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Chapter 20, page 224.

1. Horse Drawn Car 'Pioneer' of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad

IDNO:
025645
Title:
Horse Drawn Car 'Pioneer' of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Date:
1829
Description:
Chapter 20, page 224.
'Westward Ho - Delivered to Va. Central July 1857. Picture taken at Winifred Junction 1870. Andy F. Southworth, engineer, 'Barney' Hagen, fireman, standing on left side of pilot with tallow pot in his hand.'

2. Westward Ho Locomotive at Winifred Junction.

IDNO:
025725
Title:
Westward Ho Locomotive at Winifred Junction.
Date:
1870
Description:
'Westward Ho - Delivered to Va. Central July 1857. Picture taken at Winifred Junction 1870. Andy F. Southworth, engineer, 'Barney' Hagen, fireman, standing on left side of pilot with tallow pot in his hand.'
'Eng No. 33 Placed on Road 1870.'

3. Locomotive No. 33 and Crew

IDNO:
025912
Title:
Locomotive No. 33 and Crew
Date:
1870
Description:
'Eng No. 33 Placed on Road 1870.'
'C. & O. R.R. Locomotive #32; Builder Name--Danforth Loco, Co. placed in service 1870. Cylinders 16" x 24"; weight of engines with three gauges of water 61650 pounds; Diam drivers 60:; dimensions of fire box 58 1/2 feet by 35 feet by 60 1/2 feet; No. of Flues 149; Diam of flues 2 inches; length of flues 11 feet, 1 inch; Diam of Boiler 46 7/8 feet; Service Passenger.'

4. Chesapeake and Ohio Locomotive No. 32

IDNO:
026172
Title:
Chesapeake and Ohio Locomotive No. 32
Date:
1870
Description:
'C. & O. R.R. Locomotive #32; Builder Name--Danforth Loco, Co. placed in service 1870. Cylinders 16" x 24"; weight of engines with three gauges of water 61650 pounds; Diam drivers 60:; dimensions of fire box 58 1/2 feet by 35 feet by 60 1/2 feet; No. of Flues 149; Diam of flues 2 inches; length of flues 11 feet, 1 inch; Diam of Boiler 46 7/8 feet; Service Passenger.'
Established in 1866. The route of the line ran from the Baltimore & Ohio's Parkersburg Branch, the Northwestern Virginia Railroad, north, east and west. In practice it went to the oilfield at Volcano and no farther. In the photograph, the name "Maj. W. R. Sterling" is written across the engine.

5. Laurel Fork & Sand Hill Railroad Owned by William C. Stiles, Jr., William R. Sterling, J. N. Camden, Samuel D. Karns, and Austin Gunnison

IDNO:
038475
Title:
Laurel Fork & Sand Hill Railroad Owned by William C. Stiles, Jr., William R. Sterling, J. N. Camden, Samuel D. Karns, and Austin Gunnison
Date:
1870/December
Description:
Established in 1866. The route of the line ran from the Baltimore & Ohio's Parkersburg Branch, the Northwestern Virginia Railroad, north, east and west. In practice it went to the oilfield at Volcano and no farther. In the photograph, the name "Maj. W. R. Sterling" is written across the engine.
Railroad at Grafton, P. Jennings, engineer, Jas. Jennings, stoker.

6. Engine 400 and Crew at Grafton, W. Va.

IDNO:
025749
Title:
Engine 400 and Crew at Grafton, W. Va.
Date:
1876
Description:
Railroad at Grafton, P. Jennings, engineer, Jas. Jennings, stoker.

7. Crowd Meets First Train into Parkersburg from Wheeling on the Ohio River Railroad

IDNO:
025681
Title:
Crowd Meets First Train into Parkersburg from Wheeling on the Ohio River Railroad
Date:
1884
Legendary engineer, Richardson, pictured in white coveralls, poses next to new American engine No. 70 after a run from Hinton.

8. Billy Richardson with C. & O. Class-A Locomotive in Huntington, W. Va.

IDNO:
048906
Title:
Billy Richardson with C. & O. Class-A Locomotive in Huntington, W. Va.
Date:
1891
Description:
Legendary engineer, Richardson, pictured in white coveralls, poses next to new American engine No. 70 after a run from Hinton.
A West Virginia Short Line R.R. car 1057 built by American Car & Foundry Co. in Huntington, W. Va..

