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In 1881 it acquired the franchises to four other lines: the New River Railroad, the New River Railroad, Mining, and Manufacturing Company, the Bluestone Railroad, and the East River Railroad. These companies became the basis for Norfolk and Western's New River Division, which ran to the coalfields to the west.","Much of the early history of the Norfolk \u0026 Western Railway can be written in terms of expansion and consolidation with other lines. In 1890, it acquired the Shenandoah Valley Railroad, which ran from Roanoke, Virginia, to Hagerstown, Maryland. By 1891, an Ohio extension was well underway, giving the railroad access to the industrial Midwest. In 1892, Norfolk \u0026 Western Railroad leased the Roanoke and Southern Railroad, connecting Roanoke with Winston-Salem, North Carolina, and in 1893 it leased the Lynchburg and Durham, connecting Lynchburg with Durham, North Carolina. But this program of expansion, coupled with the economic depression of the 1890s, forced the railroad into receivership in 1895. It emerged as the reorganized Norfolk and Western Railway the next year.","Through expansion and various mergers, the Norfolk \u0026 Western Railway grew to become a major U.S. carrier, serving 14 states. The company manufactured steam locomotives at its own Roanoke Machine Works (established in Roanoke, Virginia in 1882), and among the railroad's affiliated holdings were several hotels (represented in this collection by the Bluefield Inn and the Hotel Roanoke). Among the company's larger merger acquisitions was the New York, Chicago and St. Louis Railroad--the \"Nickel Plate Road\"--in 1964.  In 1982, the Norfolk \u0026 Western Railway combined with the Southern Railway to form Norfolk Southern Corporation.","The guide to the Norfolk \u0026 Western Financial Documents by Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, is licensed under a CC0 ( https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/public-domain/cc0/ ).","The processing, arrangement, and description of the Norfolk \u0026 Western Financial Documents commenced in October 2010 and was completed in December 2010.","Norfolk and Western Accounting Department Personnel Records, Ms92-058.  Finding aid  available on the Virginia Heritage database. ","Norfolk and Western Railway and Associated Companies Collection, Ms2009-037.  Finding aid  available on the Virginia Heritage database.","Chapman J. French Papers, Ms2009-034.  Finding aid  available on the Virginia Heritage database.","Virginia Tech's Imagebase contains more than 12,000 railroad-related images, many of which are associated with Norfolk and Western Railway (now Norfolk Southern Corporation) at  http://imagebase.lib.vt.edu/browse.php?folio_ID=/trans .  Please note:  Permission to published images belonging to NS Corp must be obtained from NS Corp. Contact Jennifer McDaid ( jennifer.mcdaid@nscorp.com ) for permission.","The collection contains bills, invoices, checks and other financial documents from Norfolk \u0026 Western Railroad, Norfolk \u0026 Western Railway, and several subsidiaries, contracted, and related companies. Companies include, but are not limited to: Adams Express Company, Bluefield Inn, Cincinnati Northern Railroad Company, Deepwater Railway Company, Hotel Roanoke, Maple Shade Inn, Roanoke Machine Works, Seaboard Air Line Railway Company, Southern Express Company, Southern States Dispatch, Tidewater Railway Company, Virginia Company, Virginia Holding Corporation, and Virginia, Tennessee, \u0026 Georgia Air Line-Fast Freight Line.","Please note: Wherever possible, materials are separated to the related company or subsidiary level. However, there is some overlap between individual companies and documents in the Norfolk \u0026 Western Railroad Company and Norfolk \u0026 Western Railway Company folders. ","The copyright status of this collection is unknown. Copyright restrictions may apply. Contact Special Collections and University Archives for assistance in determining the use of these materials. Reproduction or digitization of materials for personal or research use can be requested using our reproduction/digitization form:  http://bit.ly/scuareproduction . Reproduction or digitization of materials for publication or exhibit use can be requested using our publication/exhibition form:  http://bit.ly/scuapublication . 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The company manufactured steam locomotives at its own Roanoke Machine Works (established in Roanoke, Virginia in 1882), and among the railroad's affiliated holdings were several hotels (represented in this collection by the Bluefield Inn and the Hotel Roanoke). Among the company's larger merger acquisitions was the New York, Chicago and St. Louis Railroad--the \"Nickel Plate Road\"--in 1964.  