https://www.wvhistoryonview.org/catalog/052140https://www.wvhistoryonview.org/image/052140.jpgThomas McKell's K. G. J. and E. Railway near Glen Jean, W. Va.ca. 1900Railroads--West Virginia--Fayette County.Mine railroads--West Virginia.Coal Mines and Mining--Coal Transportation--Rail.Thomas G. McKell built the Kanawha, Glen Jean & Eastern Railway between Glen Jean, W. Va. and Deepwater, W. Va, a town situated on the Kanawha River. The rail line served as a means to transport coal for the McKell Coal & Coke Company, and made a connection with the C. & O. Railway as well. West Virginia History OnView