This Norfolk Western Railroad sign features N&W Railroad’s finest steam locomotives for “War Power” effort. The 10 inch by 12 inch metal sign is a reproduction of an old historic railroad ad and has rounded corners with an 1/8″ hole in each corner for easy hanging.  The aluminum is .025 and is proudly made in the USA. In addition to this Norfolk Western Railroad sign, we offer other N&W sign wall decorations for your man cave and train room walls.

More information about Norfolk Western Railroad; The Norfolk and Western Railway, commonly called the N&W, was a US class I railroad, formed by more than 200 railroad mergers between 1838 and 1982. It was headquartered in Roanoke, Virginia, for most of its existence.

The N&W was famous for manufacturing its own steam locomotives, which were built at the Roanoke Shops, as well as its own hopper cars. After 1960, N&W was the last major Class I railroad using steam locomotives; the last remaining Y class 2-8-8-2s would eventually be retired between 1964 and 1965.

In December 1959, the N&W merged with the Virginian Railway (reporting mark VGN), a longtime rival in the Pocahontas coal region. By 1970, other mergers with the Nickel Plate Road and Wabash formed a system that operated 7,595 miles (12,223 km) of road on 14,881 miles (23,949 km) of track from North Carolina to New York and from Virginia to Iowa.

In 1980, the N&W merged its business operation with those of the Southern Railway, another profitable carrier, to create the Norfolk Southern Corporation holding company. The N&W and the Southern Railway continued as separate railroads operating under the single holding company.

In 1982, the Southern Railway was renamed Norfolk Southern Railway and the holding company transferred the Norfolk & Western Railway to the control of the newly renamed company.

The  Norfolk Western Historical Society has wonderful information to learn more about this mighty railroad. There are books and other gifts about N&W on their website.