In 1982, the Norfolk \u0026 Western Railway combined with the Southern Railway to form Norfolk Southern Corporation."],"odd_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe guide to the Norfolk \u0026amp; Western Financial Documents by Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, is licensed under a CC0 (\u003ca href=\"https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/public-domain/cc0/\"\u003ehttps://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/public-domain/cc0/\u003c/a\u003e).\u003c/p\u003e"],"odd_heading_ssm":["Rights Statement for Archival Description"],"odd_tesim":["The guide to the Norfolk \u0026 Western Financial Documents by Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, is licensed under a CC0 ( https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/public-domain/cc0/ )."],"prefercite_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eResearchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: [identification of item], [box], [folder], Norfolk \u0026amp; Western Financial Documents, Ms2003-004, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.\u003c/p\u003e"],"prefercite_tesim":["Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: [identification of item], [box], [folder], Norfolk \u0026 Western Financial Documents, Ms2003-004, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va."],"processinfo_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe processing, arrangement, and description of the Norfolk \u0026amp; Western Financial Documents commenced in October 2010 and was completed in December 2010.\u003c/p\u003e"],"processinfo_heading_ssm":["Processing Information"],"processinfo_tesim":["The processing, arrangement, and description of the Norfolk \u0026 Western Financial Documents commenced in October 2010 and was completed in December 2010."],"relatedmaterial_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eNorfolk and Western Accounting Department Personnel Records, Ms92-058. \u003ca href=\"http://ead.lib.virginia.edu/vivaxtf/view?docId=vt/viblbv00066.xml\" show=\"new\" title=\"Finding aid\"\u003eFinding aid\u003c/a\u003e available on the Virginia Heritage database. \u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eNorfolk and Western Railway and Associated Companies Collection, Ms2009-037. \u003ca href=\"http://ead.lib.virginia.edu/vivaxtf/view?docId=vt/viblbv00372.xml\" show=\"new\" title=\"Finding aid\"\u003eFinding aid\u003c/a\u003e available on the Virginia Heritage database.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eChapman J. French Papers, Ms2009-034. \u003ca href=\"http://ead.lib.virginia.edu/vivaxtf/view?docId=vt/viblbv00369.xml\" show=\"new\" title=\"Finding aid\"\u003eFinding aid\u003c/a\u003e available on the Virginia Heritage database.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eVirginia Tech's Imagebase contains more than 12,000 railroad-related images, many of which are associated with Norfolk and Western Railway (now Norfolk Southern Corporation) at \u003ca href=\"http://imagebase.lib.vt.edu/browse.php?folio_ID=/trans\" show=\"new\" title=\"http://imagebase.lib.vt.edu/browse.php?folio_ID=/trans\"\u003ehttp://imagebase.lib.vt.edu/browse.php?folio_ID=/trans\u003c/a\u003e. \u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003ePlease note:\u003c/emph\u003e Permission to published images belonging to NS Corp must be obtained from NS Corp. 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Contact Jennifer McDaid ( jennifer.mcdaid@nscorp.com ) for permission."],"scopecontent_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe collection contains bills, invoices, checks and other financial documents from Norfolk \u0026amp; Western Railroad, Norfolk \u0026amp; Western Railway, and several subsidiaries, contracted, and related companies. Companies include, but are not limited to: Adams Express Company, Bluefield Inn, Cincinnati Northern Railroad Company, Deepwater Railway Company, Hotel Roanoke, Maple Shade Inn, Roanoke Machine Works, Seaboard Air Line Railway Company, Southern Express Company, Southern States Dispatch, Tidewater Railway Company, Virginia Company, Virginia Holding Corporation, and Virginia, Tennessee, \u0026amp; Georgia Air Line-Fast Freight Line.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003ePlease note: Wherever possible, materials are separated to the related company or subsidiary level. 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Reproduction or digitization of materials for personal or research use can be requested using our reproduction/digitization form: \u003ca href=\"http://bit.ly/scuareproduction\"\u003ehttp://bit.ly/scuareproduction\u003c/a\u003e. Reproduction or digitization of materials for publication or exhibit use can be requested using our publication/exhibition form: \u003ca href=\"http://bit.ly/scuapublication\"\u003ehttp://bit.ly/scuapublication\u003c/a\u003e. Please contact Special Collections and University Archives (specref@vt.edu or 540-231-6308) if you need assistance with forms or to submit a completed form.