Another somber anniversary, On December 1, 1959 the Virginian Railway was merged.

Mon Dec 2 18:03:09 EST 2019

To reinforce Norris’s comment of the Heritage unit’s popularity here are
two shots made last week when it came through Bristol.

Mike Pierry, Jr.

On Mon, Dec 2, 2019 at 5:36 PM NW Mailing List <nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org>
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> Ed Burnett reminded me that December 1, 1959 the Virginian Railway was
> merged away into the Norfolk and Western Railway. The Virginian Railway may
> be gone but it’s certainly not forgotten. The Virginian Railway group is
> very active within our N&WHS. I would also venture to say it’s the most
> popular of all of the beautiful NS Heritage Units!
> Happy Holidays!
> Norris 🚂🐄
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> Norris Deyerle
> Blue Ridge Chapter, National Railway Historical Society Chairman of
> Virginia's Rail Heritage Region Partners
> Info: www.blueridgenrhs.org
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> *From:* EDWARD BURNETT <ctwrwy at comcast.net>
> *Sent:* Sunday, December 1, 2019 2:27:44 PM
> *To:* NORRIS DEYERLE <RAILCOW at msn.com>
> *Subject:* Re: Fw: [vrfd] A somber anniversary. Nov. 29, 1906
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> Speaking of terrible anniversaries, today December first is the
> anniversary of the demise of the Virginian Railway. Merged away on December
> first 1959. -Ed
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> On November 30, 2019 at 9:56 PM NORRIS DEYERLE <RAILCOW at msn.com> wrote:
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> Click on the blue highlighted section to read the Washington Post story.
> Thanks Ed!
> Norris
>
> Norris Deyerle
> Blue Ridge Chapter, National Railway Historical Society Chairman of
> Virginia's Rail Heritage Region Partners
> Info: www.blueridgenrhs.org
> 744 Chinook Place
> <https://www.google.com/maps/search/744+Chinook+Place++%0D%0ALynchburg,+Virginia+24502?entry=gmail&source=g>
> Lynchburg, Virginia 24502
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>
> Cell: 434-851-0151
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> *From:* Ed Fielding <refielding at verizon.net>
> *Sent:* Saturday, November 30, 2019 9:03:28 PM
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> Wow.  What a terrible accident!  That’s sure an important part of the
> Southern’s history.  Tells us a bit about the times back then too.  Thanks
> for posting.  . . .  I noticed the 14 page Washington city paper’s price is
> stated as one cent.  Today a copy of the Washington Post is $2. Though we
> get a few more pages now….    - SS
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