Chessie System

by Dave Ori

In 1972 three great railroads-the Chesapeake & Ohio, the Baltimore & Ohio, and the Western Maryland-joined forces as the Chessie System, their diesel engines resplendent in a brilliant new yellow, blue, and vermillion scheme sporting the stylized "Chess-C" logo based on the C&O's familiar mascot, Chessie the kitten. The story of the Chessie System, unique in railroad history, unfolds in all its grit and glory in this book about a rail operation that...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0760323399
• ISBN13: 9780760323397
• Release Date: November 2006
• Publisher: Voyageur Press (MN)
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 2.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 8.7" x 10.7"