Miscellaneous Records regarding the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, Cass Railroad, and Other Railroads A&M 2980

West Virginia and Regional History Center

1549 University Ave.
P.O. Box 6069
Morgantown, WV 26506-6069
Business Number: 304-293-3536
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URL: https://wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu

Staff of the West Virginia & Regional History Center

Repository

West Virginia and Regional History Center

Identification

A&M 2980

Title

Miscellaneous Records regarding the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, Cass Railroad, and Other Railroads 1932-1978, undated

URL:

https://archives.lib.wvu.edu/ark:/99999/195523

Quantity

0.10 Linear Feet, 1.25 in. (3 folders)

Location

West Virginia and Regional History Center / West Virginia University / 1549 University Avenue / P.O. Box 6069 / Morgantown, WV 26506-6069 / Phone: 304-293-3536 / Fax: 304-293-3981 / URL: https://wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu/

Language

English

Abstract

This collection contains miscellaneous records regarding the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, Cass Railroad, and other railroads. Types of records include newspapers and news clippings, calendars, and ephemera. See "Scope and Content Note" for additional information regarding material within the collection.

Administrative Information

Conditions Governing Use

Permission to publish or reproduce is required from the copyright holder. For more information, please see the Permissions and Copyright page on the West Virginia and Regional History Center website.

Conditions Governing Access

No special access restriction applies.

Preferred Citation

[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], Miscellaneous Records regarding the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, Cass Railroad, and Other Railroads, A&M 2980, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Gift from Morgantown Public Library, 1981/08/11

Scope and Contents

Subjects and Indexing Terms

Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company
Cass Scenic Railroad
Cowan, John F.
Hartley, L. S.
Railroads - Baltimore and Ohio Railroad.
Railroads - Cass Scenic Railroad
Railroads -- West Virginia
Robey, William Grafton, 1926-
Sanders Hill (Preston County, W. Va.)
Sanders, Willie.
Saunders family
Shaffer, Frank E.

Container List

Mixed Materials Folder: 1

Material regarding the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad

1954-1978 and undated

Scope and Contents

Folder 1 contains material regarding the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, including a scrapbook of clippings regarding end of service (1957-1958); photocopy of article titled "Where 65 Cars Still Make a Train" (1960); photocopy of article titled "When the B&O Took the Coal & Coke Over" (1974); two Baltimore and Ohio calendars (1977-1978); and ephemera, including small calendar (1954), schedule (1957), and business card (undated).

Mixed Materials Folder: 2

"The Cass Chronicle"

1976

Scope and Contents

Folder 2 contains a copy of "The Cass Chronicle" which includes an article regarding the history of the Cass Scenic Railroad and a photocopy of the same (1976).

Mixed Materials Folder: 3

Material regarding miscellaneous railroads

1932-1970 and undated

Scope and Contents

Folder 3 contains material regarding miscellaneous railroads, including a photocopy of an article from the West Virginia Review titled "West Virginia has World's Biggest Locomotive" (1932); a business memorandum regarding train dispatchers in the vicinity of Grafton, West Virginia and a photocopy of same (1941); a typescript of an interview with Willie Sanders regarding construction and legends of the local railroad (1970); and an advertisement for a "Vulcan B" Railroad Torch (undated).