C and O for Progress (map), 1947/1972

Location of collection:

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Special Collections, University Libraries (0434)

Newman Library

Virginia Tech

P.O. Box 90001

560 Drillfield Drive

Blacksburg, VA 24062-9001

Contact for questions and access:

Email: specref@vt.edu

Phone: (540) 231-6308

Fax: (540) 231-3694

Web: spec.lib.vt.edu

Summary

Extent:

0.1 Cubic Feet 24 x 18 in.

Abstract:

Map depicting the C & O Railroad network in the Mid-Atlantic and Midwestern states (Michigan, Indiana, Ohio, Kentucky, West Virginia, Virginia, Washington, DC, and New York. Though undated, the map was issued some time between 1947, when the C & O acquired the Pere Marquette Railway of Michigan and Ontario, and 1972, when it adopted a new corporate name following a merger with the ancient Baltimore & Ohio Railroad.

Language:

English .

Indexed terms

Subjects:

Local/Regional History and Appalachian South
Railroad
Railroad -- Maps
Maps (documents)

Places:

Indiana -- Maps
Kentucky -- Maps
Michigan -- Maps
New York -- Maps
Ohio -- Maps
Virginia -- Maps
Washington (D.C.) -- Maps
West Virginia -- Maps