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The workers and caboose belong to the Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad Company.

1. Railroad Workers in front of a Caboose

Miners stand beside the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway cars. Subjects unidentified.

2. C. & O. Railway Cars Transporting Coal in Marlinton, W. Va.

C. & O. Railway cars sit against the building, likely prepared to transport coal.

3. Railway Leading Up to Federal Consolidated Coal Company Zephyr Mine Facilities

View overlooking the facilities in Cameo, W. Va. C. & O. Railway cars sit around and beneath the building, likely ready to transport coal.

4. Federal Consolidated Coal Company Zephyr Mine Facilities

A team portrait of the C. & O. baseball team.In the back from, from left to right, is Ervin Maxwell (center field); Joe McCarthey (pitcher); John Warhop (Wauhop) (pitcher); Ocar Whitlock (1st base); Will Turner (3rd base); and Bob Turner (pitcher).In the front is Arthur Sydnor (left field); Elvin Wise (2nd base); Harry Starbuck (catcher); George Secrest (short stop); and John Hobbs (right field). Warhop (Wauhop) pitched the ball that Babe Ruth hit for his first professional homer run.

5. Chesapeake & Ohio Baseball Team, Hinton, W. Va.

In the background, the C. & O. Commissary is pictured. The home is located on the corner of 5th Avenue and Summers Street.

6. Mrs. Robert Murrell Playing an Instrument On Flanagan-Murrell Home Steps, Hinton, W. Va.

The former employees pose for a group portrait. Pictured is Mr. and Mrs. M. J. Hinton, Mr. and Mrs. R. F. Wilson, Mr. and Mrs. M. L. Richmond, Mr. and Mrs. Whitlock, Henry Lee, Thomas Haskins, Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Thomas, Mr. and Mrs. Krim Bess, Mr. King, J. W. McCallister, Jr., D. B. Murphy of Clifton Forge, Va., E. L. Wiseman, Mr. Reese, and W. L. Taylor. The group was attending the 38th convention of the Veterans' association held in Greenbrier Valley Fair Grounds.

7. Retired Employees of the C. & O. Railroad in Hinton, W. Va.

Smoke pours from the fast moving engine as it pulls the train cars across the rails.

8. C. & O. Railroad Locomotive and Train, Hinton, W. Va.

The home, located on Summers Street, looks over the river as well as the C. & O. Hinton West Yard.

9. Young Pat Smith at Alley Home Overlooking New River, Summers County, W. Va.

View of the mill yard which is located next to a C. & O. railroad station.

10. Sandstone Planing Mill Co. Yard Outside of Train Station, New Richmond, W. Va.

The railway bridge hover over a small creek near Sandstone, W. Va.

11. C. & O. Railroad Bridge, Summers County, W. Va.

A group of unidentified men and small boy stand beside the massive C. & O. engine.

12. Engine No. 490 in Hinton Yards, Hinton, W. Va.

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.

13. Grace Mills Diefenbach of Hinton, W. Va.

Diefenbach, a telegraph operator for the C. & O. Railroad, rode this horse to and from the cabin.

14. Mrs. Diefenbach and Horse by C. W. Cabin, Hinton, W. Va.

Mrs. Diefenbach pictured with the horse she rode to and from the cabin.

15. Mrs. Diefenbach on Horse, Hinton, W. Va.

The C. & O. engineer Burdette, pictured on the far right, laughs beside two unidentified men.

16. John " Cannonball" Burdette and Associates, Hinton, W. Va.

A group of unidentified workers and what appears to be their African-American cook gather for a picture. Behind them are Chesapeake and Ohio Railway cars.

17. Railroad Workers in Summers County, W. Va.

A look at the damage after 24 cars derailed for unknown reasons. The C. & O. Railway bridge was extensively damaged by the wreck.

18. Derailment near Sandstone Depot, Summers County, W. Va.

A train winds along the track placed next to New River.

