'London Lock under construction by Corps of Engineers, U.S. Army, to replace Lock 2, two miles upstream. Handley, West Virginia, at right, London at left. Chesapeake and Ohio in foreground. New York Central and route 60 beyond river. Looking east southeast 14 miles below mouth of Gauley River.'
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."