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Members of a team of engineers working on the Ohio Extension of the Norfolk & Western Railroad through the Tug River Valley in Southern West Virginia. L to R: Flint, Russel, Wright.

1. Camp Eight of Engineers for Norfolk and Western Railroad, Tug Fork River, West Virginia

Unidentified engineers, working on the Ohio extension in Southern West Virginia, two men, sitting in the middle, are holding revolvers.

2. Engineers for Norfolk and Western Railroad, Tug Fork River, West Virginia

Unidentified engineers, working on the Ohio Extension, pose in front of a log cabin.

3. Camp Six of Engineers for Norfolk and Western Railroad, Tug Fork River, West Virginia

Group portrait of unidentified engineers, working on the Ohio Extension in Southern West Virginia.

4. Reunion of Engineers, Tug Fork River Division, Norfolk & Western Railroad

Unidentified field engineer rides his horse over a county road near Tug Fork River.

5. County Road, Section 50, Tug Fork River District of Norfolk & Western Railroad, West Virginia

Several workers pose next to a horse drawn cart used for hauling. This image is probably an example of pinpoint photography.

6. Railroad Construction Crew for Ohio Extension of Norfolk & Western Railroad on Tug Fork River

A barge loaded with supplies for the engineers and crews working on the Ohio Extension along the Tug Fork and Big Sandy Rivers between Welch in McDowell County and Kenova in Wayne County. None of the men are identified in the photograph.

7. Norfolk & Western Railroad Contractors Supplies, Tug Fork River District, Southern West Virginia

Unidentified workers, part a team of engineers, survey for a tunnel, as two men stand inside an opening in the rocks.

8. Surveying for Ohio Extension of Norfolk and Western Railroad on Tug Fork River, W. Va.

Railroad cut along the Tug Fork River.

9. Section 65 of Ohio Extension of Norfolk and Western Railroad, Tug Fork River, W. Va.

Group portrait of several families of the workers building the Ohio Extension of the Norfolk and Western Railroad along the Tug Fork and Big Sandy Rivers.

10. Sunday on 'Tug', Tug Fork River, Southern West Virginia

Only identified man is Herbert S. Thomas Sr., seated on the right.

11. Civil Engineers at Norfolk & Western Railroad's Camp Eight, Tug Fork District, W. Va.

Taken during the construction of the Ohio extension.

12. Looking East Toward Camp Six for Norfolk & Western Railroad Workers, Tug Fork River Valley, W. Va.

Photograph taken during the construction of the Ohio extension, part of Norfolk & Western Railroad. None of the individuals are identified.

13. Painter Creek Camp Meeting

Photograph taken during the construction on the Ohio Extension of the Norfolk & Western Railroad along the Tug Fork and Big Sandy Rivers. None of the family members are identified.

14. Jim Mounce & Family, Tug Fork River Area, W. Va.

Unidentified man sitting on top of a culvert. Several supports use to shape the culvert are lying in the foreground. This image is probably a pinpoint photograph.

15. Culvert on Ohio Extension of Norfolk & Western Railroad in Tug Fork River District, W. Va.

Unidentified engineers stand outside their icicle covered cabins with a team of oxen.

16. Civil Engineers at Norfolk & Western Railroad's Camp Eight, Tug District, W. Va.

The subject's full name is most likely Selkirk McCoy, the son of Asa McCoy and a member of the West Virginia branch of the McCoy family in Logan County. This photograph was taken during the building of the Ohio Extension of the Norfolk and Western Railroad.

17. Kirk McCoy, Tug Fork River District, W. Va.

Photograph was taken during the building of the Ohio Extension of the Norfolk & Western Railroad.

18. Ham Williamson Dwelling, Tug Fork River District, W. Va.

Photograph taken of several unidentified civil engineers during the construction of the Ohio extension of the Norfolk & Western Railroad.

19. Engineers Hunting Trouble, Tug Fork River District, W. Va.

View of the Tug Fork River, looking from the Civil Engineers' Camp 6. The photograph was taken during the building of the Ohio extension of the Norfolk and Western Railroad.

20. Looking Down River From Camp 6, Tug Fork River District, W. Va.

Completed cut-roadbed for the Ohio extension of the Norfolk and Western Railroad.

21. Redrock Roadbed Complete, Tug Fork River District, W. Va.

Two unidentified civil engineers in camp during the construction of the Ohio extension of the Norfolk and Western Railroad.

22. 'Some of the Boys' in Camp, Tug Fork River District, W. Va.

Ned is probably the one sitting with Ran in his lap. The photograph was taken during the construction of the Ohio extension of the Norfolk and Western Railroad.

23. Ned & Ran, Tug Fork River District, W. Va.

Some of the engineers working on the Ohio extension of the Norfolk and Western Railroad. Left to Right: S. P. Daniel; J. Rapelje, W. A. Doane, J. B. Rohrer, S. S. Earle.

