<p>This is the first in a series of books by the Chesapeake &amp; Ohio Historical Society dealing with various aspects of C&amp;O history which have not been possible before. The first effort is a compendium of reprinted articles from the past 30 years of our magazine that deal with the history C&amp;O Heavyweight Passenger Train Cars as well a articles on how to model this type of car. The book is 116 pages and fully illustrated, with color covers showing C&amp;O cars in both the green and three-color schemes. The articles are direct reprints from the magazines and have not been updated or manipulated. For the first time the C&amp;O buff, passenger train aficionado, and others will have a good reference for a variety of these cars which were an important element of C&amp;O operations from 1911 until 1971.</p>

Chesapeake & Ohio Heavyweight Passenger Cars

Chesapeake & Ohio Historical Society

C and O Historical Society

This booklet portrays the history of the Chesapeake & Ohio Railway at Clifton Forge, Virginia, a site that became important to the railway early in its history and eventually assumed a position as its second most important facility. In 1889 C&O located important shops and yards at Clifton Forge. The yard was expanded in 1923 and reached the height of its importance to C&O. Converted to diesel work and eventually downsized and the shop eventually closed and the yard was downsized as railroading changed it character in the 1970s-2000 era. Clifton Forge is the embodiment of a prototypical American Railroad town, and retains that flavor even today.

The Chesapeake & Ohio Railway in Clifton Forge, Virginia

Thomas W. Dixon, Jr.

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Chesapeake & Ohio Heavyweight Passenger Cars

The Chesapeake & Ohio Railway in Clifton Forge, Virginia