Virginian Railway

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The Virginian Railway was an early 20th-century American coal-hauling railroad that operated primarily in West Virginia and Virginia, renowned for its efficient, heavy-duty freight operations and later incorporation into the Norfolk and Western Railway.

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Virginian Railway canonical 4

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Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf defunct railroad ⓘ
railroad company ⓘ
cargoType bulk commodities ⓘ
coal ⓘ
connectedTo Chesapeake and Ohio Railway ⓘ
Norfolk and Western Railway ⓘ
other eastern trunk railroads ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
economicImpact development of West Virginia coal industry ⓘ
support of industrial growth in Virginia ⓘ
electrificationUsedFor heavy coal trains over mountain grades ⓘ
freightFocus unit coal trains ⓘ
geographicOrientation east–west ⓘ
headquartersLocation Norfolk, Virginia ⓘ
historicalEra early 20th century ⓘ
mid 20th century ⓘ
industry coal transportation ⓘ
rail transport ⓘ
knownFor efficient freight operations ⓘ
heavy-duty coal trains ⓘ
low operating costs ⓘ
laterPartOf Norfolk Southern Railway ⓘ
legacy part of Norfolk Southern Railway system ⓘ
remembered for efficient coal transportation ⓘ
mergedInto Norfolk and Western Railway ⓘ
notableFeature heavy grades and mountain crossings ⓘ
high-capacity coal piers ⓘ
modern infrastructure for its era ⓘ
operated diesel locomotives ⓘ
electric locomotives ⓘ
steam locomotives ⓘ
operatedIn Virginia ⓘ
West Virginia ⓘ
operationalRole bridge line for coal to tidewater ports ⓘ
primaryCommodityHauled coal ⓘ
primaryTrafficType freight ⓘ
railGauge standard gauge ⓘ
regionServed Appalachian region ⓘ
Mid-Atlantic United States ⓘ
linked to: Mid-Atlantic states
reputation highly efficient coal hauler ⓘ
well-engineered route ⓘ
servedCoalFields Appalachian coal fields ⓘ
southern West Virginia ⓘ
servedPort Hampton Roads ⓘ
Norfolk, Virginia ⓘ
status defunct ⓘ
successor Norfolk and Western Railway ⓘ
trackType mainline railroad ⓘ
transportMode rail ⓘ

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Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Henry H. Rogers → built → Virginian Railway ⓘ
USRA 2-8-8-2 articulated locomotive → usedBy → Virginian Railway ⓘ