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C&O At Mid-Century (For Progress)
Following WWII, C&O embarked on a program of innovation, improvements, research and development that placed it at the forefront of progressive railroads, and even devised a new logo that incorporated the words ‘For Progress.’ Under the able leadership of President Walter J. Tuohy most of this period, the line really reached the apogee of its strength, power, and importance as America’s number one bituminous coal hauler. With Michigan lines it also became the largest hauler of automobiles and parts, and competed on a par with even the biggest railroads in its operations and efficiency. During 1945-1954 the mercurial Robert R. Young held sway as chairman and made C&O a household word with his flamboyant public relations tactics. This book details all this using as a basis the detailed articles presented in ‘Modern Railroads’ magazine in November 1954, and adding to that additional information on the steam-diesel transition, the shops, yards, the cars and locomotives of the era, and the trains and their operations.
Hardbound, 160 pages
C&O At Mid-Century (For Progress)
Following WWII, C&O embarked on a program of innovation, improvements, research and development that placed it at the forefront of progressive railroads, and even devised a new logo that incorporated the words ‘For Progress.’ Under the able leadership of President Walter J. Tuohy most of this period, the line really reached the apogee of its strength, power, and importance as America’s number one bituminous coal hauler. With Michigan lines it also became the largest hauler of automobiles and parts, and competed on a par with even the biggest railroads in its operations and efficiency. During 1945-1954 the mercurial Robert R. Young held sway as chairman and made C&O a household word with his flamboyant public relations tactics. This book details all this using as a basis the detailed articles presented in ‘Modern Railroads’ magazine in November 1954, and adding to that additional information on the steam-diesel transition, the shops, yards, the cars and locomotives of the era, and the trains and their operations.
Hardbound, 160 pages
