Chesapeake and Ohio Atlantic Type Locomotive No. 8
Date:
1909
Description:
'(American Loco. Co. 1902) at Alderson, W. Va. with special train of Baptist Sunday School members bound from Hinton, Alderson, and Ronceverte to White Sulphur Springs.'
Image from the collection of the Chesapeake and Ohio Historical Society. 'CSPR-3728; C. & O. H-6 Mallet #1479 doubleheading with a second 2-6-6-2 on coal train on Piney Creek branch near Sanaford, W. Va.'
Mallet No. 1307 with Coal Train at Railroad / Highway Grade Crossing near Logan, W. Va.
Date:
1955
Description:
Image from the collection of the Chesapeake and Ohio Historical Society. 'CSPR 3700 H-6, 2-6-6-2 Mallet #1307 with coal train at railroad / highway grade crossing near Logan, W. Va. - condensing white exhaust.'
L-2 Hudson No. 307 on Roudhouse Turntable at Hinton, W. Va.
Date:
1946/03
Description:
Image from the collection of the Chesapeake and Ohio Historical Society. 'CSPR-280; L-2 Hudson #307 being turned on roundhouse turntable at Hinton, W. Va.'
Image from the collection of the Chesapeake and Ohio Historical Society. 'CSPR-2372; Right 3/4 view of H-6, 2-6-6-2 Mallet #1485 at Handley, W. Va.; K-4 #2700 in background.'
Chesapeake and Ohio Mallet Locomotive No. 1479 Passing No. 1445 on Piney Creek Branch
Date:
1945/10
Description:
Image from the collection of the Chesapeake and Ohio Historical Society. 'CSPR-308; C. & O. H-6 2-6-6-2 Mallet #1479 passing #1445 on Piney Creek branch.'
Chesapeake and Ohio Simple Articulated Locomotive No. 1572
Description:
Image from the collection of the Chesapeake and Ohio Historical Society. 'CSPR-2375; C. & O. H-7, 2-8-8-2 Simple Articulated #1572 - Left 3/4 portrait view.'
Locomotive No. 1577 Climbing Allegheny Grade near White Sulphur Springs, W. Va.
Date:
1943/06
Description:
Image from the collection of the Chesapeake and Ohio Historical Society. 'CSPR-264; C.& O. H-7, 2-8-8-2 Simple Articulated #1577 on coal train climbing Allegheny grade near White Sulphur Springs, W. Va. June 1943.'
L-2 Hudson Locomotive No. 300 and H-8 Allegheny Locomotive No. 1612 Side by Side at Hinton, W. Va.
Date:
1946/03
Description:
Image from the collection of the Chesapeake and Ohio Historical Society. 'CSPR-277; L-2 Hudson #300 and H-8 Allegheny #1612 side by side at Hinton, W. Va. engine terminal, March 1946, Steam.'
Image from the collection of the Chesapeake and Ohio Historical Society. 'Negative #CSPR-281; K-3 Mikado #1210 at Hinton, W. Va. beside the ash pit dumping ashes. Good view of ash hoist. March, 1946.'
H-8 Allegheny No. 1638 in front of Mallet House at Hinton, W. Va. Engine Terminal.
Date:
1946/03
Description:
Image from the collection of the Chesapeake and Ohio Historical Society. 'Negative #CSPR-282; H-8 Allegheny #1638 in front of the "Mallet House" at Hinton, W. Va. engine terminal. March 1946.'
Guyan Eagle Coal Company Mine No. 5, Kelly, W. Va.
Date:
1947
Description:
Image from the collection of the Chesapeake and Ohio Historical Society. 'Negative #CSPR-3422; general view of Guyan Eagle Coal Co. Guyan #5 mine tipple, with C/O hoppers under in Kelly, W. Va.'
