Passenger Train Discontinuance

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Bruce,

Neat stuff!  Thanks for doing this.

Jim Brewer

On Wed, Apr 29, 2020 at 11:07 PM NW Mailing List <nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org>
wrote:

> Not too long ago, there was a discussion here about when various passenger
> trains were taken out of service. Before everything shut down, I checked
> out from the Virginia Tech library the 1957 and 1958 annual reports of the
> Virginia State Corporation Commission. The reports list requests from
> railroads in the state to change or discontinue service and the orders
> associated with those requests. Because the library is now closed but
> people still need access to materials, the amount of publications available
> in digital form has broadened. I was able to access the University of
> Richmond collection of all the SCC annual reports, so I have added requests
> from 1956 and 1958. The filings by the Norfolk & Western and the Virginian
> were excerpted and are available here:
>
> https://brucebharper.info/nwrwy/articles/scc.html
>
> As I have time, I'll see about broadening the listings in both directions.
>
> Bruce in Blacksburg
>
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