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BK-20-500
2020 Book Series, Volume #29 - #32

The C&O Historical Society has undertaken an exciting publications project called Chesapeake & Ohio History Series Books. This series...

$70.00

BK-22-005
Book Set: Return of the 1309 & C&O Data Book E7 & E8 Diesels

(Book Set) Return of the 1309 & Chesapeake & Ohio Data Book No. 1: E7 and E8 Diesels in Color Return of the 130 9 We have just...

$22.95

BK-03-363
Book, C&O At Mid-Century

Thomas W. Dixon, Jr. This book is a comprehensive look at the C&O during its years of growth and modernization from the period just after WWII to...

$34.95

BK-14-810
Book, C&O Freight Cars 1937-1946

Chesapeake & Ohio Freight Cars 1937-1946 by Carl Shaver with Al Kresse and Karen Parker This book is an encyclopedic treatment of C&O...

$24.95

BK-08-470
Book, C&O Railway In Hinton

This book is a perfect companion to our Hinton Travel Poster and covers the history and operations of the C&O in Hinton, West Virginia. It...

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BK-16-862
C&O Depots, Towers, and Other Structures, 1860-1950

Chesapeake & Ohio Depots, Towers, and Other Structures 1860-1950 By Thomas W. Dixon, Jr. -Hardbound -144 pages -Fully illustrated with photos and...

$39.95

BK-03-364
C&O Diesel Locomotives in Color

Hardbound, 128 pages, color throughout. Traces the dieselization of the C&O in the early years, the first and second-generation locomotives, up...

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BK-07-021
C&O Dining Car Recipes

Serve C&O diner meals at your house! Softbound, 160 pages, 6x9 size. This is a direct reprint of the material contained in C&O's only...

$21.99

BK-04-380
C&O EMD F-Unit Diesel Locomotives

Chesapeake & Ohio EMD F-Unit Diesel Locomotives Complete history of C&O's EMD F7 and FP7 model diesel locomotives, 1950 until retirement...

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BK-21-994
C&O Equipment, Facilities, and Operations 1950-1972

Chesapeake & Ohio Equipment, Facilities, and Operations 1950-1972 - Hardbound - 256 pages - 32 pages in color - 400 B&W...

$44.95

BK-7-023
C&O Freight Cars 1937-1965 Hoppers and Gondolas

C&O Freight Cars 1937-1965 Hoppers and Gondolas Hard bound, 208 pages, 220 photos and 130 drawings, Encyclopedic treatment. Diagrams and builder...

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BK-06-423
C&O Heavyweight Passenger Cars

116 pages and fully illustrated. This is a compendium of reprinted articles from the past 30 years of our magazine that deal with the history of C&O...

$19.95

BK-21-993
C&O History Magazine, C&O's Homemade Hudson's Special Edition

WAREHOUSE FIND - SALE! C&O History Magazine, C&O's Homemade Hudson's Special Edition 16 page, softbound magazine telling the full...

$3.00

BK-22-009
C&O in Alderson, West Virginia

Chesapeake & Ohio in Alderson, WV This is a small 50-page book dedicated to the history of the Chesapeake & Ohio Railway in the town of...

$12.95

BK-06-433
C&O in the Coal Fields of West Virginia and Kentucky

112 pages, 165 illustrations. A look at mines, towns, trains, and people that were involved in transportation of coal from mine to market on C&O...

$29.95

BK-04-381
C&O in Thurmond, West Virginia

48-page history of the C&O in Thurmond, WV and environs. Thurmond is everyone's favorite location for history, nostalgia, photography,...

$5.00

BK-20-948
C&O Passenger Trains: The Last Decades, in Color (1950-1971)

Chesapeake & Ohio - The Last Decades of Passenger Service -1950-1971 - in Color by Thomas W. Dixon, Jr. This is more than just a book with many...

$54.95

BK-17-893
C&O Railway 1961-1981 The Decades of Change In Color

Chesapeake & Ohio Railway 1961-1981 The Decades of Change In Color By Thomas W. Dixon, Jr. Color Throughout! Hardbound,...

$54.95

BK-05-397
C&O Railway as Modeled by Dan Zugelter

Hardbound 128 pages, 208 color views of Dan Zugelter's superb modeling, as well as 66 historical black & white photos from the C&OHS...

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BK-00-255
C&O Railway at Gladstone, VA

Saddle bound, 24 page pamphlet that documents the rise and fall of C&O's division point terminal at Gladstone, midway between Clifton Forge and...

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BK-07-030
C&O Railway Craig Valley Branch

C&O Railway Craig Valley Branch Chesapeake & Ohio's Craig Valley Branch by Thomas W. Dixon, Jr. 16-page softbound booklet telling the...

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BK-06-432
C&O Railway in Clifton Forge

Softbound, 64 pages. This booklet portrays the history of the Chesapeake & Ohio Railway at Clifton Forge, Virginia, a site that became important...

$15.95

BK-16-879
C&O Railway Series #16, C&O Coal Tipples

C&O Railway Series #16, C&O Coal Tipples by Thomas W. Dixon, Jr. This book describes the cycle of coal from the mine head, through the...

$24.95

BK-17-501
C&O Railway Series #17, C&O (Virginia Central) in the Civil War

Chesapeake & Ohio (Virginia Central) in the Civil War - Compiled by Thomas W. Dixon Jr. Compendium of material dealing wit the experience of the...

$24.95

BK-17-502
C&O Railway Series #18, C&O General Electric Diesel Locomotives

Chesapeake & Ohio General Electric Diesel Locomotives Karen Parker with Thomas W. Dixon, Jr. This is a complete history of GE locomotives on...

