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IDNO:
047183
Title:
Hinton Freight Depot, Hinton, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1950
Description:
Tracks running through the station along the Chesapeake & Ohio (C & O) Railroad. Town seen in the background.
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.
IDNO:
048588
Title:
Man and Laborer at Roundhouse in Hinton, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1960
Description:
G. W. Conner, left, and Charles Johnson, right, stand outside the roundhouse building.
IDNO:
048589
Title:
Group of Men On Top of Train Outside Roundhouse in Hinton, W. Va.
Date:
1927
Description:
Six unidentified men are pictured on top of the steaming train.
IDNO:
048590
Title:
Scene Looking West from Roundhouse in Hinton, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1950
Description:
Looking out over the railroad track and yard beside a river.
IDNO:
048591
Title:
Looking West from Roundhouse Office, Hinton, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1950
Description:
View overlooking train cars in the railroad yard beside a river.
IDNO:
048592
Title:
Exterior of Roundhouse Building in Hinton, W. Va.
Date:
1983
Description:
Looking at the brick building from outside.
IDNO:
048593
Title:
Electrician Changing Bulbs on Pole near Roundhouse Building, Hinton, W. Va.
Date:
1925
Description:
Pete Sentz pictured on the pole located near the wash pit.
IDNO:
048594
Title:
First Shift Crew Outside Roundhouse in Hinton, W. Va.
Date:
1930/07/29
Description:
A group of unidentified male employees are pictured around a train outside of the roundhouse building.
IDNO:
048595
Title:
Construction Outside of Roundhouse at Hinton, W. Va.
Date:
1929
Description:
Unidentified workers construct a turn table outside of the roundhouse building.
IDNO:
048596
Title:
Turn Table Under Construction Outside of Roundhouse in Hinton, W. Va.
Date:
1929
Description:
The turn table, 115 feet in length, was installed with a type twin spin-electric drive. The construction workers are unidentified.
IDNO:
048597
Title:
Unit 8010 in Turn Table Pit, Hinton, W. Va.
Date:
1954/3/22
Description:
The train car is pictured in the pit. Two unidentified men are pictured observing the scene.
IDNO:
048598
Title:
Emerson "Windy" Wilson Inside the Old Roundhouse Office, Hinton, W. Va.
Date:
1925
Description:
Wilson pictured sitting at a desk writing.
IDNO:
048599
Title:
Crowd Gathered Outside Roundhouse Building in Hinton, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1925
Description:
A large group is gathered by the railroad tracks. A podium and chairs are pictured in the center, suggesting this scene is anticipating some event.
IDNO:
048600
Title:
Machinist Outside of Shop at Roundhouse in Hinton, W. Va.
Date:
1948
Description:
John Earl Lilly pictured in his work gear.
IDNO:
048601
Title:
Workers Gathered Outside Old Machine Shop at Roundhouse in Hinton, W. Va.
Date:
1948
Description:
Pictured is Bob Gully, A. J. Poff, W. B. Tyree, Joe Allen, and Billy Joe Edwards.
IDNO:
048602
Title:
Machine Workers Outside Roundhouse in Hinton, W. Va.
Date:
1948
Description:
Pictured, from left to right, is John McLaughlin (machine helper), Arnold Lilly (machinist), Bernard Richmond (machinist), Joe Allen (machine helper), B. J. Edwards (pipe fitter), Bill Linkerhoker (machinist) and Bill Williams (machine helper).
IDNO:
048603
Title:
Machinist Outside of Machine Shop at Roundhouse in Hinton, W. Va.
Date:
1948
Description:
Bernard Richmond pictured in his work gear.
IDNO:
048604
Title:
Employee Surveying Wreckage of Fueling Mast on No. 3 Track, Hinton, W. Va.
Date:
1973/05/30
Description:
"Big" Jim Meadows observes the damage after a mast was torn down on 2nd shift by laborer Marlin Meadows, who moved the engine before the fueling nozzle was removed.
IDNO:
048606
Title:
Allegheny Conductor at HX Depot, Hinton, W. Va.
Date:
1939
Description:
J. C. Lane pictured beside the railroad tracks.
IDNO:
048608
Title:
MX Cabin in Hinton, W. Va.
Date:
1987
Description:
Looking at the brick building from across the railroad tracks.
IDNO:
048609
Title:
Machinist Outside Mallet House, Hinton, W. Va.
Date:
1948
Description:
Roy Shrewsbury is pictured by the railroad tracks. An old storeroom is pictured in the background.
IDNO:
048610
Title:
C. & O. Train Passing through Hinton, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1940
Description:
A train car reads, "Chesapeake & Ohio".
IDNO:
048611
Title:
C. & O. Operator Outside MX Cabin, Hinton, W. Va.
Date:
1943/07
Description:
Mrs. E. M. Marable stands outside the cabin beside the railroad tracks.
IDNO:
048612
Title:
Train No. 1621 Ready to Head Eastbound on Tracks in Front of Mallet House, Hinton, W. Va.
Date:
1947
Description:
The C. & O. train idles in the engine terminal ready to embark.
