Wabash Railway Timetables, 1936/1937

Access and use

Location of collection:
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Special Collections, University Libraries (0434)
560 Drillfield Dr.
Newman Library, Virginia Tech
Blacksburg, VA 26041-9001
Contact for questions and access:
Phone: (540) 231-6308
Restrictions:

The collection is open for research.

Terms of access:

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Preferred citation:

Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: [identification of item], [box], [folder], Wabash Railway Timetables, Ms2010-071, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.

Summary

Extent:
0.1 Cubic Feet 1 folder
Language:
The materials in the collection are in English.
Abstract:
This collection contains two timetables of the Wabash Railway, serving the upper mid-central United States.
Preferred citation:

Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: [identification of item], [box], [folder], Wabash Railway Timetables, Ms2010-071, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.

Background

Scope and content:

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.

Biographical / historical:

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.

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.

Arrangement:

The collection is arranged chronologically.

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Indexed terms

Subjects:
Railroad
Names:
Wabash Railway Company