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West Virginia Short Lines and Industrial Railroads

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Laurel River Lumber Co.

22 was built by Baldwin in December 1913, #40958. It was sold as Carter-Kelley Lumber Co  4 and sold as  W T Carter & Brother Lumber Co 4 in 1930.  It was then donated to Grigsby Foundation in 1970.  It was sold as Reader RR 4 in 1984 and leased to Mount Dora, Tavares & Eustis RR with various identifications.  It was returned to Reader and does movie work.

Little Kanawha River Rail, Inc.

Meadow River Lumber Co.

1 was built by Lima in May 1910, #2317.  It was donated to Edaville in July 1959 and transferred to F Nelson Blount as Steamtown in January 1963.  In February 1982, the building in it was collapsed under heavy snow.  The cab was destroyed but it was sent to Scranton in 1985.

8, 70 Ton, was built by General Electric in January 1957, #32815.  It was transferred as Georgia-Pacific Corp 1 in 1971.

Middle Fork RR

Moore Keppel & Co.

3 was built by Climax in November 1910, #1958.  It was sold to Connecticut Electric Railway Association in 1961 and resold to Durham & Greenbriar Valley RR i n 2001. as MK&Co 3.

6 was built by Climax in December 1919,  #1651.  It was sold to Dry Gulch Junction Inc in April 1967 and transferred as Whistles in the Woods Inc.  It was sold as Cass Scenic RR 8 in November 1970,

Mower Lumber Co.

4 was built by Lima in December 1922, #3189, as Strouds Creek & Muddlety Ry 5.  It was sold as MLCo 4 on June 5, 1943, and became Midwest Raleigh Inc in September 1960.  It was sold to Midwest Steel Co in May 1961 and sold as Cass Scenic RR 4 on June 7, 1962.

Northeast Lumber Co.

3 was built by Lima on July 11, 1924, #3267.  It was scrapped.

Ohio River Sand & Gravel Co.

1190 was built by Alco-Brooks in January 1904, #28753, as Buffalo Rochester & Pittsburgh 151, Class F3.  It became Baltimore & Ohio 390, Class D-44, in January 1932 and renumbered 1190 in 1950.  It was sold as Ohio River Sand & Gravel Co 1190 in 1953 and donated to City of New Martinsville, WV in 1963.  It was donated to Mad River & Nickle Plate RR Museum in October 1978 and moved to Bellevue, OH, in March 1982.  It was sold to Scott Syman at Dunkirk, NY, and purchased by Age of Steam Roundhouse in November 2009.

Ohio River Terminal Co.

2234, SW1500, was built by Electro-Motive in August 1966, #31709, FN 7881-2, as Reading Co 2751, Class SW-14..  It became Conrail 9590, Class SW-1500, in April 1976 and became Norfolk Southern PRR 2234.  It was sold as Pittsburgh & Ohio Central 2234 and sold as ORT 2234.  It was sold as Archer Daniels Midland Co 2234.

4010, C415, was built by Alco in November 1968, #6909-01, as Spokane Portland & Seattle 100. It became Burlington Northern 4010, Class A-415, in 1970, and was sold to Diesel Supply Co in October 1980. They sold it to Centerra Energy Co as 4010 in June 1981. They sold it to ORT as 4010.

120839, NW2, was built by Electro-Motive. It came from BP Petroleum Corp.

Oneida Coal Co.

Peerless Coal Co.

38, 8 Ton, was built by Plymouth.

Premier Coal Co.

1 was built by Lima on July 18, 1912, #2563, as West Virginia Pulp & Paper Co 7.  It became Greenbriar Cheat & Elk RR 7 in 1913 and sold as Deep Run RR 7 in 1915.  It was sold as Western Maryland RR 3 in March 1929 and sold as Green Smokeless Coal Co 1 in November 1932.  It was sold as Glady-Sewell Coal Co 1 in June 1941 and sold as Premier Coal Co 1 on October 10, 1945.  It was sold to David W Corbitt in the 1970s and planned to be sent to Cass.  It was wrecked enroute and scrapped at West End, WV.