IDNO:
048613
Title:
Early C. & O. Conductors in Hinton, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1890
Description:
In the center is Oce Bobbitt. To the right is Bill Echols. The man on the left is unidentified.
IDNO:
048617
Title:
New River Conductor with Wife at Indian Lake, Ny.
Date:
1936/08
Description:
George D. Elmore, who died in 1941, is pictured with his spouse.
IDNO:
048618
Title:
Allegheny Conductor and Daughter, Summers County, W. Va.
Date:
1945
Description:
F. G. "Happy" Elmore, pensioned in 1945 and later died in 1954, is pictured holding his little girl.
IDNO:
048619
Title:
Railroad Employees Sitting on Store Porch, Hinton, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
Conductor O. J. Hellems, who died October 5, 1973, and sheet metal worker L. M. Reid are pictured.
IDNO:
048690
Title:
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."
IDNO:
048692
Title:
Locomotive No. 175 on Hinton Round House Turntable, Hinton, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1905
Description:
Stoddard family pictured beside the turntable, which was 900 feet in circumference.
IDNO:
048700
Title:
Portrait of Collis P. Huntington, President of the Chesapeake & Ohio Railway
Date:
undated
Description:
Huntington was the president of the C. & O. Railway when the line moved, in 1972, into what would later become Hinton and Summers County, W. Va.Huntington purchased, for the railroad, all the land where the City of Hinton now stands at public auction. He later purchased from the railroad all the land that would not be used by the railroad.
IDNO:
048812
Title:
Engine No. 53 Outside Station in Hinton, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1910
Description:
Mr. Harris pictured on the right, directly next to the engine.
IDNO:
048813
Title:
C. & O. Engine No. 128, Hinton, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
Looking at the engine sitting on the tracks, following by train cars reading, "Chesapeake & Ohio".
IDNO:
048814
Title:
C. & O. Train Passing through Hinton, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1890
Description:
Two unidentified railroad employees stand beside Engine No. 201 on the C. & O. Railway.
IDNO:
048815
Title:
Hinton Yards Crew with Engine No. 253, Hinton, W. Va.
Date:
1947
Description:
Pictured from left to right is J. E. Burdette (brakeman), O. C. "Battle Ax" Allen (conductor), Hobart Akers (brakeman), and Jack Sweeney (brakeman) with N. B. Allen (engineer) on the steps and C. L. Keaton (fireman) in the cab.
IDNO:
048816
Title:
C. & O. Train in Avis Yards, Hinton, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1950
Description:
Engine No. 307 pictured pulling "Chesapeake & Ohio" cars.
IDNO:
048834
Title:
Engine No. 377 at Hinton Station, Hinton, W. Va.
Date:
1959
Description:
An engine pulling a single train car sits on the tracks outside the station. Hinton Power Plant pictured in the background.
IDNO:
048839
Title:
Engine No. 494 at Hinton Station, Hinton, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1925
Description:
Wm. Arrington pictured on the engine.
IDNO:
048842
Title:
C. & O. Engine No. 500 in Hinton, W. Va.
Date:
1947/06
Description:
Photo of the first coal-burning, steam, turbine, electric engine--the largest single unit locomotive in the world. As long as 154 feet and 9 3/4 inches, including the water tender. The top speed was 100 miles per hour. The engine weight 411.5 tons.
IDNO:
048848
Title:
C. & O. Engine No. 500 at Hinton Station, Hinton, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
A crowd observes an early diesel engine at the station.
IDNO:
048850
Title:
Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Engine at Hinton Station, Hinton, W. Va.
Date:
1947/06
Description:
Passengers stand beside the track looking at engine no. 500.
IDNO:
048851
Title:
C. & O. Railroad Emloyees Beside Engine No. 602, Hinton, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1955
Description:
Engineer L. J. Brown, left, and fireman Lloyd Bryant, right, are pictured next to the locomotive.
IDNO:
048852
Title:
Railroad Employees with Engine No. 737, Hinton, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
A. B. Adams and Wm. Henry Arrington pictured beside the engine.
IDNO:
049094
Title:
Train Passing by Lilly Hotel, Hinton, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1890
Description:
Steam shoots from a locomotive passing through the city.
IDNO:
049123
Title:
Passenger Engines Below the Inspection Pit, Hinton, W. Va.
Date:
1942
Description:
The locomotives sit on the tracks below the pit.
IDNO:
049254
Title:
Mrs. Diefenbach and Horse by C. W. Cabin, Hinton, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1920
Description:
Diefenbach, a telegraph operator for the C. & O. Railroad, rode this horse to and from the cabin.
IDNO:
049255
Title:
Grace Mills Diefenbach of Hinton, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
Daughter of Jeremiah Mills and Louisa Elva Cassell (Mills). Grace had one brother, Jeremiah IV, and four sisters, Mabel, Elizabeth, Susie, and Louisa Elva.Grace was born December 3, 1871. She was employed by the C. & O. Railroad as a telegraph operator from July 1, 1893 to August 11, 1942. She died July 8, 1958.
