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IDNO:
048633
Title:
Wreckage After Engine 1642 Blew Up at C. W. Cabin, Hinton, w. Va.
Date:
1953/06/09
Description:
View from above looking down on the derailed train cars.
IDNO:
048635
Title:
Engine 1642 Explosion at C. W. Cabin, Hinton, W. Va.
Date:
1953/06/09
Description:
Looking at the toppled engine from the railroad tracks. To the right, a group of unidentified workers observe the damage.
IDNO:
048637
Title:
Scene at Wreckage After Engine 1642 Blew Up at C. W. Cabin, Hinton, W. Va.
Date:
1953/06/09
Description:
Two unidentified men observe the damage. Where the "X" is on the picture, body of engineer W. H. Anderson was found.
IDNO:
048638
Title:
Site Where Fireman's Body Found after Engine 1642 Blew Up at C. W. Cabin, Hinton, W. Va.
Date:
1953/06/09
Description:
The "X" on the photo marks the spot where fireman J. W. Sullivan was found dead. Parts of the engine are pictured in the river.
IDNO:
048639
Title:
Observing the Wreckage After the Explosion of Engine 1642 at C. W. Cabin, Hinton, W. Va.
Date:
1953/06/09
Description:
Two unidentified men inspect the damage along the railroad tracks.
IDNO:
048641
Title:
Site of Engine 1642 Explosion Along River, Hinton, W. Va.
Date:
1953/06/09
Description:
View of the site where the engine blew up at C. W. Cabin. Parts of the damaged engine can be seen at the bottom of the photo.
IDNO:
048642
Title:
Damage of Engine 1642 Explosion at C. W. Cabin, Hinton, W. Va.
Date:
1953/06/09
Description:
Looking at the derailed train and what's left of the engine. The cabin is pictured in the background unharmed.
IDNO:
048644
Title:
Railroad Workers Inspecting Explosion Aftermath at C. W. Cabin, Hinton, W. Va.
Date:
1953/06/09
Description:
Unidentified workers walk up and down the railroad tracks after Engine 1642 exploded.
IDNO:
048646
Title:
Crane Lifting Derailed C. & O. Cars After Engine 1642 Explosion at C. W. Cabin, Hinton, W. Va.
Date:
1958
Description:
View of the wreckage.
IDNO:
048648
Title:
Men Inspect Engine Explosion Damage at C. W. Cabin, Hinton, W. Va.
Date:
1953/06/09
Description:
Johnny Richmond, pictured in the center with a cigarette in his mouth, and associates observe the wreckage which occurred around 5:00 p.m.
IDNO:
048649
Title:
Site of Wreckage Where Engine 1642 Exploded at C. W. Cabin, Hinton, W. Va.
Date:
1953/06/09
Description:
A group of unidentified men observe thedamage and what little is left of the engine.
IDNO:
048651
Title:
Exploded Engine 1642 at C. W. Cabin, Hinton, W. Va.
Date:
1953/06/09
Description:
A group of unidentified men observe the damage which occurred roughly around 5:00 p.m.
IDNO:
048655
Title:
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.
IDNO:
048659
Title:
Man Pointing to Location Where Boiler of Locomotive 1642 Landed After Exploding at C. W. Cabin, Hinton, W. Va.
Date:
1992
Description:
Roy Long points to where the engine's boiler landed after exploding in June of 1953.
