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'Built by the Ensign Manufacturing Co. in Huntington, W. Va. (Cabell County) April 19, 1899.  It is important to note that both the Southern Pacific and Chesapeake and Ohio were owned by  Collis P. Huntington and seeing railroad equipment to be used out West but built in Huntington was not uncommon.'

1. Morgan's Lousiana and Texas--Southern Pacific Boxcar 30401

'This car has its W. Va. connection because it was built by the Ensign Manufacturing Company in Huntington.  The Eastern Kentucky Railroad existed from 1865 until 1933 and ran from Riverton Greenup Ky. through Grayson County Ky. to Webbville Lawrence County Ky. on the Wayne County West Virginia border.'

2. Eastern Kentucky Railroad No. 53

Ely Thomas Lumber Company would have transferred its freight to the Nicholas, Fayette & Greenbrier, a short lived railroad that ran from Swiss, Nicholas County to Meadow Creek, Fayette County.  The NF&G was jointly owned by the New York Central and Chesapeake & Ohio Railroads.'

3. Locomotive for Ely Thomas Lumber Company of Fenwick, Nicholas County, W. Va.

'This later became parts of both the Western Maryland and Chesapeake & Ohio Railroads (Pocahontas County.)'

4. Greenbrier, Cheat, and Elk Railroad Locomotive and Crew at Water Tank in Spruce, W. Va.

'Cabell County just after the NS/CSX takeover in 1999. No. 402

5. Conrail - F Unit at the Huntington Locomotive Shops