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Three men stand beside the tracks while steam pours out of the building's many chimneys.

73. White Oak Fuel Company Facilities, Whipple, W. Va.

IDNO:
052229
Title:
White Oak Fuel Company Facilities, Whipple, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
Three men stand beside the tracks while steam pours out of the building's many chimneys.
Men stand around the "Whipple Tipple."

74. White Oak Fuel Company Tipple, Whipple, W. Va.

IDNO:
052230
Title:
White Oak Fuel Company Tipple, Whipple, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
Men stand around the "Whipple Tipple."
The White Oak Railway was constructed during the early-1900's and came under the control of the New River Company. The short-line railroad was originally incorporated to provide citizens of the area a direct rail-connection between the primary business centers in Beckley, Mount Hope, and Oak Hill.The railroad consisted of two unconnected "pieces" that never were completely finished. The first section consisted of about 7 and ½ miles of track connecting with the C. & O. Railway at Carlisle, running from there through Oak Hill to Stuart. The second section was about 4 to 5 miles in length connecting with the C. & O. Railway at Price Hill Junction, running to a mine located at Price Hill.Under an agreement with the C. & O. Railway, the White Oak Railway operated passenger and freight trains along the tracks of the C. & O.'s White Oak Branch between Glen Jean and Carlisle. In 1912, the New River Company sold the locomotives and rolling stock of the White Oak Railway and jointly leased operation of the railroad to Virginian and the C. & O.

75. White Oak Railroad, Somewhere in West Virginia

IDNO:
052231
Title:
White Oak Railroad, Somewhere in West Virginia
Date:
ca. 1910
Description:
The White Oak Railway was constructed during the early-1900's and came under the control of the New River Company. The short-line railroad was originally incorporated to provide citizens of the area a direct rail-connection between the primary business centers in Beckley, Mount Hope, and Oak Hill.The railroad consisted of two unconnected "pieces" that never were completely finished. The first section consisted of about 7 and ½ miles of track connecting with the C. & O. Railway at Carlisle, running from there through Oak Hill to Stuart. The second section was about 4 to 5 miles in length connecting with the C. & O. Railway at Price Hill Junction, running to a mine located at Price Hill.Under an agreement with the C. & O. Railway, the White Oak Railway operated passenger and freight trains along the tracks of the C. & O.'s White Oak Branch between Glen Jean and Carlisle. In 1912, the New River Company sold the locomotives and rolling stock of the White Oak Railway and jointly leased operation of the railroad to Virginian and the C. & O.