Locomotive for Ely Thomas Lumber Company of Fenwick, Nicholas County, W. Va.
Description:
Ely Thomas Lumber Company would have transferred its freight to the Nicholas, Fayette & Greenbrier, a short lived railroad that ran from Swiss, Nicholas County to Meadow Creek, Fayette County. The NF&G was jointly owned by the New York Central and Chesapeake & Ohio Railroads.'
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"
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."