Incorporated in the 1880's from several railroads started much earlier, the history of the Norfolk and Western Railroad is deeply intertwined with the history of Virginia, West Virginia, and North Carolina. Towns like Roanoke, NC, Windsor,VA, Waverly,VA and most famously Disputania, VA would never have received these names if not for the founders of what became the Norfolk and Western. At its peak Norfolk and Western railroad was famous for building their steam locomotives in house at their extensive facilities in Roanoke, NC - a rare practice in the United States and most of the world.
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