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Davis 4.211 American Viscose Parade
American Viscose employees with decorated car for World War I drive parade. Norfolk & Western shops visible in background.
Davis 4.212 American Viscose Parade
American Viscose employees with decorated car for a World War I drive parade. Norfolk & Western shops visible in background.
Davis 4.213 American Viscose Parade
American Viscose employees at a World War I drive parade. Norfolk & Western shops visible in background.
Davis 4.214 American Viscose Parade
American Viscose employees with decorated car for a World War I drive parade.
FE236 N&W Shops
Aerial view of Norfolk & Western east end shops.
HNWR124
Employees repair an N&W locomotive at the Roanoke Shops.
HNWR133
Two employees examine car wheels at the Roanoke Shops. C.G. Wiley is at right; the man at left is unidentified. Unfortunately, African American employees of the N&W could not be promoted beyond entry-level positions until the passage of the Civil…
HNWR143
The "Wheel Rollers" of the Roanoke Shops include (front left): Earl Dunning, John Cantry, Charles Wiley, Monk Wiggins, and Thomas Campbell. The Wheel Rollers competed in wheel rolling competitions around the nation and always placed high.
HNWR151
Shop employees and crew of Engine No. 205 in Roanoke, shortly after the locomotives construction.
HNWR167
Engine No. 102 rolls out of assembly at the Roanoke Shops and employees pose for the customary photograph of the engine.
HNWR176
Freight Locomotive No. 1203 rests on the turntable at Shaffer's Crossing in Roanoke.
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Commonwealth
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Commonwealth
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Commonwealth
RVNH40407 N&W Shops
An aerial view looking east on the Norfolk & Western Shops.
RVNH40417 Noon-Day Chorus
Norfolk & Western Shops Noon-Day Chorus. The group rehearsed and sang each day at lunchtime.
RVNH40421 Engine 605
Class J-1 Engine No. 605 rolls out of the Norfolk & Western Shops. War rationing meant no streamlined cowling or roller bearings on the rods.
Scyphers23 N&W GP9
Norfolk & Western GP9 #516 locomotive pulling the Pocahontas near the N&W shops.
Underwood 2 Roanoke Looking West
Aerial view of Roanoke looking west
Underwood 26 N&W Shops
Aerial view of the Norfolk & Western Railway shops
Underwood 3 Downtown Looking Southwest
Aerial view of downtown Roanoke looking southwest
Underwood 6 N&W Shops
Aerial view of the Norfolk & Western Railway shops