Mason Cooper 334 pages hardcover
This book traces the building and operation of the N&W's Pocahontas Division from the first shipment of coal in 1883 to the N&W-Southern merger in 1982. Mason uses historical data, magazine articles and personal stories to present both facts and recollections on how the division was constructed and operated. Mason has gleaned stories from the N&W Magazine and newspapers to show the personal side of operating on the Pocahontas Division over the years. "