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'Interior of Chesapeake [and] Ohio Railroad Freight Depot at Alderson W. Va. At extreme left, behind counter is the station agent T.L. Dameron and standing on extreme right is freight agent W.A. Hancock (who worked in the Alderson station for fifty years. He was a deaf-mute.)'

1. Interior of Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad Freight Depot at Alderson, W. Va.

A picture postcard of Valley Heights Hotel on Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad in Pence Springs, West Virginia.

2. Valley Heights Hotel on Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad, Pence Springs, W. Va.

Interior of the C. and O. Machine Shops in Huntington, West Virginia.

3. Chesapeake and Ohio Machine Shops, Huntington, W. Va.

Several automobiles are parked in front of the C and O Railroad Depot in Huntington, West Virginia.

4. Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad Depot, Huntington, W. Va.

Cass Mill in Backround (6 Stacks).

5. Chesapeake and Ohio Passenger Train at Depot

Four horses pulling a large log.   Neither the store nor the railroad building are still standing today.

6. 10 Foot by 4 Foot Oak Log Delivered to the C& O Railroad Station at Seibert, Pocahontas County.

7. Chesapeake and Ohio Locomotive, Summers County, W. Va.

8. First Chesapeake and Ohio Round House on River Bank in Hinton, Summers County, W. Va.

'Exact date is unknown but picture is over 50 years old.'

9. Construction of Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Bridge, Summers County, W. Va.

Kanawha Coal Co. tipple loading Chesapeake and Ohio coal cars.

10. Tipple of Kanawha Coal Company

Shay No. 6 engine on tracks.  Published by C.E. Armstrong.

11. Shay No. 6 (Mountain Locomotive) New River Coal Field, Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad

Men standing amongst the remains of a Chesapeake and Ohio railraod car and other train wreckage on hte railway between Glen Jean and Thurmond, W. Va.

12. Train Wreckage on Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad Between Glen Jean and Thurmond, W. Va.

Deer Creek sign to the right, houses sit on the left side of the tracks.

13. House and Deer Creek Town Sign on Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad Tracks.

Located in Kanawha County, W. va.

14. Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad Depot, Cabin Creek Junction, 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.

15. Hinton C. & O. Baseball Team, Hinton, 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.

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

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

17. Train at Hinton Yards, 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.

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

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

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

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

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

A crowd observes an early diesel engine at the station.

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

View of the mill located outside of the Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad.

22. Mills and Yard of Sandstone Planing Mill Co., New Richmond, 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.

23. Railroad Workers in Summers County, 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.

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

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

25. C. & O. Railroad Locomotive and Train, 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.

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

Omer Plumley is pictured riding a bicycle in the forefront, In the back is the Sewell Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad station.

27. Man Riding Bicycle at C. & O. Station, Sewell, W. Va.

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

28. Railroad Workers in front of a Caboose

29. Chesapeake and Ohio Station, Montgomery, W. Va.

Color print of the C&O (Chesapeake and Ohio) Depot at Eagle Rock, Virginia.

30. Eagle Rock Station, Botetourt County, Va.

View of the building from across the railroad tracks.

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

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

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

33. Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad Depot, Fayette, W. Va.

'on Ronceverte - Durbin branch'.

34. Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad Depot, North Caldwell, W. Va.

Cass Scenic Railroad Engine #4

35. Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad Depot, Cass, W. Va.

36. Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad Depot, Cass, W. Va.

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

37. John " Cannonball" Burdette and Associates, Hinton, 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.

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

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

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

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

Chessapeake and Ohio train cars full of coal.

41. Coal Cars at Summerlee or Cranberry, W. Va.

Chesapeake and Ohio coal cars full of coal.

42. Loaded Coal Cars at Summerlee or Cranberry

'Engine terminal, round house, coaling station, water thanks, machine shops, turntable and office building ca. 1950.  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 are visible except the lower end where the pittracks existed.'

43. Bird's Eye View of Railroad Yard at Peach Creek, Logan County, 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.'

44. Mallet No. 1485 at Handley, W. Va.

Image from the collection of the Chesapeake and Ohio Historical Society. 'CSPR-5158, right 3/4 view of K-4 #2700 at Handley, W. Va. engine terminal.'

45. Locomotive No. 2700 at Handley Engine Terminal

'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.'

46. Bird's Eye View of Peach Creek, Logan County, W. Va.

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.'

47. Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad H-6 Mallet Locomotive No. 1485 at Handley, W. Va.

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

48. Hinton Freight Depot, Hinton, W. Va.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Originally operated by the Glade Creek Coal and Lumber Company, the 750 foot railroad bridge was salvaged by the Chesapeake and Ohio railroad during World War II. Information on the back of photograph includes: " Stephen D. Trail Su. Co. W. V. 2000; Roy Long Coll."

53. Removing Superstructure Off Railroad Bridge Over New River, Glade, W. Va.

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

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

A train car reads, "Chesapeake & Ohio".

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

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

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

Tool shed sitting alongside the RR tracks.

57. Fire Creek Coal and Coke Company Chesapeake & Ohio Tool Shed

Picture shows the Chesapeake and Ohio section foreman's house.

58. View Up River from Fire Creek, W. Va.

Man standing next to a freight train.

59. Chesapeake and Ohio Local Freight at Fire Creek, W. Va.

'Guide has it Alum Lick.'

60. Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad Depot, Alum Creek, W. Va.

A man crossing rail roads to get to an waiting area.

61. Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad Depot, Belle Point, W. Va.

62. Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad Depot at McKendree, W. Va.

