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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Guide to the Pittsburgh and West Virginia Railway Company Drawings
Summary
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0279
- Creators:
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Pittsburgh and West Virginia Railway Company
- Dates:
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1948-1950
- Languages:
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English.
- Physical Description:
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1 Cubic foot2 oversize folders
- Repository:
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
Engineering drawings (81) of the Centralized Traffic Control Machine electrical circuits of the Pittsburgh and West Virginia Railway Company (later Norfolk and Western Railway Company). The circuits extend from Connellsville, Pennsylvania to Pittsburgh Junction, Ohio and include those for mechanical controls, electrical signals, and telephone communications. The drawings were made in 1948-1950. The drawings are in ink on paper, mostly in the dimension 23" x 28", although some are larger.
Biographical / Historical
Biographical / Historical
The Pittsburgh & West Virginia was merged into the Norfolk & Western in 1964.
Administration
Author
NMAH Staff
Immediate Source of Acquisition
This collection was donated by Norfolk & Western Railway Company in conjunction with Centralized Traffic Control Machine which was donated to Smithsonian in May 1978.
Processing Information
Collection processed by, NMAH Staff, 1987
Custodial History
Collection transferred to the Archives Center from the Division of Transportation (now Division of Work and Industry), November 28, 1987.
Using the Collection
Preferred Citation
Pittsburgh and West Virginia Railway Company Drawings, 1948-1950, Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Conditions Governing Use
Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open for research use.
Keywords
| Keyword Terms | Keyword Types | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Drawings -- 1940-1950 | Genre Form | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Railroads | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Electric circuits | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
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