Mallet Locomotive Pulling Coal Train through Southeastern West Virginia to Western Virginia
Date:
undated
Description:
Photo description reads, "2-8-8-2 H-7 Mallet used on coal train between Hinton (Summers County, W. Va.) and Handley (Kanawha County, W. Va.), and between Hinton and Clifton Forge (Alleghany County, Va.) from 1924 until replace by the 2-66-6 H 8's during 1940."
Last Steam Locomotive to Pass Through Hinton, West Virginia
Date:
ca. 1964
Description:
Inscribed on the back of Photograph: "Meadow River Engine No. 7 at Hinton Yards enroute to Cass. Standing on the footboard with his camera is John E. Faulconer of the Hinton Daily News; Holding the child is James P. Williams, C&O (Chesapeake & Ohio) Brakeman. Also in the photograph is Raymon Ratliff, C&O Dispatcher. Others are not identified. By 1964, diesel engines had replaced the once famous steam engine."
Meadow River No. 7 Steam Engine at Hinton Yards, Hinton, West Virginia
Date:
ca. 1964
Description:
Man holding the child is probably James Williams. This was possibly the last steam powered locomotive to pass through Hinton. Other information on the back on the photograph includes: "Hinton Daily News Coll. from Fred Long to Stephen Trail Su Co WV ... - 1996"