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| View Original: | A classic direct gear locomotive pushes cars of tourists out of the station at Cass Scenic Railroad State Park in Cass, West Virginia LCCN2015634504.tif.tiff (7922x5430) | |||
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| Keywords: A classic direct gear locomotive pushes cars of tourists out of the station at Cass Scenic Railroad State Park in Cass, West Virginia LCCN2015634504.tif 1 photograph digital tiff file color Notes Purchase; Carol M Highsmith Photography Inc ; 2015; DLC/PP-2015 055 ; Designed to climb the steepest grades swing around hairpin curves and negotiate frail temporary tracks such locomotives pulled incredibly heavy loads from woods to mill in the early 1900s Unlike standard steam locomotives they are driven by direct gearing to each and every wheel Power was all-important in the days of widespread lumber harvesting when West Virginia led the nation with more than 3 000 miles of logging railroad lines All that are left as of 2015 are 11 miles at Cass restored as a tourist route up the mountains ; Forms part of West Virginia Collection within the Carol M Highsmith Archive ; Title date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer ; Credit line West Virginia Collection within the Carol M Highsmith Archive Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division 2015 Creator Carol M Highsmith Library of Congress Catalog http //lccn loc gov/2015634504 Image download https //cdn loc gov/master/pnp/highsm/34400/34488a tif Original url http //hdl loc gov/loc pnp/highsm 34488 No known restrictions on publication LOC-image highsm 34488 PD-Highsmith Images uploaded by Fæ West Virginia Collection within the Carol M Highsmith Archive West Virginia Collection within the Carol M Highsmith Archive Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Photographs by Carol M Highsmith | ||||