Sort of out of its old neighborhood however in the late 80's and early 90's one could catch just about anything on the CSX wandering its system.Here a Chessie painted GP30 and GP40-2 wait for th... (more)

With the crew on board the B&O 4061 - B&O 4236 are heading west from the shops over to Talbot yard to get their train. B&O 4236 will be the leader as they head east to Buffalo.

WM 8421, brings a slow transfer move around the wye west, towards Chicago.

NI42 is ready to depart Talbot yard in St. Thomas for Buffalo with B&O 4154 - C&O 5737 and 62 cars with caboose 903528 on the tail end.

The power is now on the train after coming over the Kettle Creek bridge to Talbot Yard. NI42 will be departing soon for Buffalo with B&O 4236 & B&O 4061.

The 'QN' Tower Operator waves at the passengers on the Chessie Steam Special. 'QN' closed in Sept. 1992.

C&O 5732, one of the Canadian Subdivision assigned units, rests by the C&O roundhouse in St. Thomas. The building to the left in front of the nose of the 5732 is the C&O office where the CTC board... (more)

A pair of geeps, C&O 5731 - C&O 5744 are sitting at the fuel rack by the C&O roundhouse in St. Thomas.

Westbound Chessie System Safety Excursion

Chessie's B&O 4202 with a freight arrives Ash street crossing after passing the Chicago river

Chessie lives in 2009! SD18 7311 sits in the C&I Yard in LaCrosse, IN. It's been here for a while now and unfortunatly doesn't appear to be going anywhere anytime soon.

A Richard Beal photo: A Consumers Power coal train picked the diamond at Pleasant Street leading to this mess, the diamond was then removed (as it wasn't used anymore anyways). Dig that jacket!

OCS westbound entering SEPTA territory.

MP 3069 leads a transfer to the Chessie System's Barr Yard.

Seaboard System painted U36B #5705 and Chessie painted U23B #3210 await their next assignment in the yard at Spartanburg, SC in December 1987.