The Southern Railway was a class 1 railroad based in the Southern United States between 1894 and 1982, when it merged with the Norfolk and Western Railway (N&W) to form the Norfolk Southern Railway. The railroad was the product of nearly 150 predecessor lines that were combined, reorganized and recombined beginning in the 1830s, formally becoming the Southern Railway in 1894.
A Southern Railway train in 1969
The Southern Railway Building in Washington, D.C., formerly located at Pennsylvania Avenue and 13th Street NW in the early 1900s
A postcard showing the Tennessean in its 1940s livery, with an EMD E6A locomotive on the point
Norfolk and Western Railway
The Norfolk and Western Railway, commonly called the N&W, was a US class I railroad, formed by more than 200 railroad mergers between 1838 and 1982. It was headquartered in Roanoke, Virginia, for most of its existence. Its motto was "Precision Transportation"; it had a variety of nicknames, including "King Coal" and "British Railway of America". In 1986, N&W merged with Southern Railway to form today's Norfolk Southern Railway.
Share of the Norfolk and Western Railroad Company, issued October 22, 1885
Bituminous coal
Aerial view of Lambert Point Coal Pier showing part of storage yard, Norfolk, VA
An electric Norfolk and Western train hauling coal during World War I
