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Viewing Album:  Chessie System
 
By:John C Durant
Dates:1/1/1972 - 12/31/1986
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B&O 1835
Title:  B&O 1835
Description:  SD-9 1835 rests between cuts at Curtis Bay.
Photo Date:  1/1/1972  Upload Date: 6/20/2004 11:10:47 PM
Location:  Curtis Bay, MD
Author:  John C Durant
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BO 1835(SD9)
Views:  1685   Comments: 0
#85
Title:  #85
Description:  #85 slowly approaches the west end of Aiken siding hoping for a proceed.
Photo Date:  1/1/1972  Upload Date: 6/16/2004 12:19:43 PM
Location:  Aikin, MD
Author:  John C Durant
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BO 4033(GP40) CO 7501(SD40)
Views:  1601   Comments: 2
Chessie
Title:  Chessie
Description:  Chessie Gp40-2's 4242 and 4305 drag the rear of thier train out of the Baltimore van yard.
Photo Date:  1/1/1972  Upload Date: 6/16/2004 12:26:18 PM
Location:  Baltimore, MD
Author:  John C Durant
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BO 4242(GP40-2) BO 4305(GP40-2)
Views:  1591   Comments: 1
C&O 7503
Title:  C&O 7503
Description:  SD50 7503 leads the "Baltimorean east on the ex B&O triple track.
Photo Date:  1/1/1972  Upload Date: 7/19/2007 4:35:42 PM
Location:  Halethorpe, MD
Author:  John C Durant
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CO 7503(SD40)
Views:  785   Comments: 0
C&O 3004
Title:  C&O 3004
Description:  An eastbound coal train arrives at Cumberland off the West End.
Photo Date:  1/1/1972  Upload Date: 6/20/2004 10:59:23 PM
Location:  Cumberland, MD
Author:  John C Durant
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CO 3004(GP30) CO 3520(GP35) WM 3579(GP35)
Views:  3115   Comments: 5
B&O 7437
Title:  B&O 7437
Description:  After bringing in a coal train from Grafton, the power makes a reverse move back to the pit. Mexico Farms, Cumberland, MD
Photo Date:  3/23/1974  Upload Date: 12/19/2005 2:25:03 PM
Location:  Cumberland, MD
Author:  John C Durant
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BO 7437(SD35) BO 7405(SD35) BO 3777(GP40)
Views:  1592   Comments: 4
Train Orders
Title:  Train Orders
Description:  The conductor on the rear of a train headed for Connellsville scoops up orders at Ridgeley Tower.
Photo Date:  3/23/1974  Upload Date: 7/25/2005 2:56:50 PM
Location:  Ridgeley, WV
Author:  John C Durant
Categories: 
Locomotives: 
Views:  1044   Comments: 1
B&O 3557
Title:  B&O 3557
Description:  A westbound empty coal train hammers by HO Tower, Hancock, W.Va.
Photo Date:  3/24/1974  Upload Date: 3/2/2005 8:07:17 PM
Location:  Hancock, WV
Author:  John C Durant
Categories: 
Locomotives: 
Views:  1267   Comments: 1
Downgrade......
Title:  Downgrade......
Description:  Back in 1974 there were still a lot of GP7's and 9's in service. a GP35 leads two 9's on an eastbound.
Photo Date:  8/11/1974  Upload Date: 7/24/2005 2:32:27 PM
Location:  Hyndman, PA
Author:  John C Durant
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BO 3551(GP35) BO 6553(GP9) BO 6561(GP9)
Views:  1228   Comments: 2
B&O 3802
Title:  B&O 3802
Description:  The Hyndman Helper Station circa 1974.......
Photo Date:  8/11/1974  Upload Date: 7/24/2005 1:15:21 PM
Location:  Hyndman, PA
Author:  John C Durant
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BO 3802(GP38) BO 3815(GP38)
Views:  3281   Comments: 2
Bound for Brooklyn Jct.
Title:  Bound for Brooklyn Jct.
Description:  The three B&O geeps struggle to lift the tonnage out of the Potomac River Valley. There is a SD40 pusher on the rear.
Photo Date:  10/8/1974  Upload Date: 7/25/2005 10:45:41 AM
Location:  Piedmont, WV
Author:  John C Durant
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BO 3505(GP35) BO 6958(GP30) BO 6433(GP9)
Views:  1808   Comments: 4
B&O/Chessie 4162
Title:  B&O/Chessie 4162
Description:  #85 powered by a GP40-2 and two GP40's enters Elsmere Yard Limits on 11/11/75
Photo Date:  11/11/1975  Upload Date: 1/4/2005 9:06:11 PM
Location:  Wilmington, DE
Author:  John C Durant
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BO 4020(GP40) BO 4017(GP40) BO 4162(GP40-2)
Views:  1610   Comments: 1
B&O 6451
Title:  B&O 6451
Description:  Loadin' coal at the Valley Camp Coal Co.
