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List Of Norfolk Southern Railway Predecessor Railroads
{{Short description, none The following railroads merged to form the Norfolk Southern Railway. *The Southern Railway changed its name to the Norfolk Southern Railway on December 31, 1990. **The Norfolk and Western Railway was leased by the Southern Railway on December 31, 1990, and merged into the Southern in 1997. ***The New York, Chicago and St. Louis Railroad (Nickel Plate Road) merged into the Norfolk and Western Railway on October 16, 1964. ****The Wheeling and Lake Erie Railway was leased by the New York, Chicago and St. Louis Railroad on December 1, 1949 and merged into the Norfolk and Western Railway on September 16, 1988. ***The Akron, Canton and Youngstown Railway was leased by the Norfolk and Western Railway on October 16, 1964 and merged January 1, 1982. Its remaining lines were spun off to the new Wheeling and Lake Erie Railway on May 17, 1990. ***The Pittsburgh and West Virginia Railway was leased by the Norfolk and Western Railway on October 16, 1964, but was lease ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Railroad
Rail transport (also known as train transport) is a means of transport that transfers passengers and goods on wheeled vehicles running on rails, which are incorporated in tracks. In contrast to road transport, where the vehicles run on a prepared flat surface, rail vehicles (rolling stock) are directionally guided by the tracks on which they run. Tracks usually consist of steel rails, installed on sleepers (ties) set in ballast, on which the rolling stock, usually fitted with metal wheels, moves. Other variations are also possible, such as "slab track", in which the rails are fastened to a concrete foundation resting on a prepared subsurface. Rolling stock in a rail transport system generally encounters lower frictional resistance than rubber-tyred road vehicles, so passenger and freight cars (carriages and wagons) can be coupled into longer trains. The operation is carried out by a railway company, providing transport between train stations or freight customer facili ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
City Point Railroad
In 1836, the Virginia House of Delegates approved a charter for the City Point Railroad. City Point, Virginia, was just ten years old. The Lower Appomattox Company ran boats of cargo from Petersburg, Virginia, to the large port at City Point. The company knew that the port needed a rail road to be competitive in the 1830s even though this would only be the second rail road in Virginia. Large ships that were too large for Port Walthall or Petersburg had to load and unload at City Point. Goods for export arrived in Petersburg from farms and plantations by way of the Upper Appomattox Canal Navigation System. The Richmond and Petersburg Railroad bringing coal and goods to port was also chartered in 1836. Coal arriving by boat from the Clover Hill Pits in 1837 and goods would soon be taken on the Clover Hill Railroad to connect with the Richmond and Petersburg Railroad to export from the area ports. History The City Point Railroad was an eight plus mile railroad in eastern Virginia e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rabun Gap Short Line Railway
''Rabun'' is a 2003 Malaysian drama film directed by Yasmin Ahmad. It tells a story about a free-spirited older couple, Pak Atan and Mak Inom who decide to spend more time in the country after getting tired of city life. But they find that life in the old village isn't a good thing when they get cheated by a distant relative, Yem, out of some money. They cut him off and Yem plots revenge. Meanwhile, in the city, the couple's daughter Orked is being wooed by a young gentleman, Yasin. ''Rabun'' is Yasmin Ahmad's first film before her other films, ''Sepet'', ''Gubra'', ''Mukhsin'', ''Muallaf'' and ''Talentime ''Talentime'' is a 2009 Malaysian Malay-language drama film written and directed by Yasmin Ahmad. Yasmin, in her blog, has described it "as a story full of joy and pain, hope and despair, a host of beautifully-written songs, and rich characters ...''. Premise The story revolves on Orked who lives with her parents, Pak Atan and Mak Inom and having a feast between them. Re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Piedmont Air-Line Railway
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