Miscellaneous Records regarding the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, Cass Railroad, and Other Railroads

Access and use

Location of collection:
West Virginia and Regional History Center
West Virginia & Regional History Center
West Virginia University
P.O. Box 6069
1549 University Avenue
Morgantown, WV 26506
Contact for questions and access:
POC: Lori Hostuttler
Phone: (304) 293-3536
Restrictions:

No special access restriction applies.

Terms of access:

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.

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.

Summary

Extent:
0.10 Linear Feet 1.25 in. (3 folders)
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.
Language:
English
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.

Background

Scope and content:

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.

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).

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).

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).

Acquisition information:
Gift from Morgantown Public Library, 1981/08/11
Physical 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 / URL: https://wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu/
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard