Piney River and Paint Creek Railway Locomotive and Crew, Raleigh County, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1890- 1900
Description:
'Standing on the ground at cab entrance is Capt. T. B. Dillingham, well known conductor on the Piney River and Paint Creek Railway running between Cranberry, Skelton, Sprague, Beckley, and Beckley Junction.'
Old 299 Passenger Train, 1907. Z.W. Lafon was the Engineer. Pictured: M.H. Bill Sneads (father of Earl Sneads et. al.), Casey Dillon (fireman), Mars (conductor), Bill Matson (baggage master), Bill 'Black Bill' Millioms (breakman), Roger Keyser, boy and last man are 'stand-ins.'
The Section that kept the trains on the track, operating their 'strongarm.' Pictured; 1st Row: Guy Holmes, Lacy Shrewsbury, Jim Smith, Henry Morls, J.B. Holdren. Back Row: unidentified, Z.M. Lafon, Vick Leily, Henry Shrewsbury, C.R. Holdren.