\u003c/p\u003e"],"userestrict_heading_ssm":["Conditions Governing Reproduction and Use"],"userestrict_tesim":["The copyright status of this collection is unknown. Copyright restrictions may apply. Contact Special Collections and University Archives for assistance in determining the use of these materials. Reproduction or digitization of materials for personal or research use can be requested using our reproduction/digitization form:  http://bit.ly/scuareproduction . Reproduction or digitization of materials for publication or exhibit use can be requested using our publication/exhibition form:  http://bit.ly/scuapublication . 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In 1881 it acquired the franchises to four other lines: the New River Railroad, the New River Railroad, Mining, and Manufacturing Company, the Bluestone Railroad, and the East River Railroad. These companies became the basis for Norfolk and Western's New River Division, which ran to the coalfields to the west.","Much of the early history of the Norfolk \u0026 Western Railway can be written in terms of expansion and consolidation with other lines. In 1890, it acquired the Shenandoah Valley Railroad, which ran from Roanoke, Virginia, to Hagerstown, Maryland. By 1891, an Ohio extension was well underway, giving the railroad access to the industrial Midwest. In 1892, Norfolk \u0026 Western Railroad leased the Roanoke and Southern Railroad, connecting Roanoke with Winston-Salem, North Carolina, and in 1893 it leased the Lynchburg and Durham, connecting Lynchburg with Durham, North Carolina. But this program of expansion, coupled with the economic depression of the 1890s, forced the railroad into receivership in 1895. It emerged as the reorganized Norfolk and Western Railway the next year.","Through expansion and various mergers, the Norfolk \u0026 Western Railway grew to become a major U.S. carrier, serving 14 states. The company manufactured steam locomotives at its own Roanoke Machine Works (established in Roanoke, Virginia in 1882), and among the railroad's affiliated holdings were several hotels (represented in this collection by the Bluefield Inn and the Hotel Roanoke). Among the company's larger merger acquisitions was the New York, Chicago and St. Louis Railroad--the \"Nickel Plate Road\"--in 1964.  In 1982, the Norfolk \u0026 Western Railway combined with the Southern Railway to form Norfolk Southern Corporation.","The guide to the Norfolk \u0026 Western Financial Documents by Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, is licensed under a CC0 ( https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/public-domain/cc0/ ).","The processing, arrangement, and description of the Norfolk \u0026 Western Financial Documents commenced in October 2010 and was completed in December 2010.","Norfolk and Western Accounting Department Personnel Records, Ms92-058.  Finding aid  available on the Virginia Heritage database. ","Norfolk and Western Railway and Associated Companies Collection, Ms2009-037.  Finding aid  available on the Virginia Heritage database.","Chapman J. French Papers, Ms2009-034.  Finding aid  available on the Virginia Heritage database.","Virginia Tech's Imagebase contains more than 12,000 railroad-related images, many of which are associated with Norfolk and Western Railway (now Norfolk Southern Corporation) at  http://imagebase.lib.vt.edu/browse.php?folio_ID=/trans .  Please note:  Permission to published images belonging to NS Corp must be obtained from NS Corp. Contact Jennifer McDaid ( jennifer.mcdaid@nscorp.com ) for permission.","The collection contains bills, invoices, checks and other financial documents from Norfolk \u0026 Western Railroad, Norfolk \u0026 Western Railway, and several subsidiaries, contracted, and related companies. Companies include, but are not limited to: Adams Express Company, Bluefield Inn, Cincinnati Northern Railroad Company, Deepwater Railway Company, Hotel Roanoke, Maple Shade Inn, Roanoke Machine Works, Seaboard Air Line Railway Company, Southern Express Company, Southern States Dispatch, Tidewater Railway Company, Virginia Company, Virginia Holding Corporation, and Virginia, Tennessee, \u0026 Georgia Air Line-Fast Freight Line.","Please note: Wherever possible, materials are separated to the related company or subsidiary level. However, there is some overlap between individual companies and documents in the Norfolk \u0026 Western Railroad Company and Norfolk \u0026 Western Railway Company folders. ","The