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1. Bridge Building on the Hampshire Southern Railroad, Near Petersburg, W. Va.

IDNO:: 012670
Title:: Bridge Building on the Hampshire Southern Railroad, Near Petersburg, W. Va.
Date:: 1910/09/26

View of bridge building on the Hampshire Southern Railroad near Petersburg in Grant County.

2. Bridge Building on the Hampshire Southern Railroad, Near Petersburg, W. Va.

IDNO:: 012866
Title:: Bridge Building on the Hampshire Southern Railroad, Near Petersburg, W. Va.
Date:: 1919/09/26
Description:: View of bridge building on the Hampshire Southern Railroad near Petersburg in Grant County.

The Hampshire Southern Railroad train stands on the track, fired-up in Moorefield, Hardy County, West Virginia. The photograph shows only passenger cars, however the Hampshire Southern's first line also included freight service. The line ran between Romney and Moorefield.

3. First Train, Moorefield, W. Va. 8:30 AM, May 9,1910

IDNO:: 038361
Title:: First Train, Moorefield, W. Va. 8:30 AM, May 9,1910
Date:: 1910/05
Description:: The Hampshire Southern Railroad train stands on the track, fired-up in Moorefield, Hardy County, West Virginia. The photograph shows only passenger cars, however the Hampshire Southern's first line also included freight service. The line ran between Romney and Moorefield.

Today this line is owned by the West Virginia State Rail Authority, which runs a tourist train, the Potomac Eagles Scenic Railroad, on the line.

4. First Train to Petersburg on the Hampshire Southern Railroad, Petersburg, W. Va.

IDNO:: 053733
Title:: First Train to Petersburg on the Hampshire Southern Railroad, Petersburg, W. Va.
Date:: 1910/10/06
Description:: Today this line is owned by the West Virginia State Rail Authority, which runs a tourist train, the Potomac Eagles Scenic Railroad, on the line.