19. Steam Engine on Double Track Along C. & O. Railroad, Summers County, W. Va.

Looking east from the M. D. Tower at the center of the passing track. On the west-bound is a pull-off track and connections on the left to the Nicholas, Fayette, and Greenbrier Railway.

20. C. & O. Railway at Meadow Creek, W. Va.

A small C. & O. railway cart is pictured on one of the many sets of track.

21. Meadow Creek Station, Summers County, W. Va.

Three unidentified men are pictured outside the wooden building. The picture view looks east at milepost 369.9 at the New River sub-division.

22. C. & O. Station at Meadow Creek, W. Va.

Old-fashioned coke ovens pictured in the background where pollution fills the surrounding area.

23. C. & O. Railway Looking West From Rear Car of Train No. 14 at Fire Creek, W. Va.

Pictured on the far left is Scott Owens (foreman). The rest of the workers are unidentified. The group is pictured on the railroad tracks with a smaller cart.

24. C. & O. Section Gang, Summers County, W. Va.

An unidentified man is pictured outside the C. & O. station. An Esso station is also pictured in the background.

25. Train Station in Sandstone, W. Va.

The legendary C. & O. engineer Richardson pictured with his wife.

26. Portrait of Billy Richardson and Wife, Hinton, W. Va.

Legendary engineer, Richardson, pictured in white coveralls, poses next to new American engine No. 70 after a run from Hinton.

27. Billy Richardson with C. & O. Class-A Locomotive in Huntington, W. Va.

Looking at power-plant structures and equipment from the C. & O. railroad yards.

28. Power Plant beside C. & O. Yards, Hinton, W. Va.

C. & O. Railway tracks pictured beside the small buildings.

29. McKendree Station Looking West, Fayette County, W. Va.

C. & O. cars line along the tracks that run through the coal town.

30. Chesapeake and Ohio Train Carrying Coal from McDonald Colliery Company in McDonald, W. Va.

A look at the construction site and building materials.

31. Piers for New Railroad Bridge in Lowell, W. Va.

Workers pictured in the background at the construction site.

32. Bridge Under Construction on C. & O. Railroad, Lowell, W. Va.

33. C. & O. Engine No. 4007 at Alderson Depot, Alderson, W. Va.

Engineer L. J. Brown, left, and fireman Lloyd Bryant, right, are pictured next to the locomotive.

34. C. & O. Railroad Emloyees Beside Engine No. 602, Hinton, W. Va.

Passengers stand beside the track looking at engine no. 500.

35. Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Engine at Hinton Station, Hinton, W. Va.

A crowd observes an early diesel engine at the station.

36. C. & O. Engine No. 500 at Hinton Station, Hinton, W. Va.

The C. & O. Railway Company test-runs its experimental engine, part of its "500 series".

37. Experimental Steam/Electric Locomotive on First Trial Run, Alderson, W. Va.

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.

38. C. & O. Engine No. 500 in Hinton, W. Va.

The C. & O. Engine pictured on the yard tracks.

39. Engine No. 490 at Huntington Yards, Huntington, W. Va.

Engine No. 307 pictured pulling "Chesapeake & Ohio" cars.

40. C. & O. Train in Avis Yards, Hinton, W. Va.

Two unidentified railroad employees stand beside Engine No. 201 on the C. & O. Railway.

41. C. & O. Train Passing through Hinton, W. Va.

Looking at the engine sitting on the tracks, following by train cars reading, "Chesapeake & Ohio".

42. C. & O. Engine No. 128, Hinton, W. Va.

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.

43. Portrait of Collis P. Huntington, President of the Chesapeake & Ohio Railway

Stoddard family pictured beside the turntable, which was 900 feet in circumference.

44. Locomotive No. 175 on Hinton Round House Turntable, Hinton, W. Va.

A group of unidentified men huddle around parts of the blown off engine where a handful of bodies were found. Among those killed were engineer W. H. Anderson, fireman J. W. Sullivan, and head brakeman O. L. Richmond.

