A neat looking A-B-A F7 set is seen at the Handley West Virginia yard in 1953. Otto Perry photo, from my collection.

The FWRHS crew moves C&O 2716 into position to back down the TP&W tracks towards the Logansport, IN 18th Street Yard 07/18/96 in preparation to pull the Logansport Iron Horse Festival excursion tr... (more)

Things seemed more interesting when the 4-axle units went up the "hollers" on mine runs. These units are entering the north end of the former C&O yard. Photo by Jim Satterwhite, from ... (more)

C&O 1309-turned-WMSR 1309 is back to C&O 1309 for the month, as part of a Lerro Photography photo charter.

Emissions from the stack of Chesapeake & Ohio 4-8-4 614 trail back over its train loaded with West Virginia coal. The westbound train is negotiating the S-curve approaching Thurmond, West Virginia... (more)

Big Steam in Big Snow

American Coal Enterprises’ data collection of Chesapeake & Ohio 4-8-4 614’s performance occurred during most of the month of January, 1985. January in Wes... (more)

A gleaming set of C&O F-units in their high-wave paint scheme, on lead of the Chicago Division's freight train in this 1960 view at Hegewisch, Illinois. Photographer E.L Huddleston, from my colle... (more)

Logan, WV C&O shops, 09/04/53, photographer unknown. John E. Troxler collection.

Three Southern Railway SD24's with C&O F7A 7068 painted in an experimental Zebra paint scheme. Two F7As 7004 and 7068 with GP7 5761 and GP9 6141 were so painted. Photo from my collection, no photo... (more)

Chesapeake & Ohio (C&O) Alco C630 2101 outside the diesel house at Wyoming (Grand Rapids), Michigan, on July 20, 1974. The four C&O C630s original road numbers 2100-2103. Photo taken from my slide... (more)

C&O F7(A) no.7004 sports an experimental paint scheme applied in 1960 to simplify the paint schemes, yet providing good visibility of the units at grade crossings. Two F7As nos.7004 and 7068, and ... (more)

C&O For Progress!

The second of two heritage schemed locomotives to be released by the CSX Huntington Locomotive Shops has escaped the paint booth and awaits finishing touches for pi... (more)

Chesapeake & Ohio EMD GP30 No.3035. C&O had 42 GP30 units renumbered 3000-3046. No photographer listed on slide.

These FP7 units (8000-8013) purchased in A-B-A lashups like C&O's F7s, were intended to be freight units capable of being pressed into passenger service whenever needed. These units were painted ... (more)