Science and Technology in Special Collections and University Archives

We are home to a significant group of materials related to railroad history, specifically that of Virginia and the American South. Some of these materials date back as early as the 1840s. Below, you can find a sample of our many resources related to railroads in and around the region.

Books

• Cain, Basil S. Vibration of rail and road vehicles. 1940. Call number: TA356 C35 1940
• Dimmick, L. F. A discourse on the moral influence of rail-roads. 1841. Call number: BV133 D56 1841
• General rules and regulations of the Eastern Railroad Company: for the government and information of employees only. Eastern Railroad Company, 1878. Call number: HE2791 E157 1878
• Gillespie, W. M. A manual of the principles and practice of road-making: comprising the location, construction, and improvement of roads (common, macadam, paved, plank, etc.) and rail-roads. 1871. Call number: TE145 G45 1871
• Lawrence, Samual M. Report of the engineer of the Warren & Tidiout Rail Road Company. Warren and Tidiout Rail Road Company, 1863. Call number: TF210 R34 v.2, 1863
• Sandberg, Christer Peter. On rail-joints and steel rails. 1886. Call number: TF258 S26 1886

Manuscript Collections

• Ms1998-025. Cincinnati & Eastern Company Records, 1876-1877. Finding aid available online
• Ms2023-056. Huron, Ohio, Railroad Construction Photographs, 1912-1937. Finding aid available online
• Ms1997-027. Norfolk & Western Railway Company Construction Site Photographs, 1967-1981. Finding aid available online
• Ms2023-078. Norfolk & Western Railway Ledger, 1942-1944. Finding aid available online
• Ms1991-047. Robert B. Claytor Papers, 1854-1978. Finding aid available online
• Ms1987-041. Sprague Electric Railway and Motor Company Records, n.d. Finding aid available online