Coopers, WV - Derailment Photo

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Jeff:
 
Presumably "Lehigh and New England"; why one of their hoppers would be at  
Coopers is anybody's guess.  The only thought I have, and it's early  
morning before even OJ, never mind coffee, is that this was during WWI and the  
USRA was allocating hoppers, regardless of ownership, to places short on  them.
 
Definitely a great photo; thanks for sharing!
 
Dave Phelps
 
 
In a message dated 10/4/2014 7:23:47 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org writes:

 
 
A friend of mine from Lynchburg sent me the  attached photo earlier this 
week.  He found it in his  grandparent's basement.  Has anyone ever seen this 
one before or is it  something that has never seen the light of day?  The 
third hopper car  from the left really captured my interest. ..."AND NEW 
ENGLAND".   Does anyone have information on this derailment?  My best guess is 
that  the photograph is from the 1920's, perhaps a bit earlier. 
 
Jeff Hawkins
 
_www.railsinvirginia.com_ (http://www.railsinvirginia.com/) 
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