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This engine became snow bound between Thomas and Davis, W. Va.

1. Snow Bound Engine

IDNO:
053637
Title:
Snow Bound Engine
Date:
1908/02/01-1908/02/04
Description:
This engine became snow bound between Thomas and Davis, W. Va.
The engine used oil headlights. Five men are pictured on and beside the locomotive.

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

IDNO:
052209
Title:
C. and O. Enginge No. 254 at Thurmond, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1900
Description:
The engine used oil headlights. Five men are pictured on and beside the locomotive.
Four unidentified man pose beside engine number 201.

3. Kanawha, Glen Jean and Eastern Railroad Engine, Glen Jean, W. Va.

IDNO:
052150
Title:
Kanawha, Glen Jean and Eastern Railroad Engine, Glen Jean, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
Four unidentified man pose beside engine number 201.
Photograph of the engine, built in January 1922, belonging to Campbell's Creek Railroad Co.

4. Campbell's Creek Railroad Company Locomotive Number 6

IDNO:
052101
Title:
Campbell's Creek Railroad Company Locomotive Number 6
Date:
undated
Description:
Photograph of the engine, built in January 1922, belonging to Campbell's Creek Railroad Co.
Boyd Howard, Stuart Cooper and Carl Patterson are pictured with the engine.This image is part of the Thompson Family of Canaan Valley Collection. The Thompson family played a large role in the timber industry of Tucker County during the 1800s, and later prospered in the region as farmers, business owners, and prominent members of the Canaan Valley community.The Babcock Lumber and Boom Company bought the Blackwater Boom and Lumber Company from the Thompson family in 1907. The mill shut down in 1924.

5. Babcock Lumber and Boom Company's Log Engine No. 148 in Davis, W. Va.

IDNO:
050756
Title:
Babcock Lumber and Boom Company's Log Engine No. 148 in Davis, W. Va.
Date:
1922
Description:
Boyd Howard, Stuart Cooper and Carl Patterson are pictured with the engine.This image is part of the Thompson Family of Canaan Valley Collection. The Thompson family played a large role in the timber industry of Tucker County during the 1800s, and later prospered in the region as farmers, business owners, and prominent members of the Canaan Valley community.The Babcock Lumber and Boom Company bought the Blackwater Boom and Lumber Company from the Thompson family in 1907. The mill shut down in 1924.
Norfolk and Western Train crossing a trestle bridge. A small community is below.

6. Norfolk and Western Train, W. Va.

IDNO:
050292
Title:
Norfolk and Western Train, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1890-1920
Description:
Norfolk and Western Train crossing a trestle bridge. A small community is below.
View of Twin Mt. R. R. depot and engine in Keyser, W. Va."The Twin Mountain and Potomac railroad, which used a narrow gauge, ran from Keyser to Twin Mountain, a distance of 26.6 miles."

7. Twin Mountain and Potomac Railroad Depot and Engine, Keyser, W. Va.

IDNO:
050291
Title:
Twin Mountain and Potomac Railroad Depot and Engine, Keyser, W. Va.
Date:
1918/08/31
Description:
View of Twin Mt. R. R. depot and engine in Keyser, W. Va."The Twin Mountain and Potomac railroad, which used a narrow gauge, ran from Keyser to Twin Mountain, a distance of 26.6 miles."
"The Twin Mountain and Potomac Railroad, which used a narrow gauge, ran from Keyser to Twin Mountain, a distance of 26.6 miles."

8. Twin Mountain and Potomac Railroad Depot and Engine, Keyser, W. Va.

IDNO:
050289
Title:
Twin Mountain and Potomac Railroad Depot and Engine, Keyser, W. Va.
Date:
1918/08/31
Description:
"The Twin Mountain and Potomac Railroad, which used a narrow gauge, ran from Keyser to Twin Mountain, a distance of 26.6 miles."
A group of unidentified men and small boy stand beside the massive C. & O. engine.

9. Engine No. 490 in Hinton Yards, Hinton, W. Va.

IDNO:
049320
Title:
Engine No. 490 in Hinton Yards, Hinton, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1950
Description:
A group of unidentified men and small boy stand beside the massive C. & O. engine.
The locomotives sit on the tracks below the pit.

10. Passenger Engines Below the Inspection Pit, Hinton, W. Va.

IDNO:
049123
Title:
Passenger Engines Below the Inspection Pit, Hinton, W. Va.
Date:
1942
Description:
The locomotives sit on the tracks below the pit.
Smoke billow from the locomotive as it speeds across the tracks.

11. Engine Pulling Train near Sandstone, W. Va.

IDNO:
049057
Title:
Engine Pulling Train near Sandstone, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1930
Description:
Smoke billow from the locomotive as it speeds across the tracks.
A train winds along the track placed next to New River.

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

IDNO:
049056
Title:
Steam Engine on Double Track Along C. & O. Railroad, Summers County, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1920
Description:
A train winds along the track placed next to New River.