Author: Carl W. Shaver
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Diesel locomotives
Languages : en
Pages : 236

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Author: Carl W. Shaver
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780939487165
Category : Diesel locomotives
Languages : en
Pages : 228

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Author: Thomas W. Dixon
Publisher: Carstens Publications
ISBN: 9780911868494
Category : Locomotives
Languages : en
Pages : 128

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Author: Eugene L Huddleston
Publisher: Chesapeake & Ohio Hist. Soc.
ISBN: 9780939487752
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 0

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This book fuels the world-wide interest in American locomotives of the late-steam era, when strong performance, high horsepower, and functional beauty were givens. Among roads wealthy enough to afford such engines, Chesapeake & Ohio was in the forefront with its 'Super Power,' and this new book systematically sets forth the development, use, maintenance, and performance of these 'custom made' designs from the introduction in 1930 of the C&O T-1, then the world's most powerful two-cylinder locomotive, through the 'Kanawhas' and 'Greenbriers' of the 1940s, to the L-2 class of 1942 and 1948, the worlds heaviest Hudsons, to the last fifteen of the Allegheny type, which had established the highest drawbar horsepower record of any steam locomotive in the world. The fascinating story of C&O Super Power involves not only the road's own Mechanical Department in Richmond, Virginia, but its close association with Lima Locomotive Works, of Lima, Ohio, and its even closer kinship with the authoritative Advisory Mechanical Committee of Cleveland, Ohio. In giving the reader a fresh and penetrating examination of C&O Super Power, this book brings together over 175 photos, plus reproductions of C&O's own locomotive diagrams and an ICC inspection report for Allegheny no. 1604, preserved today in Baltimore. The photos were carefully selected for quality, relevance to the text, and originality. These action and still photos hopefully will offer images seldom if ever seen before that the viewer will greet with surprise and delight.

Author: John C. Paton
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780939487158
Category : BL2 (Diesel locomotive)
Languages : en
Pages : 48

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Author: Jerry Doyle
Publisher: Chesapeake & Ohio Hist. Soc.
ISBN: 9781883089979
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 0

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Complete rosters and data on C&O's transition to diesel power and experience with first and second generation diesel locomotives, through the C&O/B&O era up to Chessie System. C&O, the ultimate steam railway, opted for diesels saying they were a stopgap measure until a Coal-Fired Turbine could be developed, but seeing the economics, the company quickly embraced diesel power and forgot steam. This is the most complete story yet on this fascinating subject, illustrated with great color photography, plus black and white images. Includes painting and letter data. Ideal for railfans, C&O enthusiasts and modelers.

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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 31

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Author: Dave Ori
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781610603683
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 174

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In 1972 three great railroads-the Chesapeake & Ohio, the Baltimore & Ohio, and the Western Maryland-joined forces as the Chessie System, their diesel engines resplendent in a brilliant new yellow, blue, and vermillion scheme sporting the stylized "Chess-C" logo based on the C&O's familiar mascot, Chessie the kitten. The story of the Chessie System, unique in railroad history, unfolds in all its grit and glory in this book about a rail operation that combined the best of tradition and innovation to a remarkable. Dave Ori traces the railroad's origins from the first affiliation of the B&O and C&O in the early 1960s to the inclusion of the WM a decade later securing routes that spanned the Northeast and Midwest. He also examines the Chessie System itself, from the details of its operating divisions, major facilities, diesel fleet, and intermodal operation to the technological advances that distinguished its reign and its integration in the vast CSX system in 1987.

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Category : Railroads
Languages : en
Pages : 900

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Author: Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad Company
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Category : Railroads
Languages : en
Pages : 38

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