I really don't know where to start on this one. This was taken in front of the yard office at WM's yard in Hagerstown, MD on Nov. 15, 1976. Railroading was in a state of flux at the time. The P... (more)

A wannabe GEVO (Note the Horn), Ex. Conrail SD50-2 sits inside CSX Augusta Yard with a MoW Equipment train in tow. Also note the Chessie System Side Dump Ballast car next to CSXT 2482.

Early days of Chessie System on the B&O mainline

In 1946 four 25 year old F-19 C&O Pacifics were converted by the C&O to class L-1 Hudsons (490-493). They were modernized with new cast frames, Poppet valves, roller bearings on all axles, the lat... (more)

A westbound CSX train with a colorful consist of six diesels (CSXT Dash 8-40CW 7891, CSXT Dash 8-40CW 7885, GCFX SD40 3098, CSXT GP40 6855, CSXT GP40 6593 and CSXT GP40 6608) passes through Portag... (more)

This vintage Chessie System GP40-2 is seen about to transfer cars from the L&N's S&NA yard to the former Western Railway of Alabama's Chester yard using the "new way" connection track.

Richard Beal photo Early after the Chessie-Seaboard merger, a large number of SBD/Family Lines big GEs found their way north to Michigan, here we see 3 big six axles pulling a freight east out ... (more)

The last Chessie train on the Rochester Sub is passing thru Bird Swamp with 4 Chessie Cats. The next day this line would be the Rochester & Southern.

From all outward appearances, this appears to be just another Chessie System freight train. In actuality, it was a one time experiment. Back in 1984, CSX influence was just being felt on the RF&... (more)

This beautiful circus engine was running out its last few years working on the B&O as part of the new Chessie System. The miracle is that the paint job lasted longer than the original number.The o... (more)

For a while it was not uncommon to find a Chessie System locomotive near where MACE tower once stood or where the old B&O freight house once stood.

Cuyahoga Valley Line 4070 (ex-GTW 4070) is seen from above where the now CVSR tracks pass under the "Y"-Bridge in Akron, Ohio. Soon it will cut off from the train and wye at the Chessie System yar... (more)

One of five Chessie SD20-2's that had been rebuilt from a SD35 heads north back to Queensgate Yard as it travels above Covington Kentucky.

It's late afternoon, and Chessie 614 has just pulled past the ex-B&O passenger station after one of its first excursions. After this shot, it was the drive home, but what a memory this was.