Photo Record
Images
Metadata
Title |
Virginian Rail Yard on South Jefferson Street |
Description |
A photo taken from the new Franklin Road Bridge over the Virginian Railroad tracks and train make-up yard. Rail cars loaded with coal as well as empty coal cars are seen to the left of the photo. Several passenger cars are seen in the upper right quadrant of the photo as well as several small unidentified tracked vehicles to the left, right sides of the photo as well as one at the top of the inclined tracks. One yard shifter steam locomotive with crew is seen in the center of the photo. This Virginian yard was located on south Jefferson street on the east and reserve avenue on the south. The old Roanoke city mills can be seen with its grain silos in the distance.The Virginian Railroad merged with the Norfolk & Western Railroad 1959. |
Object ID |
1983.42.89 |
Object Name |
Print, Photographic |
Date |
November 1936 |
Year Range from |
1936 |
Year Range to |
1936 |
Subjects |
Virginian Railroad Railroad yards Railroad tracks Railroad train Railroad sleeping cars Railroad sidings Railroad shops & yards Railroad buildings Railroad cars Railroad employees Railroad equipment Railroad facilities Railroad freight cars Railroad locomotives Railroad motor cars Railroad steam engines Railroad switching |
Search Terms |
1930s Norfolk & Western Railroad Company Railroad Railroad Locomotive Railroad employees Railroad switches Railroad tracks Virginian Railway |
Collection |
History Museum of Western Virginia |
Imagefile |
065\19834289.JPG |
Number of images |
1 |