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1. 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.

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.

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

Four men are posed next to a train.

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

Men posed next to a train.

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

7. Tioga Locomotive

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

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