The Virginian Railway (reporting mark VGN) was a Class I railroad located in Virginia and West Virginia in the United States. The VGN was created to transport high quality "smokeless" …

Aug 23, 2024 · Constructed to extremely high-standards its main line was less than 500 miles but a constant irritation to the much larger Norfolk & Western. Despite its small size the Virginian …

The Virginian Railway 's class EL-2B comprised four two-unit electric locomotives with AAR (B+B-B+B)+ (B+B-B+B) wheel arrangements. The locomotives were used on the 133-mile (214 km) …

The Virginian EL-C, later known as the New Haven EF-4 and E33, was an electric locomotive built for the Virginian Railway by General Electric in August 1955. They were the first successful …

Jan 3, 2016 · Known as the “Richest Little Railroad in the World,” the Virginian Railway was formed in 1907 through the ‘marriage’ of the Deepwater Railway in West Virginia and the …

To aid in its efficiency in hauling coal over its highest point at Clarks Gap, WV, near Matoaka (and to relieve the health hazards to crews posed by the tunnels), the Virginian electrified 132 miles …

The Virginian Railway is well-known as one of the three major Appalachian coal hauling railroads, along with the Norfolk & Western (N&W) and the Chesapeake & Ohio.

The ‘Mountains to the Sea’ Railroad, the Virginian Railway was the next-to-last Class I rail line to be completed across the Appalachians. In 1909, the Railway connected the Ohio River at …

the Virginian Railroad was a single-purpose line, with a route designed to carry coal (not passengers or other freight) from West Virginia to Norfolk Source: Boston Public Library, Map …

The Virginian was designed to compete with the Norfolk and Western Railroad, not to share traffic. The two railroad lines crossed only twice, at Glen Lyn on the New River in Giles County …