This book is an album of 135 color photographs depicting trains operating exclusively in West Virginia on the Chesapeake & Ohio, Baltimore & Ohio, and Western Maryland railroads during the era when they were part of the combines Chessie System. Most photos range from 1972 to the late 1980's and show heavy trains powered by multiple locomotives hauling the black diamonds that were so much a part of these railroads character. The bright yellow'n' blue/vermillion paint scheme was always attractive to employees, rail fans, ...
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This book is an album of 135 color photographs depicting trains operating exclusively in West Virginia on the Chesapeake & Ohio, Baltimore & Ohio, and Western Maryland railroads during the era when they were part of the combines Chessie System. Most photos range from 1972 to the late 1980's and show heavy trains powered by multiple locomotives hauling the black diamonds that were so much a part of these railroads character. The bright yellow'n' blue/vermillion paint scheme was always attractive to employees, rail fans, modelers, and the public, and is fondly remembered.
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Add this copy of Chessie System: Railroads in West Virginia to cart. $90.96, good condition, Sold by Bonita rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Newport Coast, CA, UNITED STATES, published 2007 by Chesapeake & Ohio.
