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37. Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Handcars Used During the Civil War

IDNO:
025735
Title:
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Handcars Used During the Civil War

38. Pioneer Chicago and North Western Railroad Locomotive Loaded on Railroad Flatcar at Grafton, W. Va.

IDNO:
025737
Title:
Pioneer Chicago and North Western Railroad Locomotive Loaded on Railroad Flatcar at Grafton, W. Va.
'Cab of junked engine removed and used on other. John Noon and Pat O'Brian shown scrapping one engine.'

39. Scrapping an Engine

IDNO:
025739
Title:
Scrapping an Engine
Description:
'Cab of junked engine removed and used on other. John Noon and Pat O'Brian shown scrapping one engine.'
'#1 R.H. Gratz, BLW 1743, 7/18/68, 15x18" 44 0 21 ton. Ancient engine, the Gratz, one of the two engines which operated on the Laurel Fork and Sand Hill Rail Road. Taken around 1880-1890. Two persons on the tender are unidentified, but Swearingen said the two others were David Reece, engineer, and C. M. Jones, master mechanic. The engine was scrapped in 1897, along with th railroad system. (Picture to accompany Parkersburg News article, July 10, 1960).'

40. Engine on the Laurel Fork and Sand Hill Railroad

IDNO:
025742
Title:
Engine on the Laurel Fork and Sand Hill Railroad
Date:
ca. 1880-1890
Description:
'#1 R.H. Gratz, BLW 1743, 7/18/68, 15x18" 44 0 21 ton. Ancient engine, the Gratz, one of the two engines which operated on the Laurel Fork and Sand Hill Rail Road. Taken around 1880-1890. Two persons on the tender are unidentified, but Swearingen said the two others were David Reece, engineer, and C. M. Jones, master mechanic. The engine was scrapped in 1897, along with th railroad system. (Picture to accompany Parkersburg News article, July 10, 1960).'
'The old double engine used on the Laurel Fork and Sand Hill R.R. Taken near high trestle, Wilch Rollin, fireman with whiskers; Bob Fleming, engineer; Oth Collin, passenger with cane. #2 Mas W. R. Sterling BLW 3222, 5-1873.'

41. Double Engine Used on Laurel Fork and Sand Hill Railroad

IDNO:
025743
Title:
Double Engine Used on Laurel Fork and Sand Hill Railroad
Description:
'The old double engine used on the Laurel Fork and Sand Hill R.R. Taken near high trestle, Wilch Rollin, fireman with whiskers; Bob Fleming, engineer; Oth Collin, passenger with cane. #2 Mas W. R. Sterling BLW 3222, 5-1873.'
Called 'George E. Emerson'; Chapter 34, p.446.

42. Modern, Mountain-type Locomotive No. 5510 of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad

IDNO:
025744
Title:
Modern, Mountain-type Locomotive No. 5510 of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Description:
Called 'George E. Emerson'; Chapter 34, p.446.
B&O's "Tom Thumb", First American Built Locomotive; Chapter 20, p. 224

43. Peter Cooper's 'Tom Thumb,' Baltimore and Ohio Railroad

IDNO:
025746
Title:
Peter Cooper's 'Tom Thumb,' Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Description:
B&O's "Tom Thumb", First American Built Locomotive; Chapter 20, p. 224
Railroad at Grafton, P. Jennings, engineer, Jas. Jennings, stoker.

44. Engine 400 and Crew at Grafton, W. Va.

IDNO:
025749
Title:
Engine 400 and Crew at Grafton, W. Va.
Date:
1876
Description:
Railroad at Grafton, P. Jennings, engineer, Jas. Jennings, stoker.
'Eng No. 33 Placed on Road 1870.'

45. Locomotive No. 33 and Crew

IDNO:
025912
Title:
Locomotive No. 33 and Crew
Date:
1870
Description:
'Eng No. 33 Placed on Road 1870.'
'R.P. Murray, Engineer, (father of E.A. Murray, Shop Superintendent) standing with oil can in hand; employed in 1852 by Virginia Central Railroad. On Mr. Murray's right is C.I. Smith, Fireman, employed by Virginia Central Railroad in 1886". The Virginia Central connected the Virginia Tidewater to the Ohio River at Point Pleasant, West Virginia.

46. Locomotive No. 62 and Crew on Virginia Central Line

IDNO:
025916
Title:
Locomotive No. 62 and Crew on Virginia Central Line
Description:
'R.P. Murray, Engineer, (father of E.A. Murray, Shop Superintendent) standing with oil can in hand; employed in 1852 by Virginia Central Railroad. On Mr. Murray's right is C.I. Smith, Fireman, employed by Virginia Central Railroad in 1886". The Virginia Central connected the Virginia Tidewater to the Ohio River at Point Pleasant, West Virginia.

47. Locomotive No. 1626 Travelling through W.Va.

IDNO:
025921
Title:
Locomotive No. 1626 Travelling through W.Va.

48. Locomotive and Coal Train Coming Around Bend

IDNO:
025924
Title:
Locomotive and Coal Train Coming Around Bend