On September 2, 2018, the Cincinnati Scenic Railway, operators of the Lebanon Mason & Monroe Railroad and the Ohio Rail Experience, unveiled the completion of their latest project: the restoration to As Delivered, Factory colors of former Chesapeake & Ohio GP7 5704. After serving as number 55 for the Indiana & Ohio Railway, and later for the LM&M since her retirement from the Chessie System in the 1980's, the 5704 is the oldest former C&O GP7 still in active service, and is also the oldest continuously active GP7 in the United States, having been completed by EMD in May of 1950. She made her debut powering the CSR/Ohio Rail Experience Labor Day Weekend Fireworks Train, which takes passengers to the Cincinnati Riverfront for the annual fireworks show that is put on by a local radio station. Here she powers the train along Gladstone Avenue near Downtown Cincinnati, resplendent in a fresh coat of C&O blue.
To learn more about the CSR and their operations, please visit: https://www.cincinnatiscenicrailway.org
My photos of the Cincinnati Railway and their operations, including the Cincinnati Dinner Train and the Lebanon, Mason & Monroe Railroad.
For more information on the CRC and their operations, please visit http://www.cincinnatirailway.com/