Roanoke Locomotive Shops and the Norfolk & Western Railroad
Roanoke Locomotive Shops and the Norfolk & Western Railroad

Author: Wayne McKinney

Publisher: Arcadia Publishing

Published: 2014-03-24

Total Pages: 128

ISBN-13: 1439644918

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In the history of the steam locomotive Roanoke Machine Works played a key part. Take a look at this important economic center of the New South. Roanoke Shops has been an indispensable part of the Roanoke Valley and the "Magic City" for more than 125 years. Founded in 1881 as an independent company, Roanoke Machine Works built new locomotives and cars for the Shenandoah Valley and Norfolk & Western Railroads. Situated between the picturesque Allegheny and Blue Ridge Mountains, the facility caused an economic boom in the nearby village of Big Lick and the surrounding area. By 1891, Big Lick had become Roanoke and had emerged as one of the most important economic centers in the New South. Today, Roanoke Shops employs skilled craftsmen who provide the highest-quality overhauls and repairs to diesel locomotives. This book takes a look into its history, particularly at production during that exciting and enchanting era of the steam locomotive.

Classic Railroad Scenes: Railroads at Work Hard Cover
Classic Railroad Scenes: Railroads at Work Hard Cover

Author: Art Peterson

Publisher:

Published: 2021-10

Total Pages: 224

ISBN-13: 9781627008631

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Art Peterson is back with more color images from his Krambles-Peterson Archive. This book focuses on freight railroading and features scenes of switching and trains in industrial areas in the Transition and Classic eras. Large photos and in depth captions go beyond just telling what's in the photo - they put the images in context with the greater railroad scene as well as what was going on in the larger society.

Salem and Roanoke County in Vintage Postcards
Salem and Roanoke County in Vintage Postcards

Author: Nelson Harris

Publisher: Arcadia Publishing

Published: 2005

Total Pages: 136

ISBN-13: 9780738518381

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In 1800, James Simpson, a Botetourt County landowner, purchased 31 acres of land for $100 and dedicated half of the purchase to plotting a new town. The Town of Salem was officially established when Simpson recorded his ownership at Fincastle Courthouse in October 1802, and it later became the government seat when Roanoke County was carved from Botetourt County in 1838. Today, Salem is an independent city, boasting a rich tradition of educational, commercial, and residential success. Roanoke County, like Salem, has emerged from its agrarian past to become a suburban county that embraces the beauty of the Blue Ridge Mountains, as well as the strength and success of corporate centers and residential communities.

O. Winston Link: Life Along the Line
O. Winston Link: Life Along the Line

Author: Tony Reevy

Publisher: ABRAMS

Published: 2013-07-15

Total Pages: 793

ISBN-13: 1613123922

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The renowned photographer’s stirring tribute to the last steam locomotive railway and the end of an American way of life. O. Winston Link photographed the Norfolk and Western, the last major steam railroad in the United States, when it was converting its operations from steam to diesel in the 1950s. Link’s N&W project captured the industry at a moment of transition, before the triumph of the automobile and the airplane that ended an era of passenger rail service. His work also revealed a small-town way of life that was about to experience seismic shifts and, in many cases, vanish completely. Including a collection of more than 180 of Link’s most famous works and rare images that have never before been published, O. Winston Link: Life Along the Line offers a moving account of the people and communities surrounding the last steam railroad.

The Last Steam Railroad in America
The Last Steam Railroad in America

Author: Thomas H. Garver

Publisher: ABRAMS

Published: 1995

Total Pages: 152

ISBN-13:

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Photographs and text introduce the reader to the people and places associated with the Norfolk and Western Railway which in the 1950s was the last American railroad to utilize steam engines.