Photo Date:  5/24/1977  Upload Date: 4/18/2006 10:54:54 PM
Location:  Triadelphia, WV
Author:  John C Durant
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BO 6451(GP9) BO 3553(GP35)
Views:  1953   Comments: 4
B&O 7403 & 7440
Title:  B&O 7403 & 7440
Description:  A pair of Connellsville Helpers return home passing "CF" tower. A later derailment would destroy "CF" and kill the operator.
Photo Date:  10/23/1977  Upload Date: 4/20/2006 4:44:09 PM
Location:  Confluence, PA
Author:  John C Durant
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BO 7403(SD35) BO 7440(SD35)
Views:  1864   Comments: 1
B&O 4151
Title:  B&O 4151
Description:  A short (six cars) Chicago Trailer Jet rools thru Dawson on a cold wet October 23
Photo Date:  10/23/1977  Upload Date: 9/13/2004 11:38:08 AM
Location:  Dawson, PA
Author:  John C Durant
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BO 4151(GP40-2) BO 4052(GP40)
Views:  1146   Comments: 0
B&O 3755
Title:  B&O 3755
Description:  CB-97 approaches Saint Denis with a mixed bag of power.
Photo Date:  6/17/1978  Upload Date: 9/14/2005 9:20:48 AM
Location:  Saint Denis, MD
Author:  John C Durant
Categories: 
Locomotives: 
Views:  5120   Comments: 4
NE-84
Title:  NE-84
Description:  Chessie/B&O 4287 leads two GP38's on eastbound NE-84. The train will continue to the D&H via Park Jct.
Photo Date:  8/5/1978  Upload Date: 9/12/2004 1:03:12 PM
Location:  Aberdeen, MD
Author:  John C Durant
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BO 4287(GP40-2) BO 3819(GP38) BO 3812(GP38)
Views:  1066   Comments: 0
B&O 3685
Title:  B&O 3685
Description:  EC-96 arriving at Hagerstown for a little work.
Photo Date:  7/3/1979  Upload Date: 2/16/2005 11:23:44 AM
Location:  Hagerstown, MD
Author:  John C Durant
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BO 3685(GP40) BO 6547(GP9) BO 5612(GP7)
Views:  1531   Comments: 3
Chessie/B&O 7608
Title:  Chessie/B&O 7608
Description:  Helper 7608 drifts to a stop at Piedmont, WV. The loco will tie onto the train in the background and take it east to Cumberland.
Photo Date:  10/4/1980  Upload Date: 9/11/2005 5:31:00 PM
Location:  Piedmont, WV
Author:  John C Durant
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BO 7608(SD40-2)
Views:  1555   Comments: 1
B&O (Chessie)4161 & B&O 7599
Title:  B&O (Chessie)4161 & B&O 7599
Description:  The helpers are still shoving hard on the caboose of the Chicago Trailer Jet as they're about to enter the east portal of Sand Patch Tunnel.
Photo Date:  10/8/1980  Upload Date: 4/17/2006 6:19:04 PM
Location:  Sand Patch, PA
Author:  John C Durant
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BO 4161(GP40-2) BO 7599(SD40)
Views:  1611   Comments: 2
B&O 7409
Title:  B&O 7409
Description:  SD-35 7409 leads an eastbound out of Sand Patch Tunnel. The unit was returning to Cumberland after being leased to Republic Steel. Note: the remote control lights next to the horn.
Photo Date:  10/8/1980  Upload Date: 8/24/2005 11:26:17 AM
Location:  Sand Patch, PA
Author:  John C Durant
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CO 4418(GP40-2) BO 7409(SD35) BO 7598(SD40)
Views:  2694   Comments: 7
EB Coal
Title:  EB Coal
Description:  Eastbound Coal passing Keyser.
Photo Date:  10/8/1980  Upload Date: 7/1/2004 10:51:40 AM
Location:  Keyser, WV
Author:  John C Durant
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BO 4008(GP40) BO 4307(GP40-2) BO 4325(GP40-2)
Views:  1120   Comments: 1
B&O 3754
Title:  B&O 3754
Description:  It was in the 50's as this manifest worked its way west up Sand Patch, but by the time I made it down to Fairhope 2 hrs later it was in the 30's and snowing.
Photo Date:  4/4/1981  Upload Date: 1/16/2006 9:26:00 PM
Location:  Glencoe, PA
Author:  John C Durant
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BO 3754(GP40) BO 7619(SD40-2) BO 4298(GP40-2)
Views:  1369   Comments: 3
B&O/Chessie 7615
Title:  B&O/Chessie 7615
Description:  A Grafton Extra rounds the curve at Bowling Green to run along side RT-220 to Keyser, WV.
