Chesapeake & Ohio built its Huntington Locomotive Shops in 1872, and a century later, in May of 1975, the lineup of motive power getting class repairs there is a “picture” of second generation... (more)

Rolling through the Peach Creek Yard near Logan, West Virginia, C&O GP38 4822 breaks a rail and hits the ballast. It’s June 27th, 1976, and the coalfields are being worked by mostly four-axle p... (more)

C&O local power on a train from Hagerstown to Winchester seen here at Winchester, VA || April 1970

Stamping upgrade on sanded rail, Ross Rowland’s ex-C&O 4-8-4 #614 takes the Chessie Safety Express east through Cotton Hill, WV. The autumn leaves are down, the sun low in the sky, and they’r... (more)

Tom Golden photo.

C&O 614's crew is talking about the nights run before leaving. This scene was thanks to Pete Lerro Productions but one that happened many times in the 195-'s

Tom Golden photo.

Tom Golden photo.

Troop extra? Photo by Matthew Herson

Welcome to the C&O Railroad Museum? Well, not quite, though part of the B&O Railroad Museum's collection contains CSX predecessors as seen here. From left to right, C&O 2-6-6-2 compound Mallet ... (more)

In early 1953, the Interstate Railroad was testing diesels to find the best replacements for its steam locomotives. Borrowed C&O RSD-5 has just returned from Miller Yard with a Hill Crew--bringing... (more)

A set of C&O E units taken from the Roosevelt Road overpass on Kodachrome II film with an old Kodak Rangefinder camera. I was 17 at this time :).

A young shop worker does some heavy work on the 614 as she as arrived for a heavy overhaul. Taken at the Virginia Museum of Transportation during a Lerro Productions charter.

Tom Golden photo.

Tom Golden photo.