Description: Railroad book Working for the Chessie System Old King Coal’s Prime Carrier 1993Fred R. Toothman Vandalia The book is the recollected story of how the Chessie Railroad System came to be, the jobs that were made because of it and how it affected the economy and environment. Pages have a few dots on the OUTSIDE of the book, but none inside. Minimal shelfwear. SEE PHOTOS From a WikiChessie System, Inc. was a holding company that owned the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway (C&O), the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad (B&O), the Western Maryland Railway (WM), and Baltimore and Ohio Chicago Terminal Railroad (B&OCT). Trains operated under the Chessie name from 1973 to 1987.Headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio, the Chessie System was the creation of Cyrus S. Eaton and his protégé Hays T. Watkins, then president and chief executive officer of the C&O. A chief source of revenue for the Chessie System was coal mined in West Virginia. Another was the transport of auto parts and finished motor vehicles.The name "Chessie System" had been a popular nickname for the C&O since the 1930s, cemented with an advertising campaign that featured a sleeping kitten named Chessie. The 1970s holding company developed the "Ches-C" emblem: a kitten outline imposed on a circle, creating a rough letter C. This emblem was emblazoned on the front of all Chessie System locomotives, and also served as the "C" in "Chessie System" on the locomotive's flanks, and on other rolling stock.
Price: 18 USD
Location: Rochester, New York
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Year: 1993
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
