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Library of Congress1887

Map showing the Norfolk & Western Railroad and its connections

Map of the eastern United States showing drainage, cities and towns, distance by 100-mile concentric circles centered on Roanoke, and the railroad network with emphasis on the main line. This line became one of the world's greatest coal carriers. It began as the City Point Rail Road from Petersburg to City Point, a distance of 9 miles. It was consolidated in 1870 as the Atlantic, Mississippi, and Ohio Railroad. See entry 491. It was sold in 1881 under the above name. In 1896 it was reorganized as the Norfolk and Western Railway Company.

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Library of Congress1884

Railroad and county map of Montana Ty

Relief shown by hachures. Accompanied by: Index to Cram's map of Montana. 4 p. ; 14 cm. Annotated in pencil in cover: c. 1884, immediately after 1st r.r. crossed Montana in 1883. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. Vault Acquisitions control no. 99-26

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Library of Congress1884

Map of the Southern Express Company

Outline railroad map of the southern states printed on heavy paper, indicating the railroad network, with stations and names of railroad companies along each line. [From published bibliography]

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Library of Congress1883

The railroad system of Texas on September 1st, 1883

Relief shown by hachures. "Published in the statistical edition of the Galveston news, September 1st, 1883." Includes tables showing "Railroad construction in the United States" and "Railroad towns in Texas having a population of 1,000 and over". Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. Lc copy imperfect: Holes and torn along fold lines.

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Map showing the Norfolk & Western Railroad and its connections188798688740loc
Map showing the Washington & St. Mary's Railroad and its proposed connections north, south, east and west188798688850loc
Birds-eye map of the Western and Atlantic R.R., the great Kennesaw route; Army operations, Atlanta campaign, 1864188798688854loc
Official railroad map of Dakota issued by the railroad commissioners, November 1st, 1886188698688534loc
Map showing the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fé Rail Road and its auxiliary roads in the state of Kansas188698688581loc
Official map of Michigan, railroad, township and sectional, prepared under the direction of the commissioner of railroads188598688499loc
Map of New York City, Brooklyn, and vicinity showing surface & elevated railroads in operation and proposed188598688527loc
Map of New York City, Brooklyn, and vicinity, shewing [sic] suburban lines of Long Island Railroad and its connections188598688700loc
The Santa Fé route Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fé R.R. 3 lines between the Missouri River and the Pacific coast to the city of Mexico via the A.T.&S. and Mexican Central R.R.188498688580loc
Map of Long Island showing the Long Island Railroad188498688699loc
Map of the Pennsylvania, Reading, and Lehigh Valley Railroads, and their connections188498688767loc
Map showing the Seaboard, Pennsylvania and Western Railroad and its connections188498688801loc
Railroad and county map of Montana Ty188499441786loc
Map of the Southern Express Company1884gm71000842loc
Railroad and commercial map of the Northwest1884gm71005294loc
The railroad system of Texas on September 1st, 188318832001622093loc
Coltons railroad map of part of the United States north of the 37th parallel embracing the country between the Atlantic Ocean and the 96th Meridian of longitude188398688370loc
Colton's railroad map of part of the United States south of the 37th parallel embracing the country between the Atlantic Ocean and the 96th meridian of longitude188398688413loc

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