Photo Date:  4/4/1981  Upload Date: 9/24/2005 7:19:09 PM
Location:  Bowling Green, MD
Author:  Johk C Durant
Categories:  Track,Action
Locomotives:  BO 7615(SD40-2) WM 7434(SD35) WM 7436(SD35)
Views:  2931   Comments: 1
#681
Title:  #681
Description:  Chessie #681 glides thru bound Brook nn its way to Park Jct and the Philly Line.
Photo Date:  6/11/1981  Upload Date: 7/8/2004 12:11:06 PM
Location:  Bound Brook, NJ
Author:  John C Durant
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BO 4248(GP40-2) BO 4006(GP40)
Views:  978   Comments: 1
Chessie (B&O)4143
Title:  Chessie (B&O)4143
Description:  Still another one of endless coal bound for Curtis Bay departs Cumberland at Mexico Farms.
Photo Date:  6/24/1981  Upload Date: 11/8/2004 11:01:04 AM
Location:  Cumberland, MD
Author:  John C Durant
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BO 4040(GP40) BO 4143(GP40-2) BO 3822(GP38)
Views:  1750   Comments: 2
Eastbound Coal
Title:  Eastbound Coal
Description:  A B&O GP40 and two Chessie 40-2's power an eastbound coal train on the former C&O.
Photo Date:  6/26/1981  Upload Date: 9/18/2005 8:16:46 PM
Location:  Blue Sulphur, WV
Author:  John C Durant
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BO 4010(GP40) BO 4248(GP40-2) CO 4266(GP40-2)
Views:  1199   Comments: 0
C&O/Chessie 2326
Title:  C&O/Chessie 2326
Description:  A GE-EMD sandwich powers this westbound coal train thru Kenova and toward the bridge over the Big Sandy River.
Photo Date:  6/30/1981  Upload Date: 10/5/2005 3:42:59 PM
Location:  Kenova, WV
Author:  John C Durant
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  CO 2326(U23B) CO 4281(GP40-2) CO 8240(B30-7)
Views:  1513   Comments: 0
C&O 8278
Title:  C&O 8278
Description:  Two GE's ans an EMD power this westbound coal train at the Milton crossovers.
Photo Date:  6/30/1981  Upload Date: 8/25/2005 9:44:28 PM
Location:  Milton, WV
Author:  John C Durant
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CO 8278(B30-7) CO 8217(U30B) CO 3854(GP38)
Views:  1403   Comments: 0
B&O 4817
Title:  B&O 4817
Description:  GP38 4817 powers a local freight departing Brooklyn Jct., W.Va. for Hastings out on the Short Line SubDivision.
Photo Date:  7/2/1981  Upload Date: 8/28/2005 8:23:27 PM
Location:  New Martinsville, WV
Author:  John C Durant
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BO 4817(GP38)
Views:  1066   Comments: 4
B&O 4298
Title:  B&O 4298
Description:  Two Chessie GP40-2's pull a cut of cars to double back to the train at Brooklyn Jct., WV. BJ tower can be seen at the right.
Photo Date:  7/3/1981  Upload Date: 8/28/2005 8:28:00 PM
Location:  New Martinsville, WV
Author:  John C Durant
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BO 4298(GP40-2) BO 4327(GP40-2)
Views:  1077   Comments: 0
Clarington (CA)
Title:  Clarington (CA)
Description:  You won't find a Clarington along the Ohio in Marchalls County West Virginia. The location is known as Kent. Clarington is just across the river in Ohio!
Photo Date:  7/3/1981  Upload Date: 8/28/2005 8:33:10 PM
Location:  Kent, WV
Author:  John C Durant
Categories: 
Locomotives: 
Views:  400   Comments: 0
C&O 4402
Title:  C&O 4402
Description:  Eastbound at Kenova......
Photo Date:  7/3/1981  Upload Date: 7/8/2004 12:03:06 PM
Location:  Kenova, WV
Author:  John C Durant
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CO 4402(GP40-2) BO 3549(GP35)
Views:  1393   Comments: 0
B&O 6925
Title:  B&O 6925
Description:  B&O #393 crosses over from track 1 to track 2 and heads on to home rails at Port Vue. The P&LE's Connellsville branch is in the background.
Photo Date:  10/5/1981  Upload Date: 4/5/2006 7:52:59 PM
Location:  Port Vue, PA
Author:  John C Durant
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BO 6925(GP30)
Views:  619   Comments: 0
Chessie (B&O) 7700
Title:  Chessie (B&O) 7700
Description:  B&O SD20-2 recently outshopped, works a cut of cars near Viginia Lane.
