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West Virginia Short Lines and Industrial Railroads

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Don Adams Rail Service

201, SW8, was built by Electro-Motive in March 1952, #16352, FN 4139-1, as New York Chicago & St Louis 107, Class ES-8A.  It became Norfolk & Western 2107 in June 1967 and sold on April 17, 1982, as Sprouse Creek Processing Co 3.  It was sold as Stirrat Coal Co 3 in 1997 and resold as JDNX 201 in 2012.

Aggregates Industries PLC

Millville Quarries

341, GP7u, was built by Electro-Motive in July 1953, #18563, FN5288-10, as Atchison Topeka & Santa Fe 2858, Class 2650.  It was rebuilt in December 1978 at Cleburne as 2143, Class 2000.  It became Burlington Northern Santa Fe 1341, Class GP-7, on  January 15, 1999, and sold to Birmingham Rail & Locomotive.  It was sold as AIX 341 and later stored at Millville, WV.

33005, GP9, was built by Electro-Motive in June 1957, #23004, FN 5519-20. as Baltimore & Ohio 6530, Class FSE-2.  It was reclassified Class GP-9 in 1964 and assigned CSX Transportation 0530 but was sold as Millville Quarries M-1 on May 6, 1987.  It became AIX 33005 later.  It was sold to Larry's Truck Electric and resold to Virginia Rail Services.  It was sold as Durbin & Greenbrier Valley RR 6530.

American Coal Enterprises, Inc.

614T was built by Lima in June 1948, #9306, as Chesapeake & Ohio 614, Class J-3-a.  It was renumbered 611 in July 1975 when it was leased to Richmond Fredericksburg & Potomac.  It was retired in 1976 and stored to Baltimore & Ohio RR Museum.  It was traded to Ross Rowland in 1979 when his Reading 2101 was damaged by fire.  It was restored in 1980 as C&O 614 and used for Chessie Safety Express.  It was set up for testing to compete with diesel and ran coal trains in January and February 1985 as ACE 614T.  It was returned as C&O 614 and used in excursion service for several years.

Amherst Industries, Inc.

Amherst Coal Co.

98, SW1, was built by Electro-Motive on April 12, 1948, #6172, FN E980-4, as Inland Steel Corp 73.  It was sold as Industrial Maintenance Service 98 and sold to Amherst Industries Inc as AMBX 98.  It was transferred as Amherst Coal Co AMBX 98.  It was sold as Arch of Kentucky no # and later sold to James Howard, an individual, at Harlan, KY.  It was scrapped in 2013.

Appalachian & Ohio RR

This is a WATCo line.

Babcock Lumber & Boom Co.

142 was built by Lima on January 9, 1886, #142, as Frank E Thompson 142.  It became Albert & Frank E Thompson 142 and moved on as Thompson Lumber Co 142.  It became Blackwater Lumber Co 142 and became BL&BCo 142.  It was scrapped on May 9, 1921.

212 was an elevated railroad locomotive.

Bandmill Coal Co.

923, GP7, was built by Electro-Motive in November 1950, #12101, FN 5071-14, as Seaboard Air Line 1743.  It became Seaboard Coast Line 923 in July 1967 and sold as BCCo 923.  It was sold to Inter-Rail Transport as 923 and low nosed it.

Beech Mountain RR

16 was built by Lima in December 1906, #1799, as Enterprise Lumber Co 4.  It was sold as Cherry River Boom & Lumber Co 16 and sold to F C Cooke Co in 1952.  It was leased as BMRR 16 in 1953 and returned as Cooke-Natwick Co in 1954.  It was sold was Ely Thomas Lumber Co 2 in 1956 and sold to Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in April 1966.  It has been shown as Leetonia Ry 1.

42, 65DE-19A, was built by Whitcomb in April 1944, #60449, as United States Army 8443.   It was sold to S A Healy Construction Co and resold as Buffalo Southern RR 42.  It was sold to Pan American Engineering Co and resold as BMR 42.  It was sold as American Aggregates Co 42 in 1962.

100, 80DE6A, was built by Whitcomb in 1942, #60160, as United States Navy 65-00082.  It was sold as BMR 100 and resold as Cargill Inc 100.

115, S4, was built by Alco in November  1950, #78420, as Michigan Limestone & Chemical Co. 115.  It was sold as BMR 115.

9452, S1, was built by Alco in March 1949, #76563, as Pennsylvania RR 9102, Class AS-6.  It was renumbered 9452, Class AS-6, in 1966 and became Penn Central 9452, Class AS-6, in 1968.  It was sold as BMR 9452.

Benwood & Wheeling Connecting Ry.

This road was incorporated in 1900 and operated over the local railroads at Benwood to provide switching service for Wheeling Steel, who owned it. In 1931 they operated 3 miles of line with 3 locomotives.

I have no roster information on 30.

32 was built by Baldwin in March 1913, #39537, as Chicago & Alton 60, Class B-9. It was sold to Southern Iron & Equipment, Shop Number 2288, and then to B&WC as 32 on September 10, 1930. Thanks to Tom Lawson for the information.

