The Chesapeake & Ohio Railway in West Virginia: Huntington Division by William R Sparkmon - 1988

Alderson: The Chesapeake & Ohio Historical Society, 1989. First Edition. Saddle-stitched. Quarto, iv, 48 pages; VG-; Saddle-stitched softcover with pictorial frontcover and yellow back cover; Covers show moderate wear to spine edge and light wear to corners; Textblock is clean; NOTE: Shelved on bookshelf in hallway outside of Room A. 1349754. FP New Rockville Stock.

Published by C&o Historical Society, 1988. Paperback. Very Good. Slightly better than very good condition. Large oblong format. Pictorial cardwraps. B/w photos and diagrams. 51 pages. Second printing. A few minor marks and light creases to covers.

Alderson, West Virginia, USA: C&O Historical Society Inc, 1988. Reprint . Soft cover. Good/No Jacket. 51 pages b/w photos - The history of how the C&O Railroad came to Huntington, WV starts back around 1800 when the first road through the valley, the Old State Road, was built. It followed the Ohio River down from the mouth of the Kanawha River to the Big Sandy River (by the time C. P. Huntington visited the area). George Washington established the James River Co. and surveyed the area. The hope was to build a canal that would connect the James and Ohio rivers and provide a means of transportation from Chesapeake Bay (the James River) to the Ohio River. A road was constructed between the 1830s and 1850s called the James River & Kanawha Turnpike. One of the first trains used on the Huntington Division of the Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad in 1873. The James River Co. later became the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad and the turnpike became the rail line of the B & O Railroad. Collis P. Huntington became… Read More

USA: Chesapeake & Ohio Historical Society Inc, 1989. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Good/No Jacket. 48 pages b/w photos - This book contains many pictures, illustrations and specifications of the Alleghany operations in their steam and diesel age.