C&O Mallet Freight Locomotive #1308
A Baldwin H-6 is the next to last steam locomotive built for a Class 1 American railroad. Designed in 1914 by American Locomotive for coal hauling on problem track, it was so successful that management declined diesels for the last time in 1948. From 1949, Engines # 1300 thru 1309 spent seven busy years around Peach Creek, WV. The first 8 were scrapped. 1309 is on display at the B&O museum in Baltimore, MD and the 1308, with great community help, was placed here in 1962. And in January 2003, it was added to the list of National Register of Historical Places.

C&O Caboose 90665, This caboose was built in 1924 at the C&O Shops, Huntington, WV, as a part of a group of 25 cabooses which were of the standard C&O caboose design of the era, and had 13/16" wood sheathing and arch-bar type trucks. This batch of cabooses was built to the older, first generation C&O 8-wheel wood caboose body style. They were the last cars built to that older style.

In May, 1959, the caboose was converted at the C&O Raceland, Ky, car shops to be a steel-jacketed, wide vision, cupola caboose. It was the last of four experimental conversions completed by the C&O in the mid-to-late 1950's and was the only one to feature the wide vision cupola style. When the C&O purchased new cabooses nine years later they were of this cupola style. This was clearly a pioneer caboose on the C&O. The caboose was painted in the new yellow scheme, with red side stripe, blue lettering. The grabirons, ladder, steps, end railings and brake stand and wheel were all painted silver. The yellow scheme had been adopted in 1956 replacing the previous yellow scheme.

In 1970 it was dispatched to the C&O shops in Huntington for general reconditioning where a major rehab program was underway for older wood and early steel cabooses. An ACI plate was installed on the cab with the recorded date of August 21, 1970.

The caboose was in service at Walbridge, Ohio on July 30, 1972, and was involved in a System Accident. It was placed in Bad Order Status at Walbridge in December, 1972.

The caboose was retired in November 1980. It was placed at the Collis P. Huntington Railroad Historical Society's museum on November 3, 1980, and was donated to the Society by the CSX Corporation on December 16, 1980. Compiled by Dwight Jones and Thomas F. Lambert

Wood Frame Handcar, 1880 style. It may be old. but this piece of rail history is still used today. It was shown in the movie “Matewan”, a movie about the Coalmine owner and Union Organization wars, as well as the Tonight Show. It also makes trips for the Heritage Museum Days, Pogue Landing Days, Greenbo Model Rail Show as well as trips to the South Branch Valley Railroad for the Annual Operation Lifesaver Camp.

Wood one-man Velocipede,, built in the 1920’s for the C&O Railroad. Worked as late as 1962. Needs a cable from the mainframe to the side wheel. Static Display.

H.K. Porter 0-4-0 Saddle-tank switcher,. A Steam tank engine that will be cosmetically restored. With the popularity of “Thomas the Tank” engine we hope to be able to have this engine restored with a face to appeal more to children who are CPH’s future.

Fairmont Gasoline Motor Car (Speeder). CPH has several members who own their own speeders. These individuals travel to meets around the area during the year. The chapter’s speeder does need some maintenance and restoration.