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Norfolk & Western Railway’s <i>Powhatan Arrow</i>
Photographer: By N&W Railway, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Taken: Circa 1945
Caption: Norfolk & Western Railway’s Powhatan Arrow
Additional Description: A streamlined steam locomotive pulls N&W’s premier passenger train in this oversized publicity postcard. Train ran daily from Norfolk, Virginia through Williamson to Cincinnati, Ohio. In 1956 this day train took a little under 16 hours to complete its daily journey that began at 7 AM in Norfolk and 8:30 AM in Cincinnati.
Submitted: July 31, 2021, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio.
Database Locator Identification Number: p600603
File Size: 0.658 Megabytes

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