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The '''''New River, Holston, and Western Railroad''''' was an intrastate railroad in southwestern [[Virginia]]. It extended from [[Narrows, Virginia|Narrows]] on the [[New River]] in [[Giles County, Virginia|Giles County]] to [[Suiter, Virginia|Suiter]] in [[Bland County, Virginia|Bland County]]. The railroad followed the course of Wolf Creek or its tributaries for its entire length. The total distance between Narrows and Suiter is approximately 43 miles.
 
Construction started in 1903 from Narrows, but only three miles of track was laid. In 1912, the line was extended to [[Rocky Gap, Virginia|Rocky Gap]] and by 1914 had reached Suiter. In 1919, the line was sold to the Norfolk and Western Railroad. Operations continued until 1946.