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The headquarters of the White Oak Coal Co. are located at MacDonald, Fayette County, W. Va. The maintaining of the General Offices near the mines affords opportunity for closer supervision and better co-operation between all departments. The machine and repair shops and warehouse for merchandise and mine supplies is located immediately adjacent to the office. A private branch telephone exchange with private leased lines reach each mine, giving 24 hour service. A printer telegraph instrument furnishes prompt telegraph service. Mail is received and forwarded at either Macdonald or Mount Hope post offices.<br />

217. Office of the New River Company, White Oak Coal Company

View of Coke ovens and buildings surrounding them at the Collinsville Mine, Glen Jean.

218. Coke Ovens at Collinsville Mine, Glen Jean

Rows of Coke ovens with train in the middle of them.

219. Coke Ovens at MacDonald

Freight and Passenger Train of the Piney River and Paint Creek Railroad Company.

220. Freight and Passenger Train, Piney River and Paint Creek Railroad Company

Station of the Piney River and Paint Creek Railroad Co. at Beckley, Raleigh County, W. Va.

221. Piney River and Paint Creek Railroad Station at Beckley, Raleigh County, W. Va.

River terminus at Mt. Carbon with a few houses around.

222. River Terminus of White Oak Railway at Mount Carbon

Coal train passing through Tamroy, which was bought from McKell Estate.

223. Coal Cars Passing through Tamroy, W. Va.

Men and horses stand in cut in hillside.  This construction work done by the White Oak Railway Co. was the Carter's Branch Cut to connection with the Virginia Railway.

224. Construction Work on the Carters Branch Cut to Connection with the Virginia Railway

Rails outside of the Mt. Carbon Station.

225. Mt. Carbon's Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad Station

Passenger Train of White Oak Railway Co. with a line of people outside of it.

226. Passenger Train, White Oak Railway Company

White Oak Railway Co. built this Oak Hill Station to serve the area.

227. Oak Hill Station, White Oak Railway Company

Group of men and child pose in front of train No. 122 at Lochgelly station. Left is the Lochgelly store which burned in  1941. Right is the Supply House which burned in 1917.

228. Train at Lochgelly