The Norfolk and Western Railway was a United States Class I railroad formed by more than 200 railroad mergers between 1838 and 1982, headquartered for most of its history in Roanoke, Virginia. It operated under the motto Precision Transportation and was nicknamed King Coal and the British Railway of America. The company ceased independent operation in 1986 when it merged with Southern Railway to form Norfolk Southern Railway.
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Founded Year SignificanceA US Class I railroad famous for building its own steam locomotives at the Roanoke Shops, formed by more than 200 railroad mergers between 1838 and 1982. 1 Headquarters Merged IntoNorfolk Southern Railway 1 Dissolved YearThe article's own infobox end_year field states 1982. Its lead paragraph separately states the merger that formed today's Norfolk Southern Railway completed in 1986, and its History section states N&W and Southern Railway first merged their business operations in 1980 under the Norfolk Southern Corporation holding company. The exact year depends on which stage of the multi-year merger is meant; all three figures come from the same Wikipedia article. Connections
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It was headquartered in Roanoke, Virginia, for most of its existence.
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start_year = 1870
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It was headquartered in Roanoke, Virginia, for most of its existence.
Wikipedia Norfolk and Western Railway article, infobox rail, end_year field
end_year = 1982
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In 1986, N&W merged with Southern Railway to form today's Norfolk Southern Railway.
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was famous for manufacturing its own steam locomotives, which were built at the Roanoke Shops.
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In 1986, N&W merged with Southern Railway to form today's Norfolk Southern Railway.
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was a US class I railroad
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The Norfolk and Western Railway (reporting mark NW), commonly called the N&W, was a US class I railroad, formed by more than 200 railroad mergers between 1838 and 1982.
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The Norfolk and Western "A" was a class of 43 2-6-6-4 simple articulated steam locomotives built by the Norfolk and Western's (N&W) Roanoke Shops in Roanoke, Virginia, between 1936 and 1950 and operated until the late 1950s.
Norfolk and Western J Class (1879) (Wikipedia)
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Norfolk and Western Class J or the First J Class is a Class of 4-4-0 steam locomotives built for the Shenandoah Valley Railroad and inherited by the Norfolk and Western Railroad when the latter acquired the former.
Norfolk and Western J Class (1903) (Wikipedia)
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Norfolk and Western Class J of 1903 or the Second J Class was a class of 4-4-2 steam locomotives purchased by Norfolk and Western Railway.
Norfolk and Western K2 and K2a classes (Wikipedia)
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The Norfolk and Western K2 and K2a classes were 4-8-2 "Mountain" steam locomotives built for the Norfolk and Western Railway (N&W).
Norfolk and Western LC-1 Class (Wikipedia)
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The N&W LC-1 was a class of boxcab electric locomotives built by Baldwin-Westinghouse for the Norfolk and Western Railway.
Norfolk and Western LC-2 Class (Wikipedia)
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The N&W LC-2 was a class of boxcab electric locomotives built by Westinghouse and the American Locomotive Company (ALCO) for the Norfolk and Western Railway.
Norfolk and Western M Class (Wikipedia)
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The Norfolk and Western M, M1 and M2 Classes were a series of 4-8-0 steam locomotives owned and operated by the Norfolk and Western Railway (N&W).
Norfolk and Western classes Y3 and Y3a (Wikipedia)
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The Norfolk and Western classes Y3 and Y3a were classes of 2-8-8-2 "Mallet" articulated steam locomotives, with a total of 80 locomotives built for the Norfolk and Western Railway between 1919 and 1923.
Norfolk and Western classes Y6, Y6a and Y6b (Wikipedia)
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The Norfolk and Western classes Y6, Y6a and Y6b were types of 2-8-8-2 Mallet steam locomotives.
Norfolk and Western 611 (Wikipedia)
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Norfolk and Western 611, also known as the "Spirit of Roanoke" and the "Queen of Steam", is the only surviving example of Norfolk and Western's (N&W) class J 4-8-4 type "Northern" streamlined steam locomotives.
Norfolk and Western 1218 (Wikipedia)
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Norfolk and Western 1218 is the only surviving example of the Norfolk and Western Railway's (N&W) class A 2-6-6-4 steam locomotives.
Norfolk and Western 2156 (Wikipedia)
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Norfolk and Western 2156 is a preserved Y6a class 2-8-8-2 compound Mallet steam locomotive.
Norfolk and Western 433 (Wikipedia)
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Norfolk and Western 433 is a preserved M class 4-8-0 "Mastodon" type steam locomotive built by the American Locomotive Company's (ALCO) Richmond Locomotive Works in January 1907 for the Norfolk and Western Railway (N&W).
Norfolk and Western 578 (Wikipedia)
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Norfolk and Western 578 is a preserved 4-6-2 "Pacific" type steam locomotive.
Norfolk and Western 1240 (Wikipedia)
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Norfolk and Western 1240 was a four-cylinder simple articulated 2-6-6-4 type steam locomotive, built in May 1950 by the Norfolk and Western's (N&W) East End Shops in Roanoke, Virginia as part of the N&W's class "A" fleet of fast freight locomotives.
Norfolk and Western 2050 (Wikipedia)
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Norfolk and Western 2050 is a class Y3a 2-8-8-2 Compound Mallet steam locomotive built in March 1923 by the American Locomotive Company's (ALCO) Richmond, Virginia Works for the Norfolk and Western Railway (N&W).
Norfolk and Western 2174 (Wikipedia)
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Norfolk and Western 2174 was a Y6b class 2-8-8-2 compound Mallet steam locomotive, built by the Norfolk and Western Railway's (N&W) own Roanoke Shops, in 1948.
Norfolk and Western 2300 (Wikipedia)
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Norfolk and Western 2300, also known as the Jawn Henry, was a single experimental steam turbine locomotive of the Norfolk and Western Railway in the United States.
Norfolk and Western Class J (1941), Wikipedia
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The Norfolk and Western J class was a class of 14 4-8-4 "Northern" streamlined steam locomotives built by the Norfolk and Western Railway (N&W) at its Roanoke Shops in Roanoke, Virginia, between 1941 and 1950.
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