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In 1982, the N\u0026W combined with the Southern Railway to form Norfolk Southern Corporation.","The guide to the Norfolk \u0026 Western Railway Company Construction Site Photographs by Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, is licensed under a CC0 (https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/public-domain/cc0/).","Initial processing, arrangement, and description of the Norfolk \u0026 Western Railway Company Construction Site Photographs was completed in 1997. Additional description was completed in 2015.","Special Collections and University Archives includes many other collections relating to railroad history in this region, as well as Norfolk \u0026 Western Railway, Norfolk \u0026 Western Railroad, and various subsidiaries. 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In 1982, the N\u0026W combined with the Southern Railway to form Norfolk Southern Corporation.","The guide to the Norfolk \u0026 Western Railway Company Construction Site Photographs by Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, is licensed under a CC0 (https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/public-domain/cc0/).","Initial processing, arrangement, and description of the Norfolk \u0026 Western Railway Company Construction Site Photographs was completed in 1997. Additional description was completed in 2015.","Special Collections and University Archives includes many other collections relating to railroad history in this region, as well as Norfolk \u0026 Western Railway, Norfolk \u0026 Western Railroad, and various subsidiaries. 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