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The New All Time C&O Steam Locomotive Roster! This 78 page booklet lists every single C&O steam locomotive and cross-references them all by...

American Railroads – Their Growth and Development This 32-page booklet was published by the Association of American Railroads in 1951 as a...

Information on the bridges and culverts on the old Pere Marquette lines. 43 pages (8 1/2 x 11) with bridge number, date built and data on all...

This booklet was provided as the introductory letter states, for a three-day tour of the Chicago Coal Merchants Association into the C&O coal...

Chesapeake & Ohio Lightweight Passenger Cars, 1946-1972  By H. H. Harwood, Jr. This 32-page pamphlet was the second publication issued by...

C&O Maintenance-of-Way Work Train Camp Cars, 1948-1952 -- Photo Album This is a set of 34 photos which were used as part of a study begun by...

34 pages of information printed on 8 ½ x 11 sheets of paper. List Stations, State, County, Line, Valuation section, Tracing Number, and Mile...

In intervals of every 2-3 years C&O issued a booklet with detailed information about all the coal mines on the line, their locations, addresses,...

C&O Railway Industry Directory 1950  This is a 110 page PDF booklet that is reprinted from an Official C&O Industrial Directory (8-1/2x...

Chesapeake & Ohio Historical Society Strategic Plan 2020-2021 (Free Download)                  ...

Chessie’s 90th Anniversary – The Kitten that Became a Railroad -  Since 1933 By Thomas W. Dixon, Jr. This little 8-page booklet...

This detailed roster book shows all the freight cars in service on Chessie System Railroads in 1979. It is divided by type of car, special service,...

Fairbanks Morse Coaling Stations -- 1935 Catalog Reproduction of a 32- page Fairbanks, Morse catalog showing photos and diagrams with descriptions of...

George Washington China Brochure – 1932 Reproduction Full-color Brochure of 18 pages issued in 1932 and given as a souvenir to people who dined...

Handley Coaling Station Drawings - High Resolution This DS contains a copy of an article that appeared in the Nov./Dec. 2021 issue of the Chesapeake...

The original was issued by the C&O's Railway's Valuation Department in Richmond, VA, but this is a 122 page reproduction that includes...

Pere Marquette Outline of History for Fifty Years (1873-1913) This Outline Corporate History was prepared by the Pere Marquette offices for use in...

The PM, like all major railroads, issued various manuals and documents that enumerated the operating divisions, station names, agents appointed to...

All Color Pullman Accommodation Brochure – 1948 Titled “On Dress Parade” this 40-page booklet illustrated with full color artist...

This is a reprint of a book issued by the C&O in 1938 which compiled recollections originally published in Chesapeake & Ohio Lines Magazine,...

The financial services firm of Cyrus J. Lawrence & Co, did this study on the C&O’s operations, management, resources, and prospects in...

The Railroads Create Standard Time Zones The Day of Two Noons by Cralton J. Corliss This 20-page booklet was published in 1956 by the Association of...