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Photo description reads, "2-8-8-2 H-7 Mallet used on coal train between Hinton (Summers County, W. Va.) and Handley (Kanawha County, W. Va.), and between Hinton and Clifton Forge (Alleghany County, Va.) from 1924 until replace by the 2-66-6 H 8's during 1940."

1. Mallet Locomotive Pulling Coal Train through Southeastern West Virginia to Western Virginia

IDNO:: 048690
Title:: Mallet Locomotive Pulling Coal Train through Southeastern West Virginia to Western Virginia
Date:: undated
Description:: Photo description reads, "2-8-8-2 H-7 Mallet used on coal train between Hinton (Summers County, W. Va.) and Handley (Kanawha County, W. Va.), and between Hinton and Clifton Forge (Alleghany County, Va.) from 1924 until replace by the 2-66-6 H 8's during 1940."

Vernal S. Long pictured in the engine. Long was the engineer on the M-1 Engine No. 500 while making its first run from Clifton Forge, Va. to Hinton, W. Va.

2. Engineer on Engine No. 1619 at Clifton Forge, Va.

IDNO:: 048854
Title:: Engineer on Engine No. 1619 at Clifton Forge, Va.
Date:: 1952/09/06
Description:: Vernal S. Long pictured in the engine. Long was the engineer on the M-1 Engine No. 500 while making its first run from Clifton Forge, Va. to Hinton, W. Va.