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Virginian electrification tests spark progress in rail race
Trials on a 152 foot Virginian locomotive at Pittsburgh showcase speed gains and regenerative power as battles over coal wage talks loom. West Virginia ties appear in mine labor debates with key players Collins and Malone amid looming strikes and court actions over 32000 acres of coal lands.
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Westinghouse & Medufacturing Company
Pittsburgh
Millens
Roanoke
Virginian
Pennsylvania
Baltimore & Ohio
American Locomotive Company
Baldwin Locomotive Company
Coolidge
Washington
West Virginia
Rainelles
Greenbrier
West Virgina
John B. Laing
Lewsburg
H. 3
Nelson
Leslie
Upland Coal and Coke Company
Crozer Company
Pocahontas
Elkhorn
J. Browning
Tazewell County
William Mahone
McDowells County
Browning
Malone Heirs
Charleston
George W. McClintle
Tug Fork
William Malone, Jr
Norfolk
Malhone
West Virginia Coal Association
Edgewood Beach
Chicago
National Coal Association
Wade i
W. H. Cunningham
E. J. McVann
Smokeless Coal Operators Association of
Pares
Pittsburgh Coal Company
Norfolk and Western Railroad
American Car & Foundry Co
Ralaston Car, Mfg. Co
Pennsylvania Railroad