$24.95

BK-17-503
C&O Railway Series #19, C&O Cranes

Chesapeake & Ohio Cranes - by William C. Stone This book covers all the C&O's wreck cranes, and other styles used in general operations...

$24.95

BK-17-504
C&O Railway Series #20, C&O Hudson Type Locomotives

Chesapeake & Ohio Hudson Type Locomotives By Karen Parker This book covers the complete history of C&O's L-2 and L-2a class 4-6-4...

$24.95

BK-18-501
C&O Railway Series #21: C & O: 0-8-0 Steam Switching Locomotives

Chesapeake & Ohio: 0-8-0 Steam Switching Locomotives by Thomas W. Dixon, Jr. This book, "Chesapeake & Ohio 0-8-0 Steam Switching...

$24.95

BK-18-502
C&O Railway Series #22: C&O 2-8-2 Mikado Locomotives

Chesapeake & Ohio 2-8-2 Mikado Locomotives By Karen Parker This book is a complete history of the Chesapeake & Ohio's 2-8-2 Mikado...

$24.95

BK-18-503
C&O Railway Series #23: C&O at Alleghany, Virginia

Chesapeake & Ohio at Alleghany, Virginia By C. Bryan Kidd This book is a detailed history of C&O’s operations at the summit of its...

$24.95

BK-18-504
C&O Railway Series #24: PM Railway 2-8-4 Berkshire Locomotives

Pere Marquette Railway 2-8-4 Berkshire Locomotives By James Kehn Chesapeake & Ohio Historical Society has just published a new book on Pere...

$24.95

BK-19-501
C&O Railway Series #25: C&O Operations on the Ohio River

C&O Operations on the Ohio River Story of C&O’s floating operations on the Ohio River from the steamboat era of 1873...

$24.95

BK-19-502
C&O Railway Series #26: C&O 2-10-2 Santa Fe Type Steam Locos.

C&O Railway Series #26: C&O 2-10-2 Santa Fe Type Steam Locomotives These locomotives operated by C&O are among the least known and seldom...

$24.95

BK-19-503
C&O Railway Series #27: Pere Marquette Bridges

C&O Railway Series #27: Pere Marquette Bridges in Michigan and Ontario This book deals with the various types of bridges used by the Pere...

$24.95

BK-19-504
C&O Railway Series #28: C&O Newport News, Virginia Piers

C&O Railway Series #28: C&O Newport News, Virginia Piers by Kurt Reisweber Softbound, 96 pages - 140+ photos, illustrations. This is the...

$24.95

BK-20-501
C&O Railway Series #29 C&O 2-8-0 Consolidation Steam Locomotives

Chesapeake & Ohio 2-8-0 Consolidation Steam Locomotives By Thomas W. Dixon, Jr. and Karen Parker This book has just been released as...

$24.95

BK-20-502
C&O Railway Series #30: C&O Life in a Caboose

Chesapeake & Ohio: Life in a Caboose Much has been written about the technology of the caboose car, but former C&O conductor Cliff Clements...

$24.95

BK-20-504
C&O Railway Series #32: C&O Local Passenger Trains

C&O Local Passenger Trains Celebrating how railroads reached many parts of America that had not been connected to the modern network, the...

$24.95

BK-21-503
C&O Railway Series #35 C&O's MOW Equipment & Operations

C&O Railway Series #35: Chesapeake & Ohio’s Maintenance Of Way Equipment & Operations 96 pages with over 200 photos and drawings....

$24.95

BK-18-500
C&O Railway Series, 2018, Vol 21-24

C&O Railway Series, 2018, Vol 21-24 The C&O Historical Society continues our exciting publications project called Chesapeake & Ohio...

$70.00

AV-05-086
CD: C&O in West Virginia Photos, 1940 - 1960

Chesapeake & Ohio in West Virginia Photos, 1940 - 1960 Book on CD 80 pages, 120 b&w and 25 color photos! We have had...

$9.95

BK-15-842
Chesapeake & Ohio Allegheny 2-6-6-6: A Retrospective

The H-8 class Allegheny was C&O’s ultimate Super Power locomotive and has been treated in countless articles and books, however, nothing...

$34.95

BK-22-004
Chesapeake & Ohio Data Book No. 1: E7 and E8 Diesels in Color

Chesapeake & Ohio Data Books These will run 36-44 pages with 50 or so color photos of a particular series, type, or model of C&O equipment or...

$19.95

BK-20-503
Chesapeake & Ohio Heralds, Symbols, and Advertising

Chesapeake & Ohio Heralds, Symbols, and Advertising By Thomas W. Dixon, Jr. This book draws together most of the symbols and typography used by...

$24.95

BK-12-718
Chesapeake & Ohio Passenger Service 1847-1971

Chesapeake & Ohio Passenger Service 1847-1971 By Thomas W. Dixon, Jr. Hardbound, 224 pages, fully illustrated, 100-lb. Coated paper....

$24.95

BK-22-505
Chesapeake & Ohio Power In Color Volume 1: Switchers, Es, and Fs

Chesapeake & Ohio Power In Color Volume 1: Switchers, Es, and Fs By: Stephen M. Timko Features the switchers, Es, and Fs of the...

$69.95

BK-23-508
Chesapeake & Ohio Power in Color Volume 3: Second Generation Pow

Chesapeake & Ohio Power in Color Volume 3: Second Generation Power By Stephen M. Timko Our final look at the...

$69.95

BK-03-348
Chesapeake & Ohio's Pere Marquettes

Chesapeake & Ohio's Pere Marquettes by Thomas W, Dixon, Jr. This book was published back in 2004 and we have sold many, but it...

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BK-10-539
Chessie's Road

Chessie's Road Reprint Charles W. Turner, Thomas W Dixon, Eugene L. Huddleston Back in Print and available for your railroad library! Chessie's Road...