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C&O Railway Series #41: Chesapeake & Ohio’s Chessie, The Train that Never Was
The Chesapeake & Ohio Historical Society has released the first-ever full-length book on a nearly-forgotten passenger train that was developed, built, and announced by the C&O Railway in the 1940s, but abruptly cancelled before entering revenue service. A story previously told only in pieces through scattered magazine articles from 1969 to 2019, the saga of The Chessie, a passenger train named after the railroad’s famous mascot, “Chessie the Railroad Kitten,” has now been compiled through decades of research with information in our non-profit organization’s extensive archives.
This book, titled Chesapeake & Ohio’s The Chessie, the Train that Was, but Never Was, tells the complete story of the fabulous passenger train that the C&O Railway’s Chairman, Robert R. Young and his research chief, Kenneth Browne, designed and had built for ultra-luxury coach service from Washington to Cincinnati.
Compiling both familiar and never-seen information from the C&O Historical Society over its 100 pages, Chesapeake & Ohio’s The Chessie, the Train that Was, but Never Was is softbound on heavy 100-pound glossy paper and includes over 150 illustrations, including an equipment roster and diagrams for The Chessie’s groundbreaking passenger cars.
C&O Railway Series #41: Chesapeake & Ohio’s Chessie, The Train that Never Was
The Chesapeake & Ohio Historical Society has released the first-ever full-length book on a nearly-forgotten passenger train that was developed, built, and announced by the C&O Railway in the 1940s, but abruptly cancelled before entering revenue service. A story previously told only in pieces through scattered magazine articles from 1969 to 2019, the saga of The Chessie, a passenger train named after the railroad’s famous mascot, “Chessie the Railroad Kitten,” has now been compiled through decades of research with information in our non-profit organization’s extensive archives.
This book, titled Chesapeake & Ohio’s The Chessie, the Train that Was, but Never Was, tells the complete story of the fabulous passenger train that the C&O Railway’s Chairman, Robert R. Young and his research chief, Kenneth Browne, designed and had built for ultra-luxury coach service from Washington to Cincinnati.
Compiling both familiar and never-seen information from the C&O Historical Society over its 100 pages, Chesapeake & Ohio’s The Chessie, the Train that Was, but Never Was is softbound on heavy 100-pound glossy paper and includes over 150 illustrations, including an equipment roster and diagrams for The Chessie’s groundbreaking passenger cars.
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