Southern Railway Appalachia Division.

This is an well researched book on the Southern Railway's Appalachia Division which served the area of southwest Virginia and northeast Tennessee. The book begins with the early history of the area, the routes, predecessor lines, and progresses into the late steam era, early diesel era and ends in the mid-1980's with the merger of Southern and Norfolk & Western. Many maps, timetables, and b&w photographs supplement the extensive text.

Contents:
Acknowledgements, Memoriam, Background, pp. 2-7;
Virginia & Tennesee Railroad, pp. 8-13;
Virginia & Kentucky Railroad, pp. 14-42;
Atlantic, Mississippi & Ohio Railroad, pp. 43-47;
Bristol Coal & Iron Narrow Gauge Railroad, pp. 48-59;
South Atlantic & Ohio Railroad, pp. 60-119;
Bristol, Elizabethton & North Carolina Railway, pp. 120-132;
Virginia & Southwestern Railway, pp. 133-228;
Southern Railway-Appalachia Division, pp. 229-380;
Appendix, Bibliography, Index, pp. 381-416.

HEW Enterprises, laminated hard cover, 416 pages, 8.5 x 11 x 1.25 in., b&w photographs, track diagrams, timetable reproductions.