Fascinating look at the C&O's Huntington Division in West Virginia. Chapters cover the history of the Division, the Guyandotte Bridge disaster, building the Logan subdivision, the Teays Valley line, St. Albans and the Coal River line, Charleston. the wreck of the George Washington, the Cabin Creek line, Pratt and the Paint Creek subdivision, and the town of Handley. Illustrated throughout with black and white photos.With maps and bibliography. 50 pages.

The Chesapeake & Ohio Railway in West Virginia: Huntington Division

History

Sparkmon, William R

Americas

C&O Historical Society

Serious history of the Chesapeake &amp; Ohio Railroad. This book was originally published in 1956 and had long been out of print when it was updated with addition of several new chapters in 1986 in this second edition from the C&amp;O Historical Society. Dr. Turner presented information from corporate records that have long since disappeared, making this the nearest thing available to a primary source for C&amp;O history. Also covers motive power, rolling stock, history of the Chessie kitten, and summary histories of two of the C&amp;O's predecessors, the Pere Marquette and the Hocking Valley Railway. Illustrated throughout with black and white photos and line drawings. Includes maps. With decorative end papers showing system map. 299 pages.

Chessie's Road

Eugene L. Huddleston

Charles W. Turner

Thomas W. Dixon, Jr.

Chesapeake & Ohio History Series #21: 0-8-0 Steam Switching Locomotives

Jr. Thomas W. Dixon

The 2-6-6-2 compound articulated "Mallet" type locomotive comprised the largest element of C&amp;O's steam motive power fleet. Although initially used for mainline traffic, they were ultimately confined to branch line mine shifter operations up until the end of steam. The first came in 1910 and the last in 1949.

Chesapeake & Ohio History Series #15: 2-6-6-2 Mallet Locomotives

Karen Parker

Chesapeake & Ohio Coal Tipples-Series Number 16

This book covers all C&amp;O depots, towers, and ancillary buildings from the Virginia Central era through the modern C&amp;O structures of the 1940-50s. Emphasis is on depots and towers (cabins) with considerable data also on the buildings that were necessary to carry out other operations. Roundhouses and engine houses are sampled. Appendices also sample Hocking Valley and Pere Marquette structures without going into great detail. This is intended to be the standard reference for C&amp;O structures for both the modeler and historian. Both C&amp;O official drawings and drawings prepared by Bob Hundman complement the extensive use of photos. The treatment is basically chronological: 1860s-1870s, 1880s; 1890-1920, 1920-1950. 144 pages.

Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Depots, Towers, And Other Structures 1860-1950

Compendium of material dealing with the experience of the Virginia Central Railroad (later C&amp;O) during the War Between the States. Included are: Articles by Prof. Charles W. Turner dealing with the broad issues of Confederate railroading and how Va. Central fit into that picture. The second section is a series of letters about railroading during the war by a former Virginia Central conductor. His exploits include moving troops and other exciting first-hand adventures. Chapter three deals with the Va. Central lines west of Staunton. The fourth section gives details about the motive power and rolling stock of the Va. Central during the war years, and statistical background on its operations taken from annual reports. Although illustrations showing Va. Central operations during the war are scarce in the extreme, maps and diagrams are used where possible along with photos of equipment used during the war taken in later years as well as material on typical railroad equipment of the era.

Chesapeake & Ohio History Series #17: Virginia Central In The Civil War

This is a complete history of GE locomotives on C&amp;O starting with the famous U-25B model in 1963. This was GE's first entry into the locomotive field since its early experimental units in the 1930s. The model helped bring C&amp;O into the higher horsepower "Second Generation" era. C&amp;O had 38 of the U25Bs and though they did not break EMD's hold on the C&amp;O motive power fleet, they began the build-up of GE units that would occur in the 1970s and 1980s. The C&amp;O's GE "U-Boat" units are covered in detail both during their operation on C&amp;O/B&amp;O and in the Chessie System Era. The models included the U30B, U30C, U23B, and B30-7 models that became a commonplace sight on C&amp;O/Chessie System trains. Complete roster and mechanical data. Included are scores of color photos in B&amp;O, C&amp;O and Chessie paint schemes.

Chesapeake & Ohio History Series #18: General Electric Diesel Locomotives

Karen Parker and Thomas W. Dixon, Jr.

This book covers the complete history of C&amp;O's L-2 and L-2a class 4-6-4 Hudson type locomotives as well as the L-1 class that the C&amp;O itself rebuilt as streamlined engines from F-19 class 4-6-2 Pacifics. Included are complete mechanical descriptions as well as the operational history for each of these classes that were used primarily between Hinton, W. Va. and western terminals at Huntington, Cincinnati, and Detroit. The L-1 streamlined engines were last used Charlottesville to Washington and Charlottesville to Newport News. Over 100 illustrations and drawings.

Chesapeake & Ohio History Series #20: Hudson Type Locomotives

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The Chesapeake & Ohio Railway in West Virginia: Huntington Division

Chessie's Road

Chesapeake & Ohio History Series #21: 0-8-0 Steam Switching Locomotives

Chesapeake & Ohio History Series #15: 2-6-6-2 Mallet Locomotives

Chesapeake & Ohio Coal Tipples-Series Number 16

Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Depots, Towers, And Other Structures 1860-1950

The Chesapeake & Ohio Railway in West Virginia: Huntington Division

Chesapeake & Ohio History Series #17: Virginia Central In The Civil War

Chesapeake & Ohio History Series #18: General Electric Diesel Locomotives

Chesapeake & Ohio History Series #20: Hudson Type Locomotives