Search Results
- IDNO:
- 048842
- Title:
- C. & O. Engine No. 500 in Hinton, W. Va.
- Date:
- 1947/06
- Description:
- 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.
- IDNO:
- 048848
- Title:
- C. & O. Engine No. 500 at Hinton Station, Hinton, W. Va.
- Date:
- undated
- Description:
- A crowd observes an early diesel engine at the station.
- IDNO:
- 048851
- Title:
- C. & O. Railroad Emloyees Beside Engine No. 602, Hinton, W. Va.
- Date:
- ca. 1955
- Description:
- Engineer L. J. Brown, left, and fireman Lloyd Bryant, right, are pictured next to the locomotive.
- IDNO:
- 048853
- Title:
- C. & O. Engine No. 4007 at Alderson Depot, Alderson, W. Va.
- Date:
- ca. 1952
- IDNO:
- 048860
- Title:
- Bridge Under Construction on C. & O. Railroad, Lowell, W. Va.
- Date:
- 1946
- Description:
- Workers pictured in the background at the construction site.
- IDNO:
- 048875
- Title:
- C. & O. Cabin at Meadow Creek, W. Va.
- Date:
- 1971/12/29
- Description:
- View of the building from across the tracks. The lead track behind the cabin leads to the interchange yard.
- IDNO:
- 048905
- Title:
- Power Plant beside C. & O. Yards, Hinton, W. Va.
- Date:
- 1983
- Description:
- Looking at power-plant structures and equipment from the C. & O. railroad yards.
- IDNO:
- 048906
- Title:
- Billy Richardson with C. & O. Class-A Locomotive in Huntington, W. Va.
- Date:
- 1891
- Description:
- Legendary engineer, Richardson, pictured in white coveralls, poses next to new American engine No. 70 after a run from Hinton.
- IDNO:
- 048911
- Title:
- C. & O. Section Gang, Summers County, W. Va.
- Date:
- ca. 1958
- Description:
- Pictured on the far left is Scott Owens (foreman). The rest of the workers are unidentified. The group is pictured on the railroad tracks with a smaller cart.
- IDNO:
- 048921
- Title:
- C. & O. Railway Looking West From Rear Car of Train No. 14 at Fire Creek, W. Va.
- Date:
- 1922/09/26
- Description:
- Old-fashioned coke ovens pictured in the background where pollution fills the surrounding area.
- IDNO:
- 048926
- Title:
- C. & O. Station at Meadow Creek, W. Va.
- Date:
- 1935/08
- Description:
- Three unidentified men are pictured outside the wooden building. The picture view looks east at milepost 369.9 at the New River sub-division.
- IDNO:
- 048950
- Title:
- C. & O. Engine No. 1445 On Rear End of Coal Train Pulled by Engine No. 1387 on the Nicholas, Fayette and Greenbrier Railway in Meadow Creek, W. Va.
- Date:
- 1952/04/09
- Description:
- Smoke billows from the engine which sits behind twenty-eight cars of coal. The photo was taken on the east end of Meadow Creek.