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Norfolk & Virginia Beach Railroad & Improvement Co. Proof Pass [155800]

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles / Railroadiana, Trains Start Price:30.00 USD Estimated At:60.00 - 200.00 USD
Norfolk & Virginia Beach Railroad & Improvement Co. Proof Pass [155800]
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130.00USD+ (32.50) buyer's premium + applicable fees & taxes.
This item SOLD at 2023 Jan 20 @ 08:59UTC-8 : PST/AKDT
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Proof pass printed on thin paper by Hosford & Sons, NY. Beautiful design with large vignette of the ocean at sunset. Began in 1883, to connect Norfolk with Virginia Beach. A narrow-gauge operation, it struggled nearly immediately, reorganizing as the Norfolk and Virginia Beach Railroad in 1887. In 1898, the line was converted to standard gauge, and the branch to Munden Point was built. In 1900, the line was merged into the Norfolk and Southern Railroad, itself merged into Southern Railway in 1974, and finally came under the ownership of the Norfolk Southern Railway in 1982.

Date: c.1883
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State: Virginia
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