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A man stands atop a filled coal car. 'Loading coal into railroad gondolas is made easy by structures called 'tipples.' The pictured tipple is typical of those to be found throughout the rich bituminous coal fields of southern West Virginia.'

25. Coal Mine Tipple

IDNO:
004334
Title:
Coal Mine Tipple
Description:
A man stands atop a filled coal car. 'Loading coal into railroad gondolas is made easy by structures called 'tipples.' The pictured tipple is typical of those to be found throughout the rich bituminous coal fields of southern West Virginia.'
Tipple and tracks with filled RR cars present.

26. Tipple at Consolidation Coal Company Williams Mine

IDNO:
004422
Title:
Tipple at Consolidation Coal Company Williams Mine
Description:
Tipple and tracks with filled RR cars present.
Tipple with filled RR cars.

27. Consolidation Coal Company Fairmont Tipple

IDNO:
004433
Title:
Consolidation Coal Company Fairmont Tipple
Description:
Tipple with filled RR cars.
Oakwood Steel Tipple loading coal cars. Men standing on the coal in the cars.

28. Oakwood Mine Tipple

IDNO:
004454
Title:
Oakwood Mine Tipple
Date:
ca. 1908-1920
Description:
Oakwood Steel Tipple loading coal cars. Men standing on the coal in the cars.
"Mine cars with 6 to 8 tons of raw R/M moving to rotary dump -Arkwright."

29. Tipple and Coal Cars at Arkwright Mine

IDNO:
004478
Title:
Tipple and Coal Cars at Arkwright Mine
Description:
"Mine cars with 6 to 8 tons of raw R/M moving to rotary dump -Arkwright."
Filled railroad cars at the Collins Colliery Tipple. There is a water reservoir in the background.

30. Collins Colliery Tipple

IDNO:
004504
Title:
Collins Colliery Tipple
Date:
1908
Description:
Filled railroad cars at the Collins Colliery Tipple. There is a water reservoir in the background.
Chessapeake and Ohio train cars full of coal.

31. Coal Cars at Summerlee or Cranberry, W. Va.

IDNO:
004541
Title:
Coal Cars at Summerlee or Cranberry, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1950-1960
Description:
Chessapeake and Ohio train cars full of coal.
Coal cars going under tipple, Cranberry or Summerlee Mine.

32. Coal Tipple

IDNO:
004560
Title:
Coal Tipple
Date:
ca. 1950-1960
Description:
Coal cars going under tipple, Cranberry or Summerlee Mine.
Two men walking away from either Cranberry or Summerlee tipple loading coal cars.

33. Coal Tipple

IDNO:
004562
Title:
Coal Tipple
Date:
ca. 1950-1960
Description:
Two men walking away from either Cranberry or Summerlee tipple loading coal cars.
Chesapeake and Ohio coal cars full of coal.

34. Loaded Coal Cars at Summerlee or Cranberry

IDNO:
004564
Title:
Loaded Coal Cars at Summerlee or Cranberry
Date:
ca. 1950-1960
Description:
Chesapeake and Ohio coal cars full of coal.
Possibly the Ohio River?

35. Coal Barges and Steamboats on the Monongahela River

IDNO:
011893
Title:
Coal Barges and Steamboats on the Monongahela River
Description:
Possibly the Ohio River?
Image from the collection of the Chesapeake and Ohio Historical Society. 'CSPR_304: C.& O. H-6 Mallet #1479 and a second 2-6-6-2 with coal train on Piney Creek branch near Prince, W. Va.'

36. Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad Locomotive No. 1479 and a Second 2-6-6-2 on Piney Creek Near Prince, W. Va.

IDNO:
025824
Title:
Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad Locomotive No. 1479 and a Second 2-6-6-2 on Piney Creek Near Prince, W. Va.
Date:
1945/10
Description:
Image from the collection of the Chesapeake and Ohio Historical Society. 'CSPR_304: C.& O. H-6 Mallet #1479 and a second 2-6-6-2 with coal train on Piney Creek branch near Prince, W. Va.'