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From left to right is Harry Lee (holding his daught, Lucy), Lum Bennett, Emmitt Crotty, Cap. Starrett Moore, John Dobbins, John Wilt, Mark Perkins, and Mitchell Dilly.

1. Sewell Valley Passenger Train Operating Between Rainelle, W. Va. and Meadow Creek, W. Va.

IDNO:
048869
Title:
Sewell Valley Passenger Train Operating Between Rainelle, W. Va. and Meadow Creek, W. Va.
Date:
1917/08
Description:
From left to right is Harry Lee (holding his daught, Lucy), Lum Bennett, Emmitt Crotty, Cap. Starrett Moore, John Dobbins, John Wilt, Mark Perkins, and Mitchell Dilly.
Nineteen Cars derailed, spilling it's contents at the M. D. Cabin.Pictured is engineer E. V. Rogers, conductor R. B. Tinsley, fireman E. W. Gwinn, and rear brakeman Carlos Garten examining the damage.

2. Train Wreck at Meadow Creek, W. Va.

IDNO:
048871
Title:
Train Wreck at Meadow Creek, W. Va.
Date:
1945/06/06
Description:
Nineteen Cars derailed, spilling it's contents at the M. D. Cabin.Pictured is engineer E. V. Rogers, conductor R. B. Tinsley, fireman E. W. Gwinn, and rear brakeman Carlos Garten examining the damage.
View of the damage when nineteen cars derailed. A crane is pictured in the background, perhaps prepared to lift the tipped cars.

3. Wreck at Meadow Creek, W. Va.

IDNO:
048873
Title:
Wreck at Meadow Creek, W. Va.
Date:
1945/06/06
Description:
View of the damage when nineteen cars derailed. A crane is pictured in the background, perhaps prepared to lift the tipped cars.
View of the building from across the tracks. The lead track behind the cabin leads to the interchange yard.

4. C. & O. Cabin at Meadow Creek, W. Va.

IDNO:
048875
Title:
C. & O. Cabin at Meadow Creek, W. Va.
Date:
1971/12/29
Description:
View of the building from across the tracks. The lead track behind the cabin leads to the interchange yard.
Gwinn and his horse, named Gurly, stand west of the Meadow Creek depot waiting on trains No. 13 and No. 14. Gwinn hauled the mail and express from the mainline to the motorcar that ran up and down the Nicholas, Fayette & Greenbrier Railroad (FN&G) line to Rainelle, W. Va.

5. Donnie Gwinn and His Horse in Meadow Creek, W. Va.

IDNO:
048943
Title:
Donnie Gwinn and His Horse in Meadow Creek, W. Va.
Date:
1938/07/15
Description:
Gwinn and his horse, named Gurly, stand west of the Meadow Creek depot waiting on trains No. 13 and No. 14. Gwinn hauled the mail and express from the mainline to the motorcar that ran up and down the Nicholas, Fayette & Greenbrier Railroad (FN&G) line to Rainelle, W. Va.
Looking east to Rainelle, W. Va. from the stub end of the first switchback at Meadow Creek Sawmill.

6. Sewell Valley Railroad near Meadow Creek, W. Va.

IDNO:
048949
Title:
Sewell Valley Railroad near Meadow Creek, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
Looking east to Rainelle, W. Va. from the stub end of the first switchback at Meadow Creek Sawmill.