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Railroad

 Subject

Subject Source: Local sources

Found in 96 Collections and/or Records:

Alabama Great Southern Railroad Company Agreements

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2010-074
Abstract

Five legal agreements of the Alabama Great Southern Railroad Company, relating to the use of routes and facilities and the issue of joint passenger traffic rates.

Dates: 1887 - 1890

American Locomotive Company/Baldwin Locomotive Works Illustrations

 Collection — Box 1
Identifier: Ms-1998-003
Scope and Content

Illustrations of locomotives built by the American Locomotive Company and the Baldwin Locomotive Works for various railroads, taken from company catalogs, individually mounted on linen pages.

Dates: c.1900-1925

Appomattox Iron Works and Supply Company Records,

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-1988-040
Abstract

Business correspondence and other records of Appomattox Iron Works and Supply Company, a Petersburg, Virginia manufacturer.

Dates: 1925 - 1939

John Barbour, Jr. Letters,

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2008-061
Abstract

The John Barbour, Jr. Letters are comprised of two missives from a Virginia senator and president of the Orange and Alexander Railroad Company to William M. Burwell, Esquire. Letters concern raising support in Albemarle County for the extension of the railroad between Charlottesville and Lynchburg.

Dates: 1854 - 1854

Big Sandy & Cumberland RR,

 Collection — Object 1
Identifier: Map-0087
Abstract

Full title is as follows: "Big Sandy & Cumberland RR map showing the right of way through the Riley Lester et al 50 Ac. & 25 Ac. Tract Parcel No. 1, through the Riley Lester et al 2.8 Ac. Tract Parcel No. 2 and tract owned jointly by Riley Lester et al & W. M. Ritter Lumber Co. Parcel No. 3 & 4 on waters of Knox Creek in Buchanan Co. Virginia."

Dates: 1921

Chapman J. French Papers, 1903-1951 (Ms2009-034)

 Digital Record
Identifier: Ms2009-034
Dates: 1903 - 1951

Cincinnati & Eastern Railroad Company Records,

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-1998-025
Abstract

Financial records--including payroll records and disbursement vouchers--of the Cincinnati & Eastern Railroad Company.

Dates: 1876 - 1877

Robert B. Claytor Papers

 Collection — Box 1
Identifier: Ms-1991-047
Scope and Content Chairman of the Executive Committee of the Norfolk Southern Foundation, and former general solicitor and Executive Vice President of the Norfolk and Western Railway Company. Papers consist of correspondence, articles, brochures, and rosters created or collected by Claytor and his brother, W. Graham Claytor, about the National Railway Historical Society, the preservation of historic trains (including Southern Railway Engine 4501 and N&W Locomotive Number 611), and the Norfolk and Western...
Dates: 1952 - 1978

W. Graham Claytor Papers,

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-1981-095
Abstract

Business and personal papers of W. Graham Claytor, a 1906 graduate of Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College (later Virginia Polytechnic Institute) and an executive overseeing the operations of a number of American Gas and Electric Company subsidiaries during the 20th century. Includes correspondence, reports, and printed materials relating to personal financial matters, business operations, Virginia Polytechnic Institute, and ham radio.

Dates: 1912 - 1964

Farrier Family Papers

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-1974-011
Scope and Content

The collection includes files from the firm of Williams and Farrier, later Farrier and Farrier. Materials include copies of deeds, title searches, land transactions, estate matters, loan contracts, divorce suits, small claims collection suits, ledgers, and correspondence. Additional details of some files are included in the original inventories, available on request.

Dates: 1894 - 1972