9. Shortline Railroad Car No. 1057 Built by American Car and Foundry Company, Huntington, W. Va.

IDNO:
025632
Title:
Shortline Railroad Car No. 1057 Built by American Car and Foundry Company, Huntington, W. Va.
Date:
1901/06/16
Description:
A West Virginia Short Line R.R. car 1057 built by American Car & Foundry Co. in Huntington, W. Va..
'R. Chafey, owner. Pete Chanel was the engineer on this log train'.

10. Locomotive at William, W. Va., East of Thomas on the Western Maryland Railroad

IDNO:
025621
Title:
Locomotive at William, W. Va., East of Thomas on the Western Maryland Railroad
Date:
1902
Description:
'R. Chafey, owner. Pete Chanel was the engineer on this log train'.
Fred Secrest, an engineer for the Kanawha and Michigan Railway was not to be stopped by the flooded Wagner Railroad Yard in Point Pleasant, along the Ohio River. He backed the engine into the flooded yard, pulled down the hose into the water and filled up the boiler. Secrest is seen standing in back of the locomotive. (Engine 51-2511-566; Bald. 0-6-0 '87)

11. Engineer Fred B. Secrest Fills Up Engine No. 566 With Flood Water, Point Pleasant, W. Va.

IDNO:
038873
Title:
Engineer Fred B. Secrest Fills Up Engine No. 566 With Flood Water, Point Pleasant, W. Va.
Date:
1902
Description:
Fred Secrest, an engineer for the Kanawha and Michigan Railway was not to be stopped by the flooded Wagner Railroad Yard in Point Pleasant, along the Ohio River. He backed the engine into the flooded yard, pulled down the hose into the water and filled up the boiler. Secrest is seen standing in back of the locomotive. (Engine 51-2511-566; Bald. 0-6-0 '87)
Engine No. 7 sitting beside stall No. 1 of the roundhouse. A group of unidentified workers stand on along the tracks and sit on the train.

12. C. & O. Locomotive Outside of Roundhouse, Hinton, W. Va.

IDNO:
048584
Title:
C. & O. Locomotive Outside of Roundhouse, Hinton, W. Va.
Date:
1905
Description:
Engine No. 7 sitting beside stall No. 1 of the roundhouse. A group of unidentified workers stand on along the tracks and sit on the train.
This engine became snow bound between Thomas and Davis, W. Va.

13. Snow Bound Engine

IDNO:
053637
Title:
Snow Bound Engine
Date:
1908/02/01-1908/02/04
Description:
This engine became snow bound between Thomas and Davis, W. Va.
The Hampshire Southern Railroad train stands on the track, fired-up in Moorefield, Hardy County, West Virginia. The photograph shows only passenger cars, however the Hampshire Southern's first line also included freight service. The line ran between Romney and Moorefield.

14. First Train, Moorefield, W. Va. 8:30 AM, May 9,1910

IDNO:
038361
Title:
First Train, Moorefield, W. Va. 8:30 AM, May 9,1910
Date:
1910/05
Description:
The Hampshire Southern Railroad train stands on the track, fired-up in Moorefield, Hardy County, West Virginia. The photograph shows only passenger cars, however the Hampshire Southern's first line also included freight service. The line ran between Romney and Moorefield.
Baltimore and Ohio car with passengers in the center.

15. Special Train, S.V. & E. Railroad

IDNO:
025943
Title:
Special Train, S.V. & E. Railroad
Date:
1912/07/07
Description:
Baltimore and Ohio car with passengers in the center.
An identical type of engine is in the rear, while several unidentified workers look towards the camera. Information on the back of the photograph includes, "Courtesy of George C. Miller, Valatie, NY."

16. Engine No. 147 in Lead, Stone Cliff, Fayette County, W. Va.

IDNO:
039048
Title:
Engine No. 147 in Lead, Stone Cliff, Fayette County, W. Va.
Date:
1916
Description:
An identical type of engine is in the rear, while several unidentified workers look towards the camera. Information on the back of the photograph includes, "Courtesy of George C. Miller, Valatie, NY."
View of Twin Mt. R. R. depot and engine in Keyser, W. Va."The Twin Mountain and Potomac railroad, which used a narrow gauge, ran from Keyser to Twin Mountain, a distance of 26.6 miles."

