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This was the first Mallet locomotive to come up the C and O Greenbrier Division; Notice the carbon arc light with globe suspended above pole behind engine cab. This picture was taken several years after the first run was made in 1905.

1. Mallet Locomotive No. 752 Taking Water at Ronceverte, W. Va.

IDNO:
000110
Title:
Mallet Locomotive No. 752 Taking Water at Ronceverte, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1911
Description:
This was the first Mallet locomotive to come up the C and O Greenbrier Division; Notice the carbon arc light with globe suspended above pole behind engine cab. This picture was taken several years after the first run was made in 1905.
Shay No. 6 engine on tracks. Published by C.E. Armstrong.

2. Shay No. 6 (Mountain Locomotive) New River Coal Field, Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad

IDNO:
000248
Title:
Shay No. 6 (Mountain Locomotive) New River Coal Field, Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad
Date:
undated
Description:
Shay No. 6 engine on tracks. Published by C.E. Armstrong.
Cass Mill in Backround (6 Stacks).

3. Chesapeake and Ohio Passenger Train at Depot

IDNO:
000249
Title:
Chesapeake and Ohio Passenger Train at Depot
Date:
undated
Description:
Cass Mill in Backround (6 Stacks).
Train engine. At bottom of pix says: Note: Also applicable to shop No. 2248, C&O Rd. No. 11 (1910), built to same plan No. 1586.

4. Shay Shop No. 1933 Chesapeake & Ohio Road No. 8

IDNO:
000293
Title:
Shay Shop No. 1933 Chesapeake & Ohio Road No. 8
Date:
1908
Description:
Train engine. At bottom of pix says: Note: Also applicable to shop No. 2248, C&O Rd. No. 11 (1910), built to same plan No. 1586.
No. 4 takes on a tank of water, and it takes 1,500 gallons of it from nearby Leatherback Creek for each puffing trip up Cheat Mountain, with about 400 thrilled passengers, that is. The neighboring Chesapeake and Ohio Railway donated the water tank.

5. Shay No. 4. Cass Scenic Railroad

IDNO:
000349
Title:
Shay No. 4. Cass Scenic Railroad
Date:
undated
Description:
No. 4 takes on a tank of water, and it takes 1,500 gallons of it from nearby Leatherback Creek for each puffing trip up Cheat Mountain, with about 400 thrilled passengers, that is. The neighboring Chesapeake and Ohio Railway donated the water tank.
Deer Creek sign to the right, houses sit on the left side of the tracks.

6. House and Deer Creek Town Sign on Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad Tracks.

IDNO:
000417
Title:
House and Deer Creek Town Sign on Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad Tracks.
Date:
undated
Description:
Deer Creek sign to the right, houses sit on the left side of the tracks.
Railroad tracks beside a building.

7. Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad Being Built at Cass, W. Va. Mill Site

IDNO:
000448
Title:
Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad Being Built at Cass, W. Va. Mill Site
Date:
1901
Description:
Railroad tracks beside a building.
Boiler Room, chipper shed, pan room and extract plant. Looking east towards structures facing the Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad.

8. Deer Creek Extract Plant, Cass, W. Va.

IDNO:
000512
Title:
Deer Creek Extract Plant, Cass, W. Va.
Date:
1920
Description:
Boiler Room, chipper shed, pan room and extract plant. Looking east towards structures facing the Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad.
Four horses pulling a large log. Neither the store nor the railroad building are still standing today.

9. 10 Foot by 4 Foot Oak Log Delivered to the C& O Railroad Station at Seibert, Pocahontas County.

IDNO:
000647
Title:
10 Foot by 4 Foot Oak Log Delivered to the C& O Railroad Station at Seibert, Pocahontas County.
Date:
undated
Description:
Four horses pulling a large log. Neither the store nor the railroad building are still standing today.
Copy of painting by A.M. Doddridge, 1863- Army camp just below Chesapeake and Ohio Depot site near mouth of Ferry Branch on the Kanawha river. Fort Scammon Hill in the distance. President Hayes and McKinley were stationed in camp.

10. South Side of Charleston, W. Va. During the Civil War

IDNO:
000801
Title:
South Side of Charleston, W. Va. During the Civil War
Date:
1863
Description:
Copy of painting by A.M. Doddridge, 1863- Army camp just below Chesapeake and Ohio Depot site near mouth of Ferry Branch on the Kanawha river. Fort Scammon Hill in the distance. President Hayes and McKinley were stationed in camp.
View of Dickinson Salt Works from opposite bank of Kanawha River. Made about 1910. This is the only picture in existance showing salt loaded on barge for ferrying across river where it was loaded on C&O Railroad. The New York Central Railroad had served the plant for years before this picture was taken, but due to higher freight rates by the NYC, it was still possible to ship by C&O to some points at a saving.

11. Dickinson Salt Works as Seen from the Opposite Bank of the Kanawha River

IDNO:
001449
Title:
Dickinson Salt Works as Seen from the Opposite Bank of the Kanawha River
Date:
ca. 1910
Description:
View of Dickinson Salt Works from opposite bank of Kanawha River. Made about 1910. This is the only picture in existance showing salt loaded on barge for ferrying across river where it was loaded on C&O Railroad. The New York Central Railroad had served the plant for years before this picture was taken, but due to higher freight rates by the NYC, it was still possible to ship by C&O to some points at a saving.
Bird's-eye view of Greenbrier River, Main Line C. and O. R.R. and junction of Greenbrier division, Allegheny Mountains in the Distance.

12. Bird's Eye View of Greenbrier River, Main Line C. and O. R. R. and Junction of Greenbrier Division

IDNO:
001647
Title:
Bird's Eye View of Greenbrier River, Main Line C. and O. R. R. and Junction of Greenbrier Division
Date:
ca. 1907
Description:
Bird's-eye view of Greenbrier River, Main Line C. and O. R.R. and junction of Greenbrier division, Allegheny Mountains in the Distance.