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Railroad

 Subject

Subject Source: Local sources

Found in 96 Collections and/or Records:

Roanoke and Southern Railway Company Charter Amendment

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2009-018
Abstract

Flyer containing amendment to the charter of the Roanoke and Southern Railway Company, ratified by the North Carolina General Assembly in 1893.

Dates: 1893 - 1893

Roanoke Railway and Electric Company Photo Album

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2003-002
Abstract

A photo album featuring images of the Roanoke Railway and Electric Company buildings and lines, as well as scenic views in the Roanoke area.

Dates: c.1909

Roanoke Railway and Electric Company Photo Album

 Digital Record
Identifier: Ms2003_002_RoanokeRailway_Photographs

Rock Island Lines Insurance Booklet

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2009-041
Abstract

Booklet promoting an insurance plan for employees of the Rock Island Lines.

Dates: 1926 - 1926

R. A. Scott Diary,

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2008-053
Abstract

The diary of R. A. Scott documents the life of the overseer of [rail] roads from Augusta County, Virginia, from 1877 to 1882. The collection includes one diary and two receipts. Information on the railroad, farming, religion, and local deaths also appears.

Dates: 1877 - 1882

Thomas Robinson Sharp Papers

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-1997-019
Abstract

Papers--including journals, notebooks, scrapbooks and letter copy books of Thomas Robinson Sharp, Confederate military railroad superintendent and colonel and official of several railroad companies in the latter half of the nineteenth century.

Dates: 1859 - 1908

Frank Smith Research Paper

 Collection — Folder 1
Identifier: Ms-1990-006
Scope and Content

Shelbyville, Kentucky, resident. Typescript copy of "The Bridge at Tyrone," by Smith about the construction in 1889 of a railroad bridge in Tyrone, Kentucky, owned by the Louisville Southern Railroad.

Dates: 1989 - 1989

Southwest Virginia: Mineral Resources and Railway Facilities

 Collection — Object 1
Identifier: Map-0177
Abstract

Map shows mineral resource distribution and railways throughout southwestern Virginia. It also contains a legend of symbol explanation, as well as a table of distances, and an inset map shows the eastern seaboard of the United States.

Dates: 1883

Sullivan Railroad Company Stock Certificate

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2009-042
Abstract

Stock certificate issued by the Sullivan Railroad Company.

Dates: 1851 - 1851

Tennessee, Alabama & Georgia Railroad Annual Report

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2009-043
Abstract

Annual report of the Tennessee, Alabama & Georgia Railroad Company for 1917, including statistical data on workforce, equipment, and tonnage hauled.

Dates: 1917 - 1917