C&O Books

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...
2020 Book Series, Volume #29 - #32 $70.00
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...
C&O Railway Series, 2018, Vol 21-24 $70.00
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...
Chesapeake & Ohio Power In Color Volume 1: Switchers, Es, and Fs $69.95
BK-19-926
Gene Huddleston's C&O His Best Photography 1947-1959
Gene Huddleston's Chesapeake & Ohio His Best Photography 1947-1959  Gene Huddleston is widely regarded as the premier photographer of...
Gene Huddleston's C&O His Best Photography 1947-1959 $60.00
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...
C&O Equipment, Facilities, and Operations 1950-1972 $54.95
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...
C&O Passenger Trains: The Last Decades, in Color (1950-1971) $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.   This book tells the story of the tumultuous...
C&O Railway 1961-1981 The Decades of Change In Color $54.95
BK-22-006
William Rittase, Photographer and the Chesapeake & Ohio Railway
William M. Rittase, Photographer, and the Chesapeake & Ohio  by Thomas W. Dixon, Jr. and Karen Parker Hardbound (gold stamped cloth covers...
William Rittase, Photographer and the Chesapeake & Ohio Railway $45.95
BK-18-918
Historic North American Locomotives (Hardcover)
Historic North American Locomotives (Hardcover) This museum-quality book traces the development of North American locomotives from the early 1800s to...
Historic North American Locomotives (Hardcover) $44.99
BK-20-967
Pere Marquette :A Michigan Railroad System before 1900
Hardbound, 200 pages, published by Michigan University Press This book certainly covers new ground in that it details the life histories of the three...
Pere Marquette :A Michigan Railroad System before 1900 $44.95
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...
C&O Depots, Towers, and Other Structures, 1860-1950 $39.95
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...
Chesapeake & Ohio Allegheny 2-6-6-6: A Retrospective $34.95
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...
C&O in the Coal Fields of West Virginia and Kentucky $29.95
BK-23-511
CSX Transportation Railroad Heritage
CSX Transportation Railroad Heritage CSX Transportation Railroad Heritage  is a photographic essay of this major railroad that was formed in...
CSX Transportation Railroad Heritage $28.99
BK-17-906
What's Your Story? Vol. 2 Of Time and Trains
"What's Your Story? Volume II: Of Time and Trains - The C&O Railway in the Alleghany Highlands   "This 64-page, extremely...
What's Your Story? Vol. 2 Of Time and Trains $25.00
BK-17-892
Alleghany County, VA
Alleghany County by Samuel Hale, II and Dr. Paul Linkenhoker An Arcadia Publishing local photo history with 128 pages containing about two photos...
Alleghany County, VA $24.99
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...
Chessie's Road $24.99
BK-06-436
The C&O Railway by Jim Casto
In the late 1860s, the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway (C&O) pushed its first tracks westward from Virginia's Tidewater region across the...
The C&O Railway by Jim Casto $24.99
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...
Book, C&O Freight Cars 1937-1946 $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...
C&O Railway Series #17, C&O (Virginia Central) in the Civil War $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...
C&O Railway Series #18, C&O General Electric Diesel Locomotives $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...
C&O Railway Series #19, C&O Cranes $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...
C&O Railway Series #20, C&O Hudson Type Locomotives $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...
C&O Railway Series #21: C & O: 0-8-0 Steam Switching Locomotives $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...
C&O Railway Series #22: C&O 2-8-2 Mikado Locomotives $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...
C&O Railway Series #23: C&O at Alleghany, Virginia $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...
C&O Railway Series #24: PM Railway 2-8-4 Berkshire Locomotives $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...
C&O Railway Series #25: C&O Operations on the Ohio River $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...
C&O Railway Series #27: Pere Marquette Bridges $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...
C&O Railway Series #28: C&O Newport News, Virginia Piers $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...
C&O Railway Series #29 C&O 2-8-0 Consolidation Steam Locomotives $24.95
BK-20-503
C&O Railway Series #31: C&O Heralds, Symbols, & Advertising
Chesapeake & Ohio Heralds, Symbols, and Advertising By Thomas W. Dixon, Jr. This book draws together most of the symbols and typography used by...
