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

2. Train No. 1621 Ready to Head Eastbound on Tracks in Front of Mallet House, 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.

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

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

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

Johnny Richmond, pictured in the center with a cigarette in his mouth, and associates observe the wreckage which occurred around 5:00 p.m.

5. Men Inspect Engine Explosion Damage at C. W. Cabin, Hinton, W. Va.

View of the wreckage.

6. Crane Lifting Derailed C. & O. Cars After Engine 1642 Explosion at C. W. Cabin, Hinton, W. Va.

A group of unidentified men huddle around parts of the blown off engine where a handful of bodies were found. Among those killed were engineer W. H. Anderson, fireman J. W. Sullivan, and head brakeman O. L. Richmond.

7. Men Observe the Remnants of Engine 1642 After Exploding at C. W. Cabin, Hinton, W. Va.

Two unidentified railroad employees stand beside Engine No. 201 on the C. & O. Railway.

8. C. & O. Train Passing through Hinton, W. Va.

The engine used oil headlights. Five men are pictured on and beside the locomotive.

9. C. and O. Enginge No. 254 at Thurmond, W. Va.

Stoddard family pictured beside the turntable, which was 900 feet in circumference.

10. Locomotive No. 175 on Hinton Round House Turntable, Hinton, W. Va.

A train winds along the track placed next to New River.

11. Steam Engine on Double Track Along C. & O. Railroad, Summers County, W. Va.

A train car reads, "Chesapeake & Ohio".

12. C. & O. Train Passing through Hinton, W. Va.