Raleigh & Southwestern RR

Rowelsburg & Southern RR

4 was built by Lima on December 2, 1902, #746, as Cherry River Boom & Lumber Co 4.  It was sold as R&S 4 in 1941 and scrapped in 1950.

Sewell Valley RR

7 was built by Baldwin in 1919, #52265. It later became Chesapeake & Ohio 2910, and later Louisiana & NorthWest 36.

Frederick Snare Corp.

2, 10 Ton, was built by Vulcan Iron Works in February1935, #4175, as Frederick Snare Corp 2.  It was sold to Midwest Central RR and painted it as MCRR MW 101 for several years.  It was restored as FSCorp 2.

South Branch Valley Ry.

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Sprouse Creek Processing Co.

3, 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 SCP 3.  It was sold as Stirrat Coal Co 3 in 1997 and resold to Don Adams Rail Service as JDNX 201 in 2012.

Spruce Fork Coal Co.

2500, CF7, was built by Electro-Motive in April 1953, #17968, as Atchison Topeka & Santa Fe 343L, Class 325, an F7A.  It was rebuilt at Cleburne as 2500, Class 2417, on September 27, 1974.  It was retired in December 1984 and sold to Blue Mountain & Reading in January 1985.  It was sold as Juliana Coal Co 2500 in November 1985 and later resold as SFCCo 2500.

Steel of West Virginia, Inc.

15, 110 Ton, was built by General Electric in January 1973, #38904, , as Empire Reeves Steel Co 6.  It became Empire Detroit Steel Co 6 and It became Armco Steel Corp Empire-Detroit Steel Div 6.  It was sold to Larry's Truck Equipment and then to SWV as 15 in November 1998.

Stirrat Coal Co.

3, 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 SCC 3 in 1997 and resold to Don Adams Rail Service as JDNX 201 in 2012.

Strouds Creek & Muddlety Ry.

5 was built by Lima in December 1922, #3189.  It was sold as Mower Lumber Co 4 on June 5, 1943, and became Midwest Raleigh Inc in September 1960.  It was sold to Midwest Steel Co in May 1961 and sold as Cass Scenic RR 4 on June 7, 1962.

Thompson 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 TLCo 142.  It became Blackwater Lumber Co 142 and became Babcock Lumber & Boom Co 142.  It was scrapped on May 9, 1921.

Weirton Steel Corp.

West Virginia Central RR

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West Virginia Pulp & Paper Co.

7 was built by Lima on July 18, 1912, #2563.  It became Greenbriar Cheat & Elk RR 7 in 1913 and sold as Deep Run RR 7 in 1915.  It was sold as Western Maryland RR 3 in March 1929 and sold as Green Smokeless Coal Co 1 in November 1932.  It was sold as Glady-Sewell Coal Co 1 in June 1941 and sold as Premier Coal Co 1 on October 10, 1945.  It was sold to David W Corbitt in the 1970s and planned to be sent to Cass.  It was wrecked enroute and scrapped at West End, WV.

14 was built by Lima in April 26, 1910, #2248, as Chesapeake & Ohio 11.  It was retired in December 1923 and sold as GC&ERR 14 in February 1924.  It became WVP&P 14 in October 1928 and sold as Western Maryland 5 in June 1932,  It was retired in September 1950 and scrapped in October 1954.

Winifrede RR

Big Eagle RR

13, SW1500, was built by Electro-Motive in April 1967, #33076, FN 4509-1.  It became Big Eagle RR 01 in 2000.

Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel Corp.

1265, SW1200, was built by Electro-Motive in March 1963, #27863, as Missouri Pacific 1195. It was retired and sold on Precision National on June 13, 1985. It was then sold to W-PS as 1265 in 1986.

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