copyright status of this collection is unknown. Copyright restrictions may apply. Contact Special Collections and University Archives for assistance in determining the use of these materials. Reproduction or digitization of materials for personal or research use can be requested using our reproduction/digitization form:  http://bit.ly/scuareproduction . Reproduction or digitization of materials for publication or exhibit use can be requested using our publication/exhibition form:  http://bit.ly/scuapublication . Please contact Special Collections and University Archives (specref@vt.edu or 540-231-6308) if you need assistance with forms or to submit a completed form.","The collection contains bills and invoices from Norfolk \u0026 Western Railroad, Norfolk \u0026 Western Railway, and several subsidiaries and contracted companies.","Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech","Norfolk and Western Railway Company (1896-1982)","Roanoke Machine Works","Virginia, Tennessee and Georgia Air Line","Virginia Holding Corporation","Seaboard Air Line Railway Company","Maple Shade Inn Company (Pulaski, Va.)","Norfolk and Western Railroad Company (1881-1896)","Hotel Roanoke","Deepwater Railway Company (1898-1907)","Cincinnati Northern Railroad Company","Bluefield Inn (W. 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Reproduction or digitization of materials for personal or research use can be requested using our reproduction/digitization form:  http://bit.ly/scuareproduction . Reproduction or digitization of materials for publication or exhibit use can be requested using our publication/exhibition form:  http://bit.ly/scuapublication . Please contact Special Collections and University Archives (specref@vt.edu or 540-231-6308) if you need assistance with forms or to submit a completed form."],"acqinfo_ssim":["The Norfolk \u0026 Western Financial Documents were purchased by Special Collections in 2003. 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In 1881 it acquired the franchises to four other lines: the New River Railroad, the New River Railroad, Mining, and Manufacturing Company, the Bluestone Railroad, and the East River Railroad. These companies became the basis for Norfolk and Western's New River Division, which ran to the coalfields to the west.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eMuch of the early history of the Norfolk \u0026amp; Western Railway can be written in terms of expansion and consolidation with other lines. In 1890, it acquired the Shenandoah Valley Railroad, which ran from Roanoke, Virginia, to Hagerstown, Maryland. By 1891, an Ohio extension was well underway, giving the railroad access to the industrial Midwest. In 1892, Norfolk \u0026amp; Western Railroad leased the Roanoke and Southern Railroad, connecting Roanoke with Winston-Salem, North Carolina, and in 1893 it leased the Lynchburg and Durham, connecting Lynchburg with Durham, North Carolina. 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The company manufactured steam locomotives at its own Roanoke Machine Works (established in Roanoke, Virginia in 1882), and among the railroad's affiliated holdings were several hotels (represented in this collection by the Bluefield Inn and the Hotel Roanoke). Among the company's larger merger acquisitions was the New York, Chicago and St. Louis Railroad--the \"Nickel Plate Road\"--in 1964.  In 1982, the Norfolk \u0026 Western Railway combined with the Southern Railway to form Norfolk Southern Corporation."],"odd_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe guide to the Norfolk \u0026amp; Western Financial Documents by Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, is licensed under a CC0 (\u003ca href=\"https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/public-domain/cc0/\"\u003ehttps://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/public-domain/cc0/\u003c/a\u003e).\u003c/p\u003e"],"odd_heading_ssm":["Rights Statement for Archival Description"],"odd_tesim":["The guide to the Norfolk \u0026 Western Financial Documents by Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, is licensed under a CC0 ( https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/public-domain/cc0/ )."],"prefercite_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eResearchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: [identification of item], [box], [folder], Norfolk \u0026amp; Western Financial Documents, Ms2003-004, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.\u003c/p\u003e"],"prefercite_tesim":["Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: [identification of item], [box], [folder], Norfolk \u0026 Western Financial Documents, Ms2003-004, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va."],"processinfo_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe processing, arrangement, and description of the Norfolk \u0026amp; Western Financial Documents commenced in October 2010 and was completed in December 2010.