One of the Last Diamond Smoke Stack Engines Used by Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad
Date:
ca. 1886
Description:
'One of the last diamond smoke stack engines used by C. & O. Ry. out of Huntington about 1886. Ast Nagle Sr, engineer. Mrs. T. J. Bullock has the original of this. Says it was taken circa 1875 when her husband was a hostler on the C&O, The man at the throttle is T. J. Bullock and the foreman is ___ Bill.'
'Grand view at Quinnimont West Virginia, on main line of the Chesapeake and Ohio, route of the George Washington and the Sportsman, air conditioned flyers to Washington and the East. New River - C & O Main Line (Ch. 36, p.472).'
Chesapeake and Ohio Gas-Electric Motor Car No. 9054, Barboursville, W. Va.
Date:
1959/04
Description:
'C.& O. gas-electric motor car 9054 & trailer on train no. 50 on Huntington-Logan line at Barboursville, W. Va.. In Cabell County, southeast leg of Wye-Gas Electrics became the railroads answer for passenger-runs generated low income according to railroads but required by the interstate commerce commission.'
'Cabin Creek, Kanawha County. H-4 under small 50-ton coaling station; a shop in the background; a motor car #1686 and men working on scale track. Scale house to right. Warming shed in center.'
Guyan Eagle Coal Co. Mine No. 1 and Tipple at Amherstdale, W. Va.
Date:
1954/06
Description:
'Logan County. Shows C.& O. notched oval end gondola 13089 ready to be loaded at tipple. This is a C. & O. Historical Society Photo that can be purchased from the C.& O. Historical Society at Clifton Forge, Va, 24422.'
Bird's Eye View of Peach Creek, Logan County, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1950
Description:
'Engine terminal, roundhouse, coaling station, water tanks, machine shops, turntable and office building. The Guyan river runs between the shops and W. Va. highway 10. This picture was produced just before the diesel came online with the C.& O. all the shops were visible except the lower end where the pitt tracks existed.'
Image from the collection of the Chesapeake and Ohio Historical Society. 'CSPR-3261: K-4 Kanawha #2714 eastbound with empties out of Russell, Ky. coming under highway overpass east end of town.'
Image from the collection of the Chesapeake and Ohio Historical Society. 'CSPR-3400: K-4 #2705 entering Handley, W. Va. yard from the west with a coal drag from overhead.'
Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad Locomotive No. 1479 and a Second 2-6-6-2 on Piney Creek Near Prince, W. Va.
Date:
1945/10
Description:
Image from the collection of the Chesapeake and Ohio Historical Society. 'CSPR_304: C.& O. H-6 Mallet #1479 and a second 2-6-6-2 with coal train on Piney Creek branch near Prince, W. Va.'
Image from the collection of the Chesapeake and Ohio Historical Society. 'CSPR-2373; C&O 2-8-8-2 Simple Articulated #1572. Right side view; Broadside.'
Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad Mallet Locomotive No. 1521 at Brent, Ky.
Date:
1948/06
Description:
Image from the collection of the Chesapeake and Ohio Historical Society. 'CSPR-1472: C.& O. H-5, 2-6-6-2, Mallet #1521 passing tiny frame station at Brent, Ky. with merchandise freight train.'
Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad H-6 Mallet Locomotive No. 1485 at Handley, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1950
Description:
Image from the collection of the Chesapeake and Ohio Historical Society. 'CSPR-2371; Broadside (right side) of C&O H-6 Mallet #1485 at Handley, W. Va. ca. 1950.'
Steam Cleaning Running Gear of Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad Hudson Locomotive No. 300 at Hinton W. Va.
Date:
1946/03
Description:
Image from the collection of the Chesapeake and Ohio Historical Society. 'CSPR--285: Workman steam cleansing running gear of C. & O. Hudson (L-2) #300 at Hinton, W. Va. engine terminal.'
Locomotive No. 2716 Under Coal Dock at Hinton, W. Va.
Date:
1946/03
Description:
Image from the collection of the Chesapeake and Ohio Historical Society. 'CSPR-283: K-4 Kanawha #2716 under coal dock at Hinton, W. Va. in March, 1946.'
