railroad industry Archives - Appalachian History

She haunted that damn train all night!

He put a piece of paper on the table, “Here is the number of that engine, you get it sometime and strange things happen, you will know why!”

A faction developed unfriendly to Mr. Carter, and in 1901, by snap methods, the company was thrown by Moore and Schley into receivers’ hands.

The “Swamp Rabbit,” true to its name, did not mind inequalities in its pathway, so the track went up and down, following the lay of the land.

Michael Abraham continues to stake his claim as one of Appalachia’s top regional writers. His obvious love of railroading shines through here.

Roanoke is one of America’s great rail centers and prides itself on that history; African Americans have a long history with its railroad.