45. Men Observe the Remnants of Engine 1642 After Exploding at C. W. Cabin, Hinton, W. Va.

Engine No. 2101, named "Chessie Steam Special", is pictured on the C. & O. track.

46. Train at Hinton Yards, Hinton, W. Va.

Johnny Richmond, pictured in the center with a cigarette in his mouth, and associates observe the wreckage which occurred around 5:00 p.m.

47. Men Inspect Engine Explosion Damage at C. W. Cabin, Hinton, W. Va.

View of the wreckage.

48. Crane Lifting Derailed C. & O. Cars After Engine 1642 Explosion at C. W. Cabin, Hinton, W. Va.

Pictured from left to right is engineer John Scott, conductor J. C. Morgan, fireman J. B. "Bert" Hatcher, engineer E. T. Lawson, Sr., and standing in the back is engineer G. R. Sale.

49. C. & O. Employees at Local Chairmen & Representative Meeting, Hot Springs, Arkansas

A group of unidentified men gather for a group photo in the building located on Third Avenue.

50. C. & O. Meeting at Peck Building, Hinton, W. Va.

Supervisors and clerks gather for a group photo. Pictured, from left to right, is Tony Young, Earl Meador, Charley Young, Ernest Hunter, Herb Comer, Bill Fitzsimmons, Hobson Marks, Ben Hamer, V. V. Viars (master mechanic), Bill Tyree, I. E. Gore, Jake Miller, M. T. Llewellyn, Andy Hopkins, Jess Gore (laborer), Earl Bleay, Mervin Shull, and A. J. McAllister.

51. C. & O. Mechanical Department Picnic at Camp Summers near Hinton, W. Va.

In the center is Oce Bobbitt. To the right is Bill Echols. The man on the left is unidentified.

52. Early C. & O. Conductors in Hinton, W. Va.

The C. & O. train idles in the engine terminal ready to embark.

53. Train No. 1621 Ready to Head Eastbound on Tracks in Front of Mallet House, Hinton, W. Va.

Mrs. E. M. Marable stands outside the cabin beside the railroad tracks.

54. C. & O. Operator Outside MX Cabin, Hinton, W. Va.

A train car reads, "Chesapeake & Ohio".

55. C. & O. Train Passing through Hinton, W. Va.

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.

56. C. & O. Locomotive Outside of Roundhouse, Hinton, W. Va.

View of the building from across the railroad tracks.

57. C. & O. Roundhouse in Hinton, W. Va.

Standing in the back to the left is Mike Mahanes.  Next to him is Lee Barnette.Sitting in the back row next to an unidentified suited man is Bob Callaham, followed by Herbert Swats, Frank Garrison, and unkown.In the middle row, sitting next to the suited man, is Herndon Callaham.

58. Hinton C. & O. Baseball Team, Hinton, W. Va.

Starting in the back row, from left to right, is Ervin Maxwell (center field), Joe McCarthey (pitcher), John Warhop (Wuahop) (pitcher), Oscar Whitlock (1st base), Will Turner (3rd base), Bob Turner (pitcher), Arthur Sydnor (left field), Elvin Wise (2nd base), Harry Starbuck (catcher), George Secrest (short stop), and John Hobbs (right field).John Warhop (Wuahop) threw the pitch that Babe Ruth hit for his first professional home run.

59. Hinton C. & O. Baseball Team Portrait, Hinton, W. Va.

Unidentified men gather in their baseball uniforms for a team photo.

60. C. & O. Baseball Team, Hinton, W. Va.

A group of unidentified men pose for a group photo. Some of the men hold hammers. Most of them are dressed in overalls.

61. C. & O. Railroad Workers at Avis, W. Va.

A group of men and one young boy stand in front of the C. & O. Fire Hose Station. O. P. Garten, husband of Ruby Garten, is third man from right in the back row. The remaining subjects are unidentified.

