Potomac Yard (Va.)
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
James E. Foley Railroad Collection (MS405)
Collection
Identifier: MS405
Content Description
The collection centers around the Richmond, Fredericksburg & Potomac (RF&P) Railroad Company, which linked Richmond to Alexandria, and connecting railroad lines (i.e. B&O Railroad, C&O Railroad, Southern Railroad, Atlantic Coast Line, and the Seaboard Airline Railroad). The material largely consists of annual reports, time tables, rules and regulations, historical facsimiles, and miscellaneous ephemera. The collection ranges in date from 1869 to 2002, but is predominantly...
Dates:
1869 - 2002
Potomac Yard Collection (MS050)
Collection
Identifier: MS050
Content Description
Records, correspondences, authorizations for expenditure (AFEs), notebooks, ephemera, and blueprints, all documenting the Potomac Yard rail yard in Alexandria, Virginia.
Dates:
1927-2000
Potomac Yard Stadium Records (MS283)
Collection
Identifier: MS283
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of economic and traffic reports and how the stadium would benefit the community by pro-stadium analyst groups. There are also reports presented to the Finance and Appropriations Committee of the Virginia Assembly. One folder consists of materials created by the Citizens Against the Stadium group. Other opposition studies and opinions include those from the National Airport and United Airlines who opposed the stadium location under existing flightpaths, one by...
Dates:
1992