17. Twin Mountain and Potomac Railroad Depot and Engine, Keyser, W. Va.

IDNO:
050291
Title:
Twin Mountain and Potomac Railroad Depot and Engine, Keyser, W. Va.
Date:
1918/08/31
Description:
View of Twin Mt. R. R. depot and engine in Keyser, W. Va."The Twin Mountain and Potomac railroad, which used a narrow gauge, ran from Keyser to Twin Mountain, a distance of 26.6 miles."
"The Twin Mountain and Potomac Railroad, which used a narrow gauge, ran from Keyser to Twin Mountain, a distance of 26.6 miles."

18. Twin Mountain and Potomac Railroad Depot and Engine, Keyser, W. Va.

IDNO:
050289
Title:
Twin Mountain and Potomac Railroad Depot and Engine, Keyser, W. Va.
Date:
1918/08/31
Description:
"The Twin Mountain and Potomac Railroad, which used a narrow gauge, ran from Keyser to Twin Mountain, a distance of 26.6 miles."
Boyd Howard, Stuart Cooper and Carl Patterson are pictured with the engine.This image is part of the Thompson Family of Canaan Valley Collection. The Thompson family played a large role in the timber industry of Tucker County during the 1800s, and later prospered in the region as farmers, business owners, and prominent members of the Canaan Valley community.The Babcock Lumber and Boom Company bought the Blackwater Boom and Lumber Company from the Thompson family in 1907. The mill shut down in 1924.

19. Babcock Lumber and Boom Company's Log Engine No. 148 in Davis, W. Va.

IDNO:
050756
Title:
Babcock Lumber and Boom Company's Log Engine No. 148 in Davis, W. Va.
Date:
1922
Description:
Boyd Howard, Stuart Cooper and Carl Patterson are pictured with the engine.This image is part of the Thompson Family of Canaan Valley Collection. The Thompson family played a large role in the timber industry of Tucker County during the 1800s, and later prospered in the region as farmers, business owners, and prominent members of the Canaan Valley community.The Babcock Lumber and Boom Company bought the Blackwater Boom and Lumber Company from the Thompson family in 1907. The mill shut down in 1924.
X-1 992 locomotive engine on N&W Railway at Bluefield, W. Va. The engine is built by Schenectady in May 1910 (no. 47174).

20. Norfolk and Western Locomotive X-1 992 at Bluefield, W. Va.

IDNO:
025616
Title:
Norfolk and Western Locomotive X-1 992 at Bluefield, W. Va.
Date:
1925
Description:
X-1 992 locomotive engine on N&W Railway at Bluefield, W. Va. The engine is built by Schenectady in May 1910 (no. 47174).

21. Locomotives of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Exhibited for 100th Anniversary

IDNO:
025638
Title:
Locomotives of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Exhibited for 100th Anniversary
Date:
1927
From left to right is Mr. McClean, Isaac Boone, Mr. Wickline, and Pete Gilmer. The man on the far right and in the back are unidentified.

22. Group of Men In Front of Engine No. 2317 at an Unknown Location

IDNO:
048855
Title:
Group of Men In Front of Engine No. 2317 at an Unknown Location
Date:
1927
Description:
From left to right is Mr. McClean, Isaac Boone, Mr. Wickline, and Pete Gilmer. The man on the far right and in the back are unidentified.
An unidentified man stands beside the thirty-five ton steam engine as it's ferried across the river.

23. Class-B Climax Locomotive Being Floated Across New River to New River Lumber Co., Longbottom, W. Va.

IDNO:
048929
Title:
Class-B Climax Locomotive Being Floated Across New River to New River Lumber Co., Longbottom, W. Va.
Date:
1927
Description:
An unidentified man stands beside the thirty-five ton steam engine as it's ferried across the river.
'Engineer, Robert S. Rigg and Porter 0-4-0, 24ton Locomotive #3 of Acme Limestone Co., Fort Spring, W. Va.. in 1930's. Locomotive was purchased from Haley, Chisom & Morris builders of the "New" Big Bend Tunnel on the C.& O. where the locomotive was used.'

24. Locomotive of Acme Limestone Company, Fort Spring, W. Va.

IDNO:
025624
Title:
Locomotive of Acme Limestone Company, Fort Spring, W. Va.
Date:
1930-1939
Description:
'Engineer, Robert S. Rigg and Porter 0-4-0, 24ton Locomotive #3 of Acme Limestone Co., Fort Spring, W. Va.. in 1930's. Locomotive was purchased from Haley, Chisom & Morris builders of the "New" Big Bend Tunnel on the C.& O. where the locomotive was used.'