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Books Published by the N&WHS
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N&W Pocahontas Division |
| Mason Cooper's new 334-page hardback book uses 260 B/W photos and 45 maps/drawings to take the reader through the building and operation of the N&W's Pocahontas Division from the first shipment of coal in 1883 to the N&W-Southern merger in 1982. Mason's research extends through N&W documents, historical data, magazine articles and personal stories to present both facts and recollections on how the division was constructed and operated. Mason's in-depth research shows how the railroad was built, why the railroad was built, and the personal side of operating on the Pocahontas Division over the years.
By Mason Cooper |
| SKU# 139.12 |
$59.95 |
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Bluestone - N&W Branch Line |
| Bluestone - Norfolk & Western Branch Line is the first in a series of NWHS publications about major branch lines of the N&W. This 128-page, soft cover book has over 130 black and white pictures plus an additional 70 maps, charts and time tables to take the reader from the first crossing of the Bluestone in 1884 to the last major coal operation on the branch line shutting down in 1984. The book uses the 1927 track chart as a basis for describing the curves, bridges and grades as tracks were laid to serve the 21 major coal operations on the branch. The book also uses the N&W Railroad records to explain how the Flat-Top Extension and its proposed pathway to the Ohio River became the Bluestone Branch.
By Alex Schust, Mason Cooper, Ken Bowen, Buddy French |
| SKU# 139.14 |
$27.95 |
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North Fork - N&W Branch Line |
| North Fork – Norfolk & Western Branch Line, second book in NWHS’s Branch Line series, is a soft-cover publication using 104 pages, 84 black/white pictures and 77 maps and charts to tell the story of the 7.3 miles of railroad that ran from Northfork to Crumpler in McDowell County, West Virginia. The branch line operated from 1891 to 1986 and produced nearly 120 million tons of coal from 12 mining operations over its operating life. NWHS’s newest publication uses construction records, track charts, siding agreements, contracts, maps and photographs to tell the why, how, who, what and when of this branch of the N&W. Learn why the coal operators had to pay the construction costs. Learn how the branch line changed over the years. There are photographs from the 1890s, 1912 topology maps and modern road maps for the railfan. Detailed tipple track charts aid the model railroader in building realistic model railroad mining operations
By Alex Schust, Mason Cooper |
| SKU# 139.15 |
$27.95 |
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The "A" (Revised Edition) |
Norfolk & Western's Mercedes of Steam
THE history of N&W Class A locomotive has been revised by author Ed King!
The original book about this most productive of locomotives has been greatly expanded to include much information not available to the author at the first writing, plus a foldout featuring side elevation drawings of the locomotive and the various tenders it pulled, plus many more photographs (color & B/W). Appendices covering N&W's tenders and the testing of Pennsy Q2 4-4-6-4 conducted on the Scioto Division in August, 1948.
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| SKU# 139.11 |
$64.95 |
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The Norfolk & Western - As I Knew It |
| From rail photographer August A. Thieme, this large-format volume features over 150 photos of steam trains in operation fron Norfolk to Bluefield during the 40's and 50's. See the A, J, and Y class locomotives at their absolute peak... plus numerous other classes of seam power operated daily by the N&W! Hard cover with dust jacket, 11" x 14" format, 175 pages, 150+ B&W views of steam power! |
| SKU# 139.10 |
$64.95 |
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Cabooses of the Norfolk & Western |
| A definitive work by Society members Robert G. Bowers and James F. Brewer. Hardcover; 30 chapters, 4 appendices and Epilogue in 248 pages; 200 B&W and 19 color photos with numerous diagrams. This massive volume covers every class of N&W caboose, including those from merged lines. |
| SKU# 139.01 |
$49.50 |
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Norfolk & Western Diagrams of Signal Aspects |
| The original publication by the N&W gives every signal aspect for the railroad, circa 1960, with complete diagrams, indications, and names. Reprinted by the N&WHS in FULL COLOR. If you love the old signals, this 20 page booklet is a treasure trove of information! |
| SKU# 142.11 |
$18.95 |
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Norfolk & Western Signal Diagrams |
| This original N&W Signal Diagram book was produced from Archives material. It includes diagrams of bases, towers, signal heads, transformer cases, and the hardware associated with this important part of the railroad's daily operations. 65 pages, Spiral bound |
| SKU# 142.06 |
$19.95 |
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The Norfolk & Western - A History |
| An updated reprint of a book first published by the N&W in 1981. (This updated version includes additional information on the N&W / Southern merger.) Includes charts detailing operating ratios, coal tonnage, and net income. Over 200 pages, with laminated soft-cover. Produced in cooperation with Norfolk Southern Corporation. |
| SKU# 142.05 |
$21.95 |
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The Norfolk & Western Strike of 1978 |
After the 1978 N&W eighty-two day strike ended, John P. Fishwick, N&W President and CEO, commissioned Robert E. Bedingfield to write a book about the strike. He gave every member of the Strike Team a copy. In his forward to the book, Mr. Fishwick wrote: “This book has been prepared primarily for those who manned the railroads during the strike”. You can now purchase a copy of the N&W Historical Society reprinting of this 6” X 9” hardback 399 page record of the strike, and read personal accounts of service by supervisors who kept the N&W rolling. There are management assessment and performance records, as well as job assignments of those who kept the N&W alive. The N&W was one of five Class A rail lines that were picketed. Read the stories of how they made history.
By Robert E. Bedingfield
Hardbound, 6" x 9", no photos. 399+ pages.
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| SKU# 142.13 |
$34.95 |
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2010 Convention Booklet - Front Royal |
NWHS 2010 Front Royal Convention
Booklet of Handouts
Maps, photos, timetables, drawings, articles all related to Front
Royal Area. Great railfan guide for the Shenandoah valley!
234 pages in a ring binder
NWHS Production |
| SKU# 142.14 |
$19.95 |
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