
- Subtitle
- A collection in Special Collections
- Author
- John M. Jackson
- Date
- ©2010 By Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. All rights reserved.
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Language of description note
- English
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections, Virginia Tech Repository
Special Collections, University Libraries (0434)
560 Drillfield Drive
Newman Library, Virginia Tech
Blacksburg Virginia 24061 US
540-231-6308
specref@vt.edu