Shenandoah Valley RR Stock 1883

1883 Shenandoah Valley Railroad Stock Certificate. Scarce, very attractive Virginia and West Virginia railroad scripophily document with side vignette of steam locomotive and coal car (The America). The Shenandoah Valley RR was completed in 1882, serving the Shenandoah Valley from Hagerstown, Maryland through the West Virginia panhandle into Virginia to Roanoke, Virginia where it connected with the Norfolk and Western Railway. In 1890, it went into bankruptcy and was reorganized as the Shenandoah Valley Railway. It became part of Norfolk & Western RR in 1890. Today the tracks are a major artery of the Norfolk Southern system. (Source: Wikipedia) This antique stock certificate is in VF+ condition.