Big Four Coal Co.

Blackwater Lumber Co.

142 was built by Lima on January 9, 1886, #142, as Frank E Thompson 142.  It became Albert & Frank E Thompson 142 and moved on as Thompson Lumber Co 142.  It became BLCo 142 and became Babcock Lumber & Boom Co 142.  It was scrapped on May 9, 1921.

Brooks Run Coal Co.

Buffalo Creek & Gauley

The BC&G was incorporated in 1904 to build a railroad from Dundon to Huttonsville, about 110 miles. Only 18.6 miles was built from Dundon to Widen. It was owned by the Elk River Coal and Lumber Co and the two operations were closely integrated. Steam continued to be operated into the 1960s when the line became dormant. Several attempts to revive it showed promise, but none ever got much beyond the attempt stage.

4 was built by Baldwin in September 1926, #59472, as Ferrocarril Mexicano 200. It was never delivered to them and then was sold to the BC&G later in 1926. After the BC&G quit running it was sold to the Quakertown & Eastern for excursion service as Q&E 4 in 1967.  It was sold to Carter-Cash Enterprises in February 1972 and sold to Southwest Virginia Scenic RR 4 in April 1975.  It ran 2 years and sold to North Carolina Transportation Museum and lettered as 604 in a Southern Ry style in 1978.  It needed heavy repair and no funds in 2011 so it was sold to Durbin & Greenbrier Valley RR in 2015 where it is being restored .

5 was built by Alco-Richmond in 1904, #29164, as Chesapeake & Ohio 509. It was renumbered 838, Class G-7, in 1926 and later sold to BC&G as 5. It was scrapped in 1953.

12 was built by Baldwin in 1915, #41740, as Atlanta Birmingham & Atlantic as 103. It became 212, Class K-1, and later was sold to Chattahoochee Valley Ry as 57. It was then sold to Kelly's Creek RR as 57 and sold to BC&G as 9 in 1953. It was renumbered 12 in 1953 and was scrapped in 1955.

13 was built by Alco-Brooks in January 1920, #61579, as Kelley’s Creek & Northwestern 6.  It was sold to Buffalo Creek & Gauley as 13 in 1954 and then to South Penn Museum as 622 in 1964.  It was then sold to Lake Shore RR Historical Foundation as 1977 in December 1976 and then to Logansport Iron Horse Festival in July 1983.  It was sold as Ohio Central RR 13 in November 1992 and went to Age of Steam Roundhouse.

14 was built by Alco-Schenectady in 1916, #59309, as Kelley's Creek & Northwestern 1. It was sold to BC&G as 14 in 1950

"A" was built by Brill-Mack in November 1921, #21368, 60005, as Lewisburg Milton & Watsonburg Passenger Ry. 20. On November 30, 1928, it became Pennsylvania RR 4738. On January 14, 1931, it was sold to the Artemus-Jellico Ry as 1. In 1941 it became BC&G "A". It was sold in Milton in 1967 and came to the Strasburg RR as 20 in 1977.

“B” was built by Four Wheel Drive Auto Co in 1919.

Campbell's Creek RR 

This road was built in 1901 as a coal hauler between Dana and Putney (13.8 miles). It was dieselized in 1953 and abandoned in 1962.

6 was built by Baldwin in January 1922, #55245.

10 was built by Baldwin in 1921, #55199, as Greenbrier & Eastern 1.  It became Chesapeake & Ohio 2930, Class M-4, in 1928 and later sold as CC 10 in October 1934.  It was retired in 1953.

11 was built by Baldwin in 1923, #57554, as G&E 3.  It became C&O 2931 in 1928 and later sold as CC 11 in October 1934.

12 was built by Baldwin in November 1912, #38812, as Woodward Iron Co 30.  It was sold as CC 12.

13, SW9, was built by Electro-Motive in April 1953, #18174. It was sold to Kellys Creek RR as 13 in 1962 and then to McLouth Steel Co. as 13 in 1964.

Cass Scenic RR

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Cherry River Boom & Lumber Co.

4 was built by Lima on December 2, 1902, #746.  It was sold as Rowelsburg & Southern RR 4 in 1941 and scrapped in 1950.

16 was built by Lima in December 1906, #1799, as Enterprise Lumber Co 4.  It was sold as CRB&LCo 16 and sold to F C Cooke Co in 1952.  It was leased as Beech Mountain RR 16 in 1953 and returned as Cooke-Natwick Co in 1954.  It was sold was Ely Thomas Lumber Co 2 in 1956 and sold to Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in April 1966.  It has been shown as Leetonia Ry 1.

2, 70 Ton, was built by General Electric in January 1955, #32279.  It was sold as Modesto & Empire Traction Co 603 in 1968 and retired in 2009.  It was sold to Mobil Grain Ltd as Last Mountain Ry MGLX 603.

 Coal Terminals Inc.

Transfer Terminal

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