62. C. & O. Carpenters Force at Avis Railroad Yards, Hinton, W. Va.

Two unidentified men stand beside the small brick building.

63. C. & O. Railroad Building in Avis, Hinton, W. Va.

Steve and Becca Bragg pictured holding playing cards and smoking cigars on top of the tracks.

64. Playing Cards on the C. & O. Rail Road Tracks in Hinton, W. Va.

Workers scatter across the construction site. Cranes helps lift supplies onto the bridge. A train is pictured on top of the bridge, perhaps bringing in additional supplies.

65. Rebuilding C. & O. Railroad Bridge Over Greenbrier River at Lowell, W. Va.

An unidentified man walks along the track. To the left is Lowell hotel. Also to the left is Bill Eades home and O. E. Miller's store.

66. Man Walking on C. & O. Railroad Tracks Just Below Lowell Depot, Lowell, W. Va.

Vada Gaines Lively, Harry Lively's daugher, is pictured between the tracks.

67. C. & O. Bridge in Lowell, W. Va.

Standing from left to right is Clarence E.; B. Frank; Vernal S.; and William G. Front row from left to right is Walter S.; Ellery C.; and Atchless Murat Long.

68. C. & O. Employees and Long Brothers Gather for Mother's Death, Summers County, W. Va.

A train is passing on the bridge.

69. C. & O. Crossing Bridge at Fayette, W. Va.

People wait at the station for the train en-route to Kiwanis International Convention.

70. Passengers Waiting for Train at C. & O. Station, Hinton, W. Va.

Looking at the station building from across the train tracks. An unidentified woman is pictured looking over the staircase railing.

71. C & O Railroad Station, Hilldale, W. Va.

Hartley, left, and Kiser, right, pose behind a cut-out that makes them appear as if they were in a hot air ballon. The banner on the poster reads, "Over Cincinnati". Hartley was a C & O Railroad train dispatcher and Kiser was a telegraph operator.

72. Sam Hartley and Herb Kiser Pose Behind Cut-Out, Hinton, W. Va.

Men and their cattle pictured in the lumber yard located next to the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway station. Note "N" Telegraph Office over the roof of the station.

73. Freight and Lumber Yard Next to C. & O. Station, Sandstone, W. Va.

Photo lifted from the "Official C&O Industy Guide & Shipper's Directory, 1906".

74. Hotel McCreery, Hinton, W. Va.

House built in ca. 1875 by the C&O Railroad Company to house laborers working on the roundhouse. Located on Block C #11.

75. C&O Railroad Boarding House, Hinton, W. Va.

Looking down at the buildings from a hill. New River seen in the background.

76. Freight House and C & O Power Station, Summers County, W. Va.

Tracks running through the station along the Chesapeake & Ohio  (C & O) Railroad. Town seen in the background.

77. Hinton Freight Depot, Hinton, W. Va.

One of the earliest baseball teams known to Hinton.Starting in the back row, from left to right, is Edgar Noel, "Bootie" Brown, C. Templeton, Bob Hoover, Owen Miller, Ernest Bond, Ott Morton, Charlie Kline, Frank Sweeny, Forest Bradenberg, and Irvin Maxwell.

78. Hinton C. & O. Baseball Team, Hinton, W. Va.

C & O Railroad's mallet engine on track in Mount Hope, West Virginia.

79. Chesapeake & Ohio's Mallet Engine No. 1332, Mount Hope, W. Va.

Photograph was taken along the river bank, looking up at the bridge as two locomotives pass each other.

80. Railroad Bridge Across New River at Thurmond, W. Va.

The buildings are located along the New River, below several small houses.

81. Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad Facilities at Thurmond, W. Va.

Empty freight carts stand between an empty track and the depot platform.

