Search Results
- IDNO:
- 025921
- Title:
- Locomotive No. 1626 Travelling through W.Va.
- IDNO:
- 025924
- Title:
- Locomotive and Coal Train Coming Around Bend
- IDNO:
- 025930
- Title:
- Locomotive 129
- Date:
- 1944/11/22
- IDNO:
- 025936
- Title:
- Virginia Central Locomotive, 'J.H. Timberlake'
- Date:
- ca. 1855
- Description:
- 'This locomotive, named J.H. Timberlake, was placed in service by the Virginia Central Railroad in 1855. It is reported that this engine handled President Davis on one of more of his visits to the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia. Train Running Under Confederacy By Carter S. Anderson, Train Conductor, Virginia Central Railroad. (Published in Locomotive Engineering, April 1893, F. 177) In handling the Confederate soldiers from Richmond, Va. to Gordonsville, Va., 18 trains of about 15 cars each were made up at Richmond to take care of this movement, which consisted of freight cars of all descriptions, with one passenger car at the rear of each train to be occupied by officers, the conductor riding there also, and acting as rear brakeman generally. Below is a list of locomotive engineers and locomotives which took part in the story of our country, and in adversity played well their part, which may be interesting to some of the older employees of the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Company: 'Staunton,' Engineer Martin R. Alley; 'Albemarle,' John M. Kraft; 'J.H. Timberlake,' John Harton; 'John Timberlake,' Robert Murray; 'Westward Ho,' John Davidson; 'E.H. Gill,' Geo. W. Pelter; 'Chas. Ellett,' John Dunn; 'Greenbrier,' Raymond T. Dunn; 'Millboro,' Seth McCandlish; 'Stuart,' Wm. Keaton; 'W.M. Baldwin,' Simon Ailstock; 'C.G. Coleman,' L.S. Allen; 'E. Fontaine,' R.J. Goodwin; 'C.R. Mason,' Westley P. Huntley. You will note that my father, Robert Murray, manned the Locomotive, 'J.H. Timberlake' (picture shown above), which was placed in service on the Virginia Central Railroad in 1855. It is also reported that this locomotive handled President Davis on one of his visits to the Confederate Army headquarters located in Northern Virginia.'
- IDNO:
- 025940
- Title:
- Locomotive and Coal Train on the Chesapeake and Ohio Line
- Date:
- 1937
- IDNO:
- 025946
- Title:
- Chesapeake and Ohio Locomotive and Passenger Train
- IDNO:
- 026164
- Title:
- View from Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad Depot Near Huntington, W. Va.
- Description:
- 'From roof of C.& O. station shed looking southwest. All that vacant ground you see is now Huntington's south side.'
- IDNO:
- 026165
- Title:
- Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad Depot, Frederick's Hall, Va.
- IDNO:
- 026169
- Title:
- Richmond, Frederick, and Potomac Depot, Richmond, Va.
- Date:
- ca. 1965
- Description:
- 'Richmond, Frederickburg and Potomac Railroad leaving station when it was located at 8th and Broad Street, Richmond Virginia. Virginia Central Passengers came in via Richmond, Fredericksburg and Potomac R.R. by way of Hanover Junction or DOSWELL Virginia until Virginia Central tracks were built into Richmond operating as of 1851. Photo is from sketch made by J.R. Hamilton, which appeared in Harper's Weekley as of Oct. 14, 1865.'
- IDNO:
- 026171
- Title:
- Locomotives on the Tracks at Hanover Junction, Va.
- Date:
- ca. 1860
- Description:
- 'Scenes at Hanover Junction (Now Doswell) Virginia during the war between the states, showing Virginia Central Tracks, photo by Brady. Page 95, book Lincoln Camera Man, Matthew B Brady by Roy Meredith shows this picture over inscription Burke Station, O. & A., R.R..'
- IDNO:
- 026172
- Title:
- Chesapeake and Ohio Locomotive No. 32
- Date:
- 1870
- Description:
- 'C. & O. R.R. Locomotive #32; Builder Name--Danforth Loco, Co. placed in service 1870. Cylinders 16" x 24"; weight of engines with three gauges of water 61650 pounds; Diam drivers 60:; dimensions of fire box 58 1/2 feet by 35 feet by 60 1/2 feet; No. of Flues 149; Diam of flues 2 inches; length of flues 11 feet, 1 inch; Diam of Boiler 46 7/8 feet; Service Passenger.'
- IDNO:
- 026567
- Title:
- Old Main Building, Marshall University, Huntington, W. Va.
