County Directory 1882 Edition

- The Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Directory, Containing an Illustrated History and Description of the Road ...
Compiled by J. Henry Chataigne  1882

Railroading 1908

COAL CARS LEAVE TRACK ON EMBANKMENT

Breaking of Arch-bar Causes Wreck on C. & O. Near Providence Forge.

An eastbound Chesapeake & Ohio Railway coal train was derailed at Providence Forge, about 30 miles east of Richmond, at 1:15 o'clock yesterday afternoon by a broken arch-bar on the track. Eight of the coal cars left the track and went down the side of the slight embankment besides the track. No one was injured.

 Wrecking trains were hurried to the scene from this city and Richmond and the wreckage had been sufficiently cleared away to allow the eastbound passenger trains to make the trip to this city yesterday evening. However, all of the derailed cars were not placed back on the track until late into the night.

-  Daily Press(Newport News), January 12, 1908