82. Chesapeake & Ohio Depot at Renick, W. Va

Employees stand with a Chesapeake & Ohio (C&O) locomotive sitting on the track in front of the Yellow Goose Boarding House and the McKendree Hospital (a miners' hospital) behind the boarding house. The employees are, left to right: W. L. Burke, Engineer; H. E. McFadden, Fireman;; Jim Johnson, Boy mast(?); Pete Challonen, Dispatcher; D. H. Hontsovln, Conductor; Floyd Lewis, Brakeman.

83. Railroad Workers and Engine No. 372, McKendree, W. Va.

Three employees standing on the C&O locomotive are, left to right: W. L. Buck, engineer; G. L. McShartney, engineer; Hamm Bobbitt, fireman.

84. Railroad Employees Pose on Chesapeake & Ohio Engine, Quinnimont, W. Va.

C&O railroad junction at Quinnimont, Fayette County, West Virginia.

85. Chesapeake & Ohio Train, Eastbound (EB) 6213 at Quinnimont, W. Va.

The west end of the depot at Quinnimont, Fayette County, West Virginia. Note the "QN" on the side of the tower. Other information includes: "From Roy Long 1997".

86. Railroad Depot at Quinnimont, W. Va.

Railroad tracks run pass the brick station in Fayette County, West Virginia.

87. Prince Railway Station, Fayette County, W. Va.

Five unidentified men pose outside the meat house (in the foreground) and the ice house on the right, near the Chesapeake & Ohio Depot in Prince, West Virginia.

88. Meat and Ice Houses East of Prince Depot, Fayette County, W. Va.

Group portrait of operators in front of a C&O Railway schedule board. L to R; David W. Morgan, Valmer A. Meadow, J. B. Thomas, Todie B. Green. Other information the back of the photograph includes: "from Roy Long Coll 1998"

89. Telegraph Operators, Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad, Prince, W. Va.

The levers in the tower were part of the telegraph operations at the Chesapeake and Ohio Depot in Prince, Fayette County, West Virginia.

90. Levers in Old Tower at Prince, W. Va.

Front, Left to right: Tom Epperley, Perry Goff, Joe Conner, ___ Bragg, Adolphus Harvey, H. F. Burrow; Back Row, Left, Nathan Lane and ___ Clark.

91. Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad Fire Brigade, Hinton, W. Va.

Left to right: Cecil Upton, Monroe Cales, Louis Rosemire - Supervisor of Track on the Northern Division, C and O (Chesapeake and Ohio) died in 1930, Evert Johnson died 1952, and Elbert Cales. Other information on the back of the photograph includes: "New Richmond Su Co WV - from Jerome Barr and wife - Stephen Trail".

92. Group Posed on Porch at Chesapeake and Ohio Depot, Springdale, Ky.

Unidentified men work to salvage the wrecked train in Fayette County. Other information on the back of the photograph includes, "Hinton Daily News Coll from Fred Long to Stephen D. Trail, Su Co WV 8-26-1996".

93. Chesapeake & Ohio Train Wreck Near Sewell, W. Va.

Unidentified men work to salvage track and train after a wreck in Fayette County. Other information on the back of the photograph includes: "Hinton Daily News Coll. from Fred Long to Stephen D. Trail Su Co WV 8-26-1996".

94. Chesapeake & Ohio Train Wreck Near Sewell, W. Va.

The man standing beside the steam boiler is J. A. Coulter, who later became an engineer for C&O, others in the photograph are not identified. The water tank is the original, it was replaced several years later by another. This photograph was taken before the double track was made through Sewell. Other information on the back of the photograph includes: " C to Ry Engineer deceased via Jim Henry Waverly - C. A. Coulter 209 First Street, West Logan, W. Va. 25601".

95. Building Bridge Across Manns Creek on Mainline of Chesapeake & Ohio at Sewell, W. Va.

C&O Railroad Coal Pier extending into the James River.

96. Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad Domestic Coal Pier, Newport News, Va.