C&O Railway Series #31: C&O Heralds, Symbols, & Advertising $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...
C&O Railway Series #32: C&O Local Passenger Trains $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....
C&O Railway Series #35 C&O's MOW Equipment & Operations $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....
Chesapeake & Ohio Passenger Service 1847-1971 $24.95
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...
Book Set: Return of the 1309 & C&O Data Book E7 & E8 Diesels $22.95
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...
C&O Dining Car Recipes $21.99
BK-10-500
Greenbrier 4-8-4 Locomotive
Greenbrier 4-8-4 Locomotives Thomas W. Dixon, Jr. & Douglas B. Nuckles One of the most famous and often discussed steam locomotives on the...
Greenbrier 4-8-4 Locomotive $21.99
BK-10-499
Riding That New River Train
Riding That New River Train Eugene L. Huddleston has put together a portrayal of the Chesapeake & Ohio's operation through West...
Riding That New River Train $21.99
BK-10-501
The Alleghany Subdivision
by Thomas W. Dixon Jr. This work covers the history as thoroughly as possible from the earliest proposals for canal and turnpike transportation to...
The Alleghany Subdivision $21.99
BK-11-624
The Collapse of Richmond's Church Hill Tunnel
In the aftermath of the Civil War, Richmond s railways were the lifeline of Reconstruction efforts. One of the most important links in the system was...
The Collapse of Richmond's Church Hill Tunnel $21.99
BK-06-437
The VanSweringen Railroad Empire
Compiled by T.W. Dixon Jr., Edited by Karen Parker, With material by Gene Huddleston, Al Kresse, Tom Dixon & Karen Parker, reprint material from...
The VanSweringen Railroad Empire $21.95
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...
Book, C&O At Mid-Century $20.00
BK-09-491
The Chesapeake & Ohio Railway: A Concise History
This C&O history by C&OHS Chief Historian Thomas W. Dixon Jr. is fully illustrated with great photos from the C&OHS Collection. It is a...
The Chesapeake & Ohio Railway: A Concise History $20.00
BK-23-513
The Durbin Route: The Greenbrier Division of the C&O
The Durbin Route: The Greenbrier Division of the Chesapeake & Ohio Railway (Revised Edition) Autographed by the Author Author Bill McNeel shares...
The Durbin Route: The Greenbrier Division of the C&O $20.00
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...
Book, C&O Railway In Hinton $19.95
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...
Chesapeake & Ohio Data Book No. 1: E7 and E8 Diesels in Color $19.95
BK-10-509
West Virginia Railroads Vol 2: Chesapeake & Ohio
West Virginia Railroads  Vol. 2: Chesapeake & Ohio by Thomas W. Dixon Jr. Because a lot has been published on C&O in WV., this book...
West Virginia Railroads Vol 2: Chesapeake & Ohio $19.95
BK-08-459
The Basement Subdivision - The 2006-2007 COHS Modeling Column
AVAILABLE AS A PRINTED BOOK OR A DIGITAL DOWNLOAD The Basement Subdivision - The 2006-2007 COHS Modeling Column by Karen Parker and Russ Hass The...
The Basement Subdivision - The 2006-2007 COHS Modeling Column $18.95... more info
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...
C&O Diesel Locomotives in Color $39.95  $15.95
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Chesapeake & Ohio's Pere Marquettes
Chesapeake & Ohio's Pere Marquettes
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C&O Diesel Locomotives in Color
C&O Diesel Locomotives in Color
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C&O Railway at Gladstone, VA
C&O Railway at Gladstone, VA
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C&O Railway as Modeled by Dan Zugelter
C&O Railway as Modeled by Dan Zugelter
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C&O Freight Cars 1937-1965 Hoppers and Gondolas
C&O Freight Cars 1937-1965 Hoppers and Gondolas
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C&O EMD F-Unit Diesel Locomotives
C&O EMD F-Unit Diesel Locomotives
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