File:Chessie System Trains.JPG
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Summary
An undated photo from the Brunswick yards. Probably mid-70s. The Chessie System was formed as a holding company for the 3 railroads, C&O, B&O, and WM (owned by B&O), but each maintained their individual identities. Less than half of all the locomotives were ever painted in the Chessie scheme and all of the retained the reporting marks of their home railroad. This practice continued until Chessie merged with Seaboard and everything became CSX.
These GP9 locomotives powered the pre-MARC commuter service trains. The torpedo-shaped tanks on top were said to have been air tanks for the brake system. Because of those features, the locomotives could be used in passenger/commuter service.
(Photo courtesy of Marty Hager from Baltimore & Ohio Railroad History)
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| current | 17:35, 16 January 2023 | | 864 × 560 (125 KB) | Pwenner (talk | contribs) | An undated photo from the Brunswick yards. Probably mid-70s. The Chessie System was formed as a holding company for the 3 railroads, C&O, B&O, and WM (owned by B&O), but each maintained their individual identities. Less than half of all the locomotives were ever painted in the Chessie scheme and all of the retained the reporting marks of their home railroad. This practice continued until Chessie merged with Seaboard and everything became CSX. These GP9 locomotives powered the pre-MARC commut... |
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