\u003c/p\u003e"],"processinfo_heading_ssm":["Processing Information"],"processinfo_tesim":["The processing, arrangement, and description of the Norfolk \u0026 Western Financial Documents commenced in October 2010 and was completed in December 2010."],"relatedmaterial_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eNorfolk and Western Accounting Department Personnel Records, Ms92-058. \u003ca href=\"http://ead.lib.virginia.edu/vivaxtf/view?docId=vt/viblbv00066.xml\" show=\"new\" title=\"Finding aid\"\u003eFinding aid\u003c/a\u003e available on the Virginia Heritage database. \u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eNorfolk and Western Railway and Associated Companies Collection, Ms2009-037. \u003ca href=\"http://ead.lib.virginia.edu/vivaxtf/view?docId=vt/viblbv00372.xml\" show=\"new\" title=\"Finding aid\"\u003eFinding aid\u003c/a\u003e available on the Virginia Heritage database.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eChapman J. French Papers, Ms2009-034. \u003ca href=\"http://ead.lib.virginia.edu/vivaxtf/view?docId=vt/viblbv00369.xml\" show=\"new\" title=\"Finding aid\"\u003eFinding aid\u003c/a\u003e available on the Virginia Heritage database.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eVirginia Tech's Imagebase contains more than 12,000 railroad-related images, many of which are associated with Norfolk and Western Railway (now Norfolk Southern Corporation) at \u003ca href=\"http://imagebase.lib.vt.edu/browse.php?folio_ID=/trans\" show=\"new\" title=\"http://imagebase.lib.vt.edu/browse.php?folio_ID=/trans\"\u003ehttp://imagebase.lib.vt.edu/browse.php?folio_ID=/trans\u003c/a\u003e. \u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003ePlease note:\u003c/emph\u003e Permission to published images belonging to NS Corp must be obtained from NS Corp. Contact Jennifer McDaid (\u003ca href=\"mailto:jennifer.mcdaid@nscorp.com\"\u003ejennifer.mcdaid@nscorp.com\u003c/a\u003e) for permission.\u003c/p\u003e"],"relatedmaterial_heading_ssm":["Related Archival Materials"],"relatedmaterial_tesim":["Norfolk and Western Accounting Department Personnel Records, Ms92-058.  Finding aid  available on the Virginia Heritage database. ","Norfolk and Western Railway and Associated Companies Collection, Ms2009-037.  Finding aid  available on the Virginia Heritage database.","Chapman J. French Papers, Ms2009-034.  Finding aid  available on the Virginia Heritage database.","Virginia Tech's Imagebase contains more than 12,000 railroad-related images, many of which are associated with Norfolk and Western Railway (now Norfolk Southern Corporation) at  http://imagebase.lib.vt.edu/browse.php?folio_ID=/trans .  Please note:  Permission to published images belonging to NS Corp must be obtained from NS Corp. Contact Jennifer McDaid ( jennifer.mcdaid@nscorp.com ) for permission."],"scopecontent_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe collection contains bills, invoices, checks and other financial documents from Norfolk \u0026amp; Western Railroad, Norfolk \u0026amp; Western Railway, and several subsidiaries, contracted, and related companies. Companies include, but are not limited to: Adams Express Company, Bluefield Inn, Cincinnati Northern Railroad Company, Deepwater Railway Company, Hotel Roanoke, Maple Shade Inn, Roanoke Machine Works, Seaboard Air Line Railway Company, Southern Express Company, Southern States Dispatch, Tidewater Railway Company, Virginia Company, Virginia Holding Corporation, and Virginia, Tennessee, \u0026amp; Georgia Air Line-Fast Freight Line.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003ePlease note: Wherever possible, materials are separated to the related company or subsidiary level. However, there is some overlap between individual companies and documents in the Norfolk \u0026amp; Western Railroad Company and Norfolk \u0026amp; Western Railway Company folders. \u003c/p\u003e"],"scopecontent_heading_ssm":["Scope and Contents"],"scopecontent_tesim":["The collection contains bills, invoices, checks and other financial documents from Norfolk \u0026 Western Railroad, Norfolk \u0026 Western Railway, and several subsidiaries, contracted, and related companies. 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Reproduction or digitization of materials for personal or research use can be requested using our reproduction/digitization form:  http://bit.ly/scuareproduction . Reproduction or digitization of materials for publication or exhibit use can be requested using our publication/exhibition form:  http://bit.ly/scuapublication . 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