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Constitutional amendments approved by West Virginia voters in 1920 and 1928 led to this development.
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Where was the last spike driven to complete the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad from Baltimore to the Ohio River?
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How many miles of the James River & Kanawha Canal were in present-day West Virginia?
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The second major railroad in southern West Virginia, this line carried its first load of coal from Mercer County in 1883.
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The Northwestern Railroad was opened to this Ohio River city in 1857.
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The Northwestern Virginia Turnpike later became part of this road.
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In what city was the Norwalk car made from 1912 to 1922?
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What industry were Shay locomotives associated with?
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Which city had the first streetcar line in West Virginia?
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This important railroad was also known as the Deepwater.
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