Locomotive No. 2716 Under Coal Dock at Hinton, W. Va.
Date:
1946/03
Description:
Image from the collection of the Chesapeake and Ohio Historical Society. 'CSPR-449; K-4 Kanawha #2716 under the coal dock at Hinton, W. Va. in misty early morning, March 1946.'
Mallet Locomotive No. 1452 and Coal Train on the Russell, Ky. Hump
Date:
1948/02
Description:
Image from the collection of the Chesapeake and Ohio Historical Society. 'CSPR-1372: H-4 2-6-6-2 Mallet #1452 with cut of coal on the Russel, Ky. Hump, February, 1948.'
Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad Locomotive and Coal Cars at Stanaford, W. Va.
Date:
1945/10
Description:
Image from the collection of the Chesapeake and Ohio Historical Society. 'CSPR-312: C.& O. Mallet switching loaded hoppers at Stanaford, W. Va. Mine tipple. Coal cars are most prominent in photo.'
K-4 Kanawha Locomotive No. 2713 Near Prestonsburg, Ky.
Description:
Image from the collection of the Chesapeake and Ohio Historical Society. 'CSPR-3350: K-4 Kanawha #2743 in nice curve, from overhead 3/4 with manifest freight on Big Sandy Subdivision, very scenic; near Prestonsburg, Ky.'
Image from the collection of the Chesapeake and Ohio Historical Society. 'CSPR-2376: C.& O. H-7 Simple articulated #1572 - smoke box view, Headon.'
Image from the collection of the Chesapeake and Ohio Historical Society. 'CSPR-3698: H-6 2-6-6-2 Mallet #1307 starting coal train on Logan branch in 1955, high straight column of exhaust.'
Loading Coal at Consolidation Coal Company Tipple, Jenkins, Ky.
Date:
1944
Description:
Image from the collection of the Chesapeake and Ohio Historical Society. 'CSPR-183: A detailed view of Consolidation Coal Co. tipple at Jenkins, Ky. Loading c/o hoppers and gons.'
Chesapeake and Ohio Brakeman Signals Near Stanaford, W. Va.
Date:
1945/10
Description:
Image from the collection of the Chesapeake and Ohio Historical Society. 'CSPR-311: Brakeman signals from rear of C. & O. Caboose #90820 on rear of Piney Creek branch coal train near Stanaford, W. Va.'
Loading Coal at Guyan Eagle Coal Company Mine No. 5, Kelly, W. Va.
Date:
1947
Description:
Image from the collection of the Chesapeake and Ohio Historical Society. 'CSPR-3417: Viw of Guyan Eagle Coal Co. Guyan #5 mine tipple, from atop C.& O. hoppers being loaded.'
Image from the collection of the Chesapeake and Ohio Historical Society. 'CSPR-315: Two C.& O. H-6, 2-6-6-2 Mallets switching coal cars at Stanaford, W. Va. tipple.'
Image from the collection of the Chesapeake and Ohio Historical Society. 'Negative CSPR-3423: A closeup view of coal being loaded into c/0 hoppers at Guyan Eagle Coal C. Guyan #5 mine Kelly, W. Va.'
Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad Coal Car at Tipple in Jenkins, Ky.
Date:
1944
Description:
Image from the collection of the Chesapeake and Ohio Historical Society. 'CSPR-95: a closeup of coal tipple of Consolidation Coal Co. at Jenkins, Ky. loading coal into c/o gondola #41461.'
C. & O. Mechanical Department Picnic at Camp Summers near Hinton, W. Va.
Date:
1952/07/26
Description:
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.
C. & O. Employees at Local Chairmen & Representative Meeting, Hot Springs, Arkansas
Date:
1915
Description:
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.
Men Observe the Remnants of Engine 1642 After Exploding at C. W. Cabin, Hinton, W. Va.
Date:
1958
Description:
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.