Iaeger and Southern Railway stock certificate c1898 (West Virginia) 

WV short line RR. Very unusual stock printed on yellow paper. Great vignette of the WV state seal. Unissued and not cancelled. Vertical folds from document storage. Circa 1898 from corporate records.  Measuring approximately 12 x 10 inches with full border. 

The Iaeger and Southern Railway was a short-lived, early coal-hauling line in West Virginia (1898-1906) that built into the Dry Fork region, notable for its short operational life and later absorption by the massive Norfolk & Western (N&W) Railway.

Origins:
Started operations 1898, focusing on accessing coal fields in McDowell County, West Virginia.

Acquisition:
Merged with the Norfolk & Western Railway (N&W) in 1906, which integrated its lines.

Iaeger's Importance:
The town of Iaeger became a vital junction for coal trains, a role continuing under the modern Norfolk Southern Railway (NS), which formed from the N&W and Southern Railway merger (1982).

Legacy:
The Iaeger & Southern's infrastructure, especially the Dry Fork Branch, became part of the N&W/NS network, highlighting early 20th-century coal development.

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