24. Group Portrait of Civil Engineers Crew, Tug Fork District, W. Va.

Cabins and structures on the far river bank, occupied by the Norfolk and Western railroad civil engineers during the construction of the Ohio extension.

25. Civil Engineers Camp 6 on Tug Fork River, W. Va.

The new extension was part of the Norfolk & Western Railroad.

26. Tunnel No. One of Ohio Extension, Tug Fork River District, W. Va.

Two unidentified individuals are standing on the middle pier and two are sitting on the bridge and a hand-car.

27. Bridge 17 of Ohio Extension of Norfolk & Western Railroad, Tug Fork District, W. Va.

Huge rocks lay along side the track with an unidentified man standing on one boulder in the center of the photograph.

28. New Section of Ohio Extension for Norfolk & Western Railroad, Tug Fork River District, W. Va.

29. Tug Fork River, 20th Mile of Ohio Extension, Norfolk & Western Railroad, W. Va.

Four unidentified workers stand along the tracks in camp. The photograph was taken during the construction of Ohio extension of the Norfolk & Western Railroad.

30. Group of Railroad Workers,Tug Fork River District, W. Va.

Unidentified man sitting on the edge of the bridge.

31. Bridge 5 of Ohio Extension of Norfolk & Western Railroad,Tug Fork River District, W. Va.

Part of the new Ohio extension on the Norfolk & Western Railroad.

32. Matecury Trestle Railroad Bridge, Tug Fork River District, W. Va.

View from inside the tunnel, which was craved out of the mountain, looking out, down the track.

33. Tunnel No. 4 of Ohio Extension, Norfolk & Western Railroad, Tug Fork District, W. Va.

A large group of unidentified people, including civil engineers, survey and construction crews, pose on a railroad bridge. The photograph was taken during the construction of the Ohio extension of the Norfolk & Western Railroad.

34. Group Portrait of Railroad Workers, Tug Fork District, W. Va.

A locomotive, pulling flat cars rolls over  Bridge No. 20. Three unidentified people are standing on the middle pier.

35. Bridge No. 20 on Ohio Extension of Norfolk & Western Railroad, Tug Fork District, W. Va.

No. 5, Sec. 24, part of the Ohio Extension of the Norfolk & Western Railroad.

36. West End of Tunnel Under Construction, Tug Fork River District, W. Va.

Photograph was taken during the construction of the Ohio extension of the Norfolk & Western Railroad. The only identified individual is Herbert S. Thomas Sr., standing, far left.

37. Group Portrait of Civil Engineers and Crew, Tug Fork District, W. Va.

Unidentified workers use a pulley to move huge blocks of stone during the building of a bridge on the Norfolk and Western Railroad.

38. Construction of Abutment on Ohio Extension, Tug Fork District, W. Va.

Photograph taken during the construction of the Ohio Extension. Only Ned and his dog "Ran", on the left are identified.

39. Civil Engineers, Norfolk & Western Railroad, Tug Fork District, W. Va.

Two unidentified engineers in a casual, cigar chewing pose. The photograph was taken during the construction of the Ohio extension of the Norfolk & Western Railroad in Southern West Virginia.

40. Civil Engineers During Construction Project, Tug Fork District, W. Va.

Unidentified workers building an abutment for a railroad bridge.

41. Construction on Ohio Extension of Norfolk & Western Railroad, Tug Fork District, W. Va.

Unidentified African-American youth happily poses, taken during the construction of the Ohio extension of the Norfolk & Western Railroad.

42. African-American Youth, Tug Fork District, W. Va.

Unidentified worker stands next to an engine run by steam.

43. Engine Used During Construction of Ohio Extension of Norfolk & Western Railroad in Southern W. Va.

Anderson "Devil Anse" Hatfield, second from the left holds a surveying pole as several unidentified workers and civil engineers pose with their equipment during the construction of the Ohio extension of the Norfolk & Western Railroad.

44. Anderson Hatfield with Survey Crew in Tug Fork District, Southern W. Va.

Unidentified workers use molds to form the arch in a culvert during the construction of the Ohio extension.

45. Building Culvert on Ohio Extension of Norfolk & Western Railroad, Tug Fork District, W. Va.

Large group portrait of black and white workers. Some are holding guns, tools or banjos. None are identified.

46. Group of Railroad Employees During Construction on Norfolk & Western Railroad, Tug Fork District, W. Va.

The molds hold the shape of a culvert during the construction of the Ohio extension of the Norfolk & Western Railroad.

47. New Culvert on Ohio Extension Line, Tug Fork District, W. Va.

Several unidentified black workers and two women pose outside the entrance to what is possibly a dwelling built into the side of a hill. The photo was taken during the construction of the Ohio extension of the Norfolk & Western Railroad.

48. African-American Railroad Construction Workers, Tug Fork District, W. Va.