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1. Norfolk and Western Coal Hopper Unloading; Possibly Lamberts Point, Va.

'Scene from a coal mine 300 ft. under a mountain in W. Va., where W.E. Austin, movie cameraman for the Norfolk and Western RR is shown taking what are believed to be first color movies inside a mine.'

2. Filming in a Coal Mine

3. Norfolk and Western Railroad Cars at an Unidentified Coal Mine

Norfolk and Western railroad cars line the tracks next to the Peerless Pocahontas preparation plant.

4. Peerless Coal and Coke Company Preparation Plant, Vivian, W. Va.

'These snow covered coal cars from West Virginia look like they might be harbingers of weather headed for Roanoke. These Norfolk and Western coal cars are in holding yards in Roanoke waiting for delivery. Since they came from the west and the Weather Service is predicting a chance of snow hitting Roanoke from the West on Wednesday, they might just be advanced warning. (dd31400doughtie/mbr)1981 AP.'

5. Advance Warning of Snow, Roanoke, Va.

A close-up view of a modern Coal Tipple at Penman, W. Va.

6. Modern Coal Tipple at Penman, W. Va.

Norfolk and Western coal car being loaded at a tipple.

7. Coal Tipple

Portrait of Hamilton N. Redman, Vice President of Norfolk and Western Railroad.

8. Redman, Hamilton N.

9. Norfolk and Western Train Wreck at Superior, W. Va.

10. Scene of Norfolk and Western Train Wreck at Superior, W. Va.

11. Last Run of Norfolk and Western Train at Gary, McDowell County, W. Va.

12. Lumber on Norfolk and Western Railway Cars

A View of the Norfolk and Western Railway between a river and a rock face.

13. Train on the Norfolk and Western Railroad

View of the Norfolk and Western Railway near a river.

14. View of Norfolk and Western Railroad Tracks

Norfolk and Western Railway next to a river.

15. View of Norfolk and Western Railroad Tracks

16. View of Norfolk and Western Railroad Tracks Near a River

17. View of Norfolk and Western Railroad near a River

Chapter 34, Page 437.

18. Fastest and Best Passenger Train on the Norfolk and Western Railroad, 'The Pocahontas'

19. Train on the Norfolk and Western Railroad along a River

X-1 992 locomotive engine on N&W Railway at Bluefield, W. Va.  The engine is built by Schenectady in May 1910 (no. 47174).

20. Norfolk and Western Locomotive X-1 992 at Bluefield, W. Va.

Norfolk and Western A 1232;  Norfolk and Western (#360) with 4-8-2, K-2; #134 and other locomotive engines on N&W Railway at Depot at Williamson, W. Va.

21. Railroad Yard at Williamson, W. Va.

A picture of A 1232 locomotive engine on N&W Railway of Roanoke being serviced at Williamson, W. Va.

22. Norfolk and Western Locomotive A 1232 at Williamson, W. Va.

23. Norfolk and Western Railroad Depot, Bluefield, W. Va.

'N. & W. #2174 on Roanoke-Ieager Cedar Bluff excursion.  July 11, 1959 at Bluefield, W. Va.  18 cars, 1 bay, 1 diner, 13 coaches and 3 gondolas on rear.'

24. N.& W. Locomotive No. 2174 at Bluefield, W. Va.

25. Norfolk and Western Railroad Depot, Ieager, W. Va.

26. Norfolk and Western Depot, Matoaka, W. Va.

27. Norfolk and Western and Virginian Depot, Matoaka, W. Va.

28. Norfolk and Western Depot, Matoaka, W. Va.

29. Norfolk and Western Depot, North Fork, W. Va.

'No agent here now'.

30. Norfolk and Western Depot, Oakvale, W. Va.

31. Norfolk and Western Depot, Princeton, W. Va.

32. Norfolk and Western Depot, Rich Creek, Va.

'Now used as City Hall, War'

33. Norfolk and Western Depot, War, W. Va.

'Looking southwest at mile 201.3 about one mile below dam at Fries.  Blair ferry in middle ground.  Branch of Norfolk & Western Railroad on west side of river.'

34. New River at Fries, Virginia

'Looking west southwest at mile 196.6.  Fries Junction on Norfolk & Western Railroad; bridge is on Galax branch which extends up Chestnut Creek.'

35. New River Near Galax, Virginia

'Bridge on Norfolk & Western Railroad about a mile below Ivanhoe, looking southeast at mile 187.5.  Prospecting shaft for zinc on point beyond railroad.'

36. New River Near Ivanhoe, Virginia

'Radford, Virginia, looking southwest at mile 144.2.  New River depot at right; main line of Norfolk and Western.'

37. New River at Radford, Virginia

'East Radford, Virginia, division point on the Norfolk and Western; Old Radford and railroad bridge in distance; Highway bridge in middle distance on U.W. Highway No.11.  Gaging station of Geological Survey located at this bridge from 1898 to 1915.  Looking southwest toward sun.'

38. New River, at East Radford, Virginia

'Looking southeast at mile 138; bend in river just below Radford; 'Y' on Norfolk and Western in left background; line from east through Roanoke branches, one line extending up-river to Padford, Pulaski, and Bristol, the other down-river to Glenlyn, Bluefield, and Ohio points; Peppers ferry in foreground.'

39. New River below Radford, Virginia

'Looking east northeast along second big bend of river below Radford.  Virginian Railway reaches river from Roanoke and east near upper right-hand corner and follows down east bank of river; Norfolk and Western has crossed to west side and is about under plane.'

40. New River Near Radford, Va.

'Looking south at mile 127; Norfolk and Western at right; Virginian Railway at left; Churchwood, Virginia, a coal mining town, near right foreground.'

41. New River Near Churchwood, Va.

'Looking northeast at mile 105.6.  Pearisburg, Virginia, below and to right of picture; Norfolk and Western to right; Virginian Railway to left of river as in pictures 45 to 55; base of a spur of Peters Mountain in background.'

42. New River Near Pearisburg, Virginia

'Mr. Charles Archer, Athens, West Virginia.  This is a picture of the place where I am teaching. How are you enjoying school this year? With best wishes, Nellie Stinlz, Vivian, W. Va.'

43. East Portion of Kimball, W. Va. and Part of Vivian Yards, N. and W.

44. Norfolk and Western Railway Depot at Rippon, W. Va.

Members of a team of engineers working on the Ohio Extension of the Norfolk & Western Railroad through the Tug River Valley in Southern West Virginia. L to R: Flint, Russel, Wright.

45. Camp Eight of Engineers for Norfolk and Western Railroad, Tug Fork River, West Virginia

Unidentified engineers, working on the Ohio extension in Southern West Virginia, two men, sitting in the middle, are holding revolvers.

46. Engineers for Norfolk and Western Railroad, Tug Fork River, West Virginia

Unidentified engineers, working on the Ohio Extension, pose in front of a log cabin.

47. Camp Six of Engineers for Norfolk and Western Railroad, Tug Fork River, West Virginia

Group portrait of unidentified engineers, working on the Ohio Extension in Southern West Virginia.

48. Reunion of Engineers, Tug Fork River Division, Norfolk & Western Railroad