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

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

Hopper filled with 3 Inch Lump Export Coal Company.

64. Coal Filled Chesapeake & Ohio Hopper; Export Coal Co. Fayette County, 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.

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

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

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

Back of the  postcard reads, "Pence Springs Hotel--a mountain resort in the beautiful Alleghaneys--is equipped with every modern convenience of the city hotel. Home garden, excellent cuisine, splendid service, famous mineral water. Orchestra, dancing, golf, tennis, swimming, fishing, horseback riding, motoring, marvelous scenery. Located on main line of c. & O. Railway and the Atlantic & Pacific Highway."

67. The Pence Spring, Pence Springs, W. Va.

Text on the back reads, "The Collins P. Huntington Monument. Erected Oct. 22, 1924, in memory of Collins P. Huntington, the founder of the cities of Huntington, W. Va. and Newport News, Va. He was born Oct. 22, 1821 at Harwington, Conn. Through his efforts in 1862, the Central Pacific Railroad Company was formed to construct a telegraph and railroad line from the Pacific Coast to Ogden, Utah, to connect with the Union Pacific Railroad. The completion of this project placed him in the foremost ranks of American empire builders. He was president of the Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad Company from 1869 to 1887. Died Aug. 13, 1900."

68. Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad Station and C. P. Huntington Monument, Huntington, W. Va.

The cars belong to the Chesapeake and Ohio (C&O)Railroad.

69. Camp Cars at Gauley Station, Fayette County, W. Va.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Telegrapher W.L.Knopp stands on right. Tower was known as "AD Cabin" and controled train movements between Ronceverte and Hinton. Twenty switches to Alderson sidings were operated here.

76. Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad Telegraph and Signal Tower at Alderson W. Va.

Frontal view of the Woodson - Mohler Grocery Co. Wholesale Grocers building in Alderson W. Va. with C&O boxcar situated in front of building.

77. Woodson-Mohler Grocery Co. in Alderson, 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.

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

Harry Simpson is seated at the desk with the telegraph transmitter and two unidentified men are sitting behind him. The telegraph office was located at the Chesapeake and  Ohio Depot in Prince, Fayette County, West Virginia.

79. Operator Harry Simpson in Telegraph Office at Prince, W. Va.

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

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

This was the first Mallet locomotive to come up the C and O Greenbrier Division; Notice the carbon arc light with globe suspended above pole behind engine cab. This picture was taken several years after the first run was made in 1905.

81. Mallet Locomotive No. 752 Taking Water at Ronceverte, W. Va.

'Transferred from W. E. Glasscock Papers enc. w/tls Glasscock from O. E. Houchins, Hinton 10/11/1910'

82. Mob at Hinton, W. Va.

'Transferred from W. E. Glasscock Papers enc. w/tls Glasscock from O. E. Houchins, Hinton 10/11/1910'

83. Mob Cutting Engine Loose from Car at Hinton, W. Va.

84. Mann's Tunnel on the Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad at Ft. Spring, Greenbrier County, W. Va.

Postcard of a train engine and people outside of the C and O Depot in Huntington, West Virginia. See original for correspondence. (From postcard collection legacy system.)

85. Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad Depot, Huntington, W. Va.

View of Dickinson Salt Works from opposite bank of Kanawha River. Made about 1910. This is the only picture in existance showing salt loaded on barge for ferrying across river where it was loaded on C&O Railroad. The New York Central Railroad had served the plant for years before this picture was taken, but due to higher freight rates by the NYC, it was still possible to ship by C&O to some points at a saving.

86. Dickinson Salt Works as Seen from the Opposite Bank of the Kanawha River

Film negative of the Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad track running parallel to the New River, leading into the Shoo Fly Tunnel.

87. Shoo Fly Tunnel and New River, Near Gauley, 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.

88. Man Walking on C. & O. Railroad Tracks Just Below Lowell Depot, Lowell, 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.

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

The White Oak Railway was constructed during the early-1900's and came under the control of the New River Company. The short-line railroad was originally incorporated to provide citizens of the area a direct rail-connection between the primary business centers in Beckley, Mount Hope, and Oak Hill.The railroad consisted of two unconnected "pieces" that never were completely finished. The first section consisted of about 7 and ½ miles of track connecting with the C. & O. Railway at Carlisle, running from there through Oak Hill to Stuart. The second section was about 4 to 5 miles in length connecting with the C. & O. Railway at Price Hill Junction, running to a mine located at Price Hill.Under an agreement with the C. & O. Railway, the White Oak Railway operated passenger and freight trains along the tracks of the C. & O.'s White Oak Branch  between Glen Jean and Carlisle. In 1912, the New River Company sold the locomotives and rolling stock of the White Oak Railway and jointly leased operation of the railroad to Virginian and the C. & O.

90. White Oak Railroad, Somewhere in West Virginia

91. Chesapeake and Ohio Depot, Charleston, W. Va.

Bird's-eye view of Greenbrier River, Main Line C. and O. R.R. and junction of Greenbrier division, Allegheny Mountains in the Distance.

92. Bird's Eye View of Greenbrier River, Main Line C. and O. R. R. and Junction of Greenbrier Division

Post card print

93. View of Charleston, W. Va. From C & O Depot

Post card print of the third depot built on this location in Staunton, Virginia in the Shenandoah Valley. The original station was burned by Union General David Hunter in 1864 and the second station was destroyed by a runaway train in 1890. The depot in the photograph was built in 1902.

94. C & O - Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad Depot, Staunton, 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.

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

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