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Engine No. 7 sitting beside stall No. 1 of the roundhouse. A group of unidentified workers stand on along the tracks and sit on the train.

1. C. & O. Locomotive Outside of Roundhouse, Hinton, W. Va.

The locomotives sit on the tracks below the pit.

2. Passenger Engines Below the Inspection Pit, Hinton, W. Va.

The C. & O. train idles in the engine terminal ready to embark.

3. Train No. 1621 Ready to Head Eastbound on Tracks in Front of Mallet House, Hinton, W. Va.

Pictured from left to right is J. E. Burdette (brakeman), O. C. "Battle Ax" Allen (conductor), Hobart Akers (brakeman), and Jack Sweeney (brakeman) with N. B. Allen (engineer) on the steps and C. L. Keaton (fireman) in the cab.

4. Hinton Yards Crew with Engine No. 253, Hinton, W. Va.

Photo of the first coal-burning, steam, turbine, electric engine--the largest single unit locomotive in the world. As long as 154 feet and 9 3/4 inches, including the water tender. The top speed was 100 miles per hour. The engine weight 411.5 tons.

5. C. & O. Engine No. 500 in Hinton, W. Va.

Passengers stand beside the track looking at engine no. 500.

6. Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Engine at Hinton Station, Hinton, W. Va.

View from above looking down on the derailed train cars.

7. Wreckage After Engine 1642 Blew Up at C. W. Cabin, Hinton, w. Va.

Looking at the toppled engine from the railroad tracks. To the right, a group of unidentified workers observe the damage.

8. Engine 1642 Explosion at C. W. Cabin, Hinton, W. Va.

Two unidentified men observe the damage. Where the "X" is on the picture, body of engineer W. H. Anderson was found.

9. Scene at Wreckage After Engine 1642 Blew Up at C. W. Cabin, Hinton, W. Va.

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.

10. Site Where Fireman's Body Found after Engine 1642 Blew Up at C. W. Cabin, Hinton, W. Va.

Two unidentified men inspect the damage along the railroad tracks.

11. Observing the Wreckage After the Explosion of Engine 1642 at C. W. Cabin, Hinton, W. Va.

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.

12. Site of Engine 1642 Explosion Along River, Hinton, W. Va.