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VINTAGE

PHOTOGRAPH

1940

UNKNOWN LOCATION?

ROANOKE, VIRGINIA?


HERE'S WHAT AI FOUND:

NOT SURE IF CORRECT?


This photograph breaks away from the Chesapeake & Ohio mainline engines seen previously, capturing Virginia Blue Ridge Railway (VBR) 2-8-0 "Consolidation" type steam locomotive No. 101.
Locomotive Specifications & Context
  • Wheel Configuration: This engine features a 2-8-0 setup, consisting of a two-wheel leading truck and eight coupled driving wheels. Consolidations were the ultimate workhorses for shortlines and heavy switching.
  • History of No. 101: Built by ALCO (Rhode Island Works) in 1914, this engine spent its early life on the Southern Railway as No. 101 before being sold to the VIRGINIA BLUE RIDGE. It is highly recognizable by its low-slung, compact boiler design, classic oil headlight brackets, and short tender frame typical of regional shortline operations.
  • The Connection to Your 1939 Roanoke Set: While the Virginia Blue Ridge Railway operated primarily out of Piney River, Virginia (hauling freight like titanium ore and timber), its equipment frequently interchanged or was serviced in the larger rail yards of the region, including Roanoke. This print shares the exact same scalloped-edge paper and high-contrast styling as your other 1939 photos, confirming the photographer captured it during the same historic trip.
  • This fourth print introduces a fascinating new layer to your historic archive, showing that the photographer's regional excursions spanned two consecutive years (1939 and 1940) in Roanoke, Virginia.
    Collecting Insights
    • An Expanding Chronology: Finding a 1940 developer's stamp confirms this was not a single, isolated photography trip. The railfan behind this collection made regular pilgrimage runs down to the Roanoke hub across multiple years just prior to World War II.
    • Shortline Context: It is highly appropriate that the Virginia Blue Ridge Railway No. 101 photo dates to 1940. While the heavy Chesapeake & Ohio mainline passenger trains were documented during the 1939 outing, this regional shortline workhorse was captured during the follow-up trip the very next year.
    • Preservation Set: Because it features the same crisp commercial processing stamp style and scalloped decorative paper borders, it shows the photographer used the same trusted Roanoke photo lab or developer for both annual trips.


" VINTAGE PHOTOGRAPH TRAIN RAILROAD ROANOKE, VIRGINIA BLUE RIDGE RAILWAY OLD PHOTO "


THE PHOTO IS CLEAR

YOU CAN READ 101 CLEARLY

THE RAILWAY NAME ON TENDER CAR IS HAZY-FUZZY?

YOU CAN READ 101 ON SIDE OF CAB TOO

HAZY-FUZZY ON SIDE EDGES

PHOTO VIEWS CLEAR HOLDING 1-2 FEET AWAY



THE PHOTO IS CLEAR 1-2 FEET AWAY, THE PHOTO IS CLEAR UNDER MAGNIFY GLASS, HAZY-FUZZY ON SIDE EDGES, BUT VIEWS CLEAR HOLDING 1-2 FEET AWAY, BIT DARK.


CAPTION ON ALBUM

" NONE "


CAPTION ON BACK:

" NONE "

DEVELOPERS STAMP ON BACK

1940

ROANOKE, VA.


OLD 

PHOTO


THIS IS A PHOTO

NOT A POSTCARD


SHADES & COLORS

CAN VARY



JUST IN CASE ANY OF MY LISTINGS 

HAVE WRONG INFO, I CANNOT ID PHOTO OR POSTCARD,

SEND INFO, I WILL INSERT CORRECT INTO INTO LISTING, TIA. 



LISTING 12 PHOTOS STARTING ON 6/6/26


12 RAILROAD PHOTOGRAPHS



SELLER INFO ONLY ON THIS LINE ( 1100 - RAIL - 469 ) 104

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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION...

PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING:

PLEASE LOOK AT PHOTO FOR DAMAGE:

DAMAGE RATINGS:

RANKING TO EDGES ( 2 )

( 1 )-LITE DAMAGE TO EDGES HARDLY ANY DAMAGE

( 2 )-MILD DAMAGE TO EDGES, SOME MINOR DINGS, CHIPPING & WEAR.

( 3 )-HEAVY DAMAGE TO EDGES, LOTS OF CREASES AND OR RIPS & TEARS.

RANKING TO CORNER TIPS ( 2 )

( 1 )-LITE DAMAGE TO CORNER TIPS, HARDLY ANY DAMAGE

( 2 )-MILD DAMAGE TO CORNER TIPS, SOME MINOR DINGS & WEAR.

( 3 )-HEAVY DAMAGE TO CORNER TIPS, BAD CREASES, BAD WEAR, MISSING TIPS.

CLARITY RANKING TO PHOTO ( 2 )

( 1 )-VERY CLEAR, LOTS OF DETAIL

( 2 )-PRETTY CLEAR SOME DETAIL 

( 3 )-CLEAR 1-2 FEET AWAY, A LITTLE HAZY-FUZZY UNDER MAGNIFY GLASS

( 4 )-HAZY-FUZZY 1-2 FEET AWAY AND UNDER MAGNIFY GLASS

CLARITY FROM 2 DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVES, WILL BE RATED YES OR NO

CLARITY GOOD HOLDING 1-2 FEET AWAY ( YES ) BIT DARK

HAZY-FUZZY UNDER MAGNIFY GLASS ( NO ) 

CLEAR UNDER MAGNIFY GLASS ( YES ) 

HAZY-FUZZY IN BACKGROUND ( NO ) 

HAZY-FUZZY ON SIDE EDGES ( YES ) 

WRINKLE/CREASE/WAVINESS TO PHOTO FROM SHRINKAGE ( YES-LITE )

WRINKLE/CREASE/WAVINESS FROM BEING PULLED/SCRAPED OFF ALBUM PAGE ( NO )

DEPRESSED CORNER MARKS IN CORNERS FROM CORNER HANGERS ( YES-MILD )

DEPRESSED GLUE DIMPLE MARKS IN PHOTO FROM GLUE ON BACKSIDE ( NO )

RUBS FROM BEING IN AN ALBUM FOR YEARS ( YES-LITE )

OVERALL CONDITION OF PHOTO, WHICH INCLUDES DAMAGE AND CLARITY IN RATING, WILL BE RATED ON A ( 1-10 ) SCALE.

( 1 ) BEING VERY BAD & ( 10 ) BEING VERY GOOD

OVERALL CONDITION OF PHOTO ( 5-6 )

MADE OF PHOTO TYPE PAPER

BACK SOME DISCOLOR, FEW MARKS

FRONT FEW MARKS, SOME DISCOLOR

OTHER DAMAGE NOTED HERE: 

ALSO HAS USUAL SCRATCHES, MARS, DINGS, ETC.

DAMAGE A FEW SCRATCHES, DINGS & CREASES, ALL TIPS HAVE WEAR, DINGS OR CREASES, ALL TIPS HAVE DEPRESSED MARKS FROM HANGERS, BLACK MARKS ON TIPS FROM HANGERS ON BACKSIDE.

PHOTO SIZE SMALL 4-1/8 BY 3-1/8 INCHES



 

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