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1. Three Young Boys Pose with Locomotive No. 2

IDNO:: 025629
Title:: Three Young Boys Pose with Locomotive No. 2

Ely Thomas Lumber Company would have transferred its freight to the Nicholas, Fayette & Greenbrier, a short lived railroad that ran from Swiss, Nicholas County to Meadow Creek, Fayette County. The NF&G was jointly owned by the New York Central and Chesapeake & Ohio Railroads.'

2. Locomotive for Ely Thomas Lumber Company of Fenwick, Nicholas County, W. Va.

IDNO:: 025648
Title:: Locomotive for Ely Thomas Lumber Company of Fenwick, Nicholas County, W. Va.
Description:: Ely Thomas Lumber Company would have transferred its freight to the Nicholas, Fayette & Greenbrier, a short lived railroad that ran from Swiss, Nicholas County to Meadow Creek, Fayette County. The NF&G was jointly owned by the New York Central and Chesapeake & Ohio Railroads.'

Men posed for a portrait in front of a train.

3. Shay Locomotive No. 2 and Crew, Pardee and Curtin Lumber Company, Bergoo, W. Va.

IDNO:: 035105
Title:: Shay Locomotive No. 2 and Crew, Pardee and Curtin Lumber Company, Bergoo, W. Va.
Date:: ca. 1880-1930
Description:: Men posed for a portrait in front of a train.

4. Shay Locomotive No. 3, Greenbrier, Cheat, and Elk Railroad on Cheat Mountain

IDNO:: 035210
Title:: Shay Locomotive No. 3, Greenbrier, Cheat, and Elk Railroad on Cheat Mountain
Date:: ca. 1880-1930

Four men are posed next to a train.

5. Shay Locomotive No. 2 and Crew, Tioga Lumber Company, Tioga, W. Va.

IDNO:: 035217
Title:: Shay Locomotive No. 2 and Crew, Tioga Lumber Company, Tioga, W. Va.
Date:: ca. 1910
Description:: Four men are posed next to a train.

Men posed next to a train.

6. Shay Locomotive No. 4 with Passenger Car and Crew

IDNO:: 035222
Title:: Shay Locomotive No. 4 with Passenger Car and Crew
Date:: ca. 1880-1930
Description:: Men posed next to a train.

7. Tioga Locomotive

IDNO:: 035228
Title:: Tioga Locomotive
Date:: ca. 1880-1930

Man holding the child is probably James Williams. This was possibly the last steam powered locomotive to pass through Hinton. Other information on the back on the photograph includes: "Hinton Daily News Coll. from Fred Long to Stephen Trail Su Co WV ... - 1996"

8. Meadow River No. 7 Steam Engine at Hinton Yards, Hinton, West Virginia

IDNO:: 039032
Title:: Meadow River No. 7 Steam Engine at Hinton Yards, Hinton, West Virginia
Date:: ca. 1964
Description:: Man holding the child is probably James Williams. This was possibly the last steam powered locomotive to pass through Hinton. Other information on the back on the photograph includes: "Hinton Daily News Coll. from Fred Long to Stephen Trail Su Co WV ... - 1996"

Inscribed on the back of Photograph: "Meadow River Engine No. 7 at Hinton Yards enroute to Cass. Standing on the footboard with his camera is John E. Faulconer of the Hinton Daily News; Holding the child is James P. Williams, C&O (Chesapeake & Ohio) Brakeman. Also in the photograph is Raymon Ratliff, C&O Dispatcher. Others are not identified. By 1964, diesel engines had replaced the once famous steam engine."

9. Last Steam Locomotive to Pass Through Hinton, West Virginia

IDNO:: 039033
Title:: Last Steam Locomotive to Pass Through Hinton, West Virginia
Date:: ca. 1964
Description:: Inscribed on the back of Photograph: "Meadow River Engine No. 7 at Hinton Yards enroute to Cass. Standing on the footboard with his camera is John E. Faulconer of the Hinton Daily News; Holding the child is James P. Williams, C&O (Chesapeake & Ohio) Brakeman. Also in the photograph is Raymon Ratliff, C&O Dispatcher. Others are not identified. By 1964, diesel engines had replaced the once famous steam engine."