Norfolk and Western Railway

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Class I railroad railroad company

Norfolk and Western Railway was a major American railroad known for its coal-hauling operations and distinctive steam locomotive fleet, which later became part of Norfolk Southern Railway through merger.

Aliases (1)

N&W ×1

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Class I railroad → railroad company →
abbreviation	N&W →
category	Defunct railroads of the United States → Predecessors of Norfolk Southern Railway →
corporatePredecessorOf	Norfolk Southern Corporation →
country	United States →
defunctBy	merger →
fleetFeature	home-built steam locomotives →
formedByMergerWith	Virginian Railway →
headquartersLocation	Roanoke, Virginia →
industry	rail transport →
knownFor	coal-hauling operations → steam locomotive fleet →
locomotivePowerType	diesel → steam →
logoLanguage	English →
majorTrafficType	coal trains → merchandise freight →
mergedInto	Norfolk Southern Railway →
notableFacility	Roanoke Shops →
notableLocomotiveClass	Norfolk and Western Class A → Norfolk and Western Class J → Norfolk and Western Class Y →
operatedIn	Kentucky → Maryland → North Carolina → Ohio → Pennsylvania → Virginia → West Virginia →
operatedInfrastructure	maintenance shops → rail yards → railroad tracks →
operatedPortionsOf	Pocahontas coalfield routes →
operatedService	freight rail service → passenger rail service →
parentCompanyOf	Norfolk and Western Railway Company subsidiaries →
primaryCargo	coal →
servedRegion	Appalachian coal fields → Mid-Atlantic United States → Midwestern United States NERFINISHED →
status	defunct →
successor	Norfolk Southern Railway →
transportMode	rail →
usedGauge	standard gauge →

Referenced by (7)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Norfolk Southern Railway → Norfolk Southern Railway →	formedByMergerOf
Norfolk and Western Railway ("N&W") →	abbreviation
Norfolk Southern Corporation →	hasPredecessor
Front Royal →	hasRailServiceHistoryWith
McDowell County, West Virginia →	hasTransportationHistory
Southern Railway (U.S.) →	mergedWith