Photo Date:  10/8/1981  Upload Date: 6/10/2005 6:09:42 PM
Location:  Cumberland, MD
Author:  John C Durant
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BO 7700(SD20-2)
Views:  1360   Comments: 0
C&O/Chessie 4380
Title:  C&O/Chessie 4380
Description:  Westbound Bayview 97 heads down the Metropolitan Sub instead of the Old Main Line behind the locomotives.
Photo Date:  10/24/1981  Upload Date: 8/29/2005 12:20:13 PM
Location:  Relay, MD
Author:  John C Durant
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CO 4380(GP40-2) WM 4365(GP40-2)
Views:  1888   Comments: 0
B&O 3763
Title:  B&O 3763
Description:  The "Skinner" crosses the Youghiogheny River and under the former Western Maryland at Bowest Jct., as it heads to Fairmont, W.Va.
Photo Date:  4/2/1982  Upload Date: 3/31/2005 11:57:52 AM
Location:  Connellsville, PA
Author:  John C Durant
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BO 3763(GP40) BO 6469(GP9)
Views:  1162   Comments: 0
Chessie (WM) 4318
Title:  Chessie (WM) 4318
Description:  Four GP40, 40-2's power an east bound mty coal cars at Dawson, PA
Photo Date:  4/3/1982  Upload Date: 8/19/2005 9:36:32 PM
Location:  Dawson, PA
Author:  John C Durant
Categories: 
Locomotives:  WM 4318(GP40-2) BO 4058(GP40) BO 4298(GP40-2) BO 4191(GP40-2)
Views:  1113   Comments: 1
Chessie(B&O) 7615
Title:  Chessie(B&O) 7615
Description:  SD40-2 7615 leads an all EMD lash-up on this eastbound at Fairhope.
Photo Date:  8/26/1982  Upload Date: 2/13/2005 12:38:23 PM
Location:  Fairhope, PA
Author:  John C Durant
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BO 7615(SD40-2) SOU 2759(GP38) BO 6924(GP30) BO 3688(GP40) BO 6948(GP30)
Views:  2243   Comments: 3
Fairmont Bound
Title:  Fairmont Bound
Description:  A GP40 and GP30 pull a string of empties out of Connellsville Yard to head down the Sheepskin to Fairmont, W.Va.
Photo Date:  4/30/1983  Upload Date: 7/19/2005 6:27:51 AM
Location:  Connellsville, PA
Author:  John C Durant
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BO 3741(GP40) CO 3014(GP30)
Views:  1586   Comments: 2
B&O (Chessie) 4432
Title:  B&O (Chessie) 4432
Description:  We're on the connecting P&WV/WM bridge in Connellsville, PA as the Chicago Trailer Jet leaves town. Check the B&O MofW truck in the field.
Photo Date:  4/30/1983  Upload Date: 2/1/2005 10:34:13 PM
Location:  Connellsville, PA
Author:  John C Durant
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BO 4432(GP40-2) BO 4063(GP40)
Views:  1332   Comments: 2
B&O 7402
Title:  B&O 7402
Description:  SD35 7402 idles on a roundhouse stall track that was once occupied by S1a "Big Six" 2-10-2's and EM-1 2-8-8-4's.
Photo Date:  5/1/1983  Upload Date: 4/8/2006 6:54:00 PM
Location:  Connellsville, PA
Author:  John C Durant
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BO 7402(SD35)
Views:  4477   Comments: 4
Chessie (C&O) 7535
Title:  Chessie (C&O) 7535
Description:  An eastbound rack train crooses the Youghiogheny River on the ExP&LE Bridge from McKeesport to Port Vue.
Photo Date:  10/18/1983  Upload Date: 4/22/2006 3:15:05 PM
Location:  Port Vue, PA
Author:  John C Durant
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CO 7535(SD40)
Views:  721   Comments: 0
B&O 4025
Title:  B&O 4025
Description:  The Rear End crew of CU-96 prepares to climb on board aq Mexico Tower.
Photo Date:  3/12/1984  Upload Date: 7/7/2004 5:57:18 PM
Location:  Cumberland, MD
Author:  John C Durant
Categories: 
Locomotives: 
Views:  1081   Comments: 1
Chessie (C&O) 4394
Title:  Chessie (C&O) 4394
Description:  Three GP40-2's head the Chicago-Philadelphia Trailer Jet out of the siding at East Aiken. Conductor is telling us there are two more eastbounds behind.
Photo Date:  7/21/1984  Upload Date: 11/29/2004 11:32:40 AM
Location:  Aikin, MD
Author:  John C Durant
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CO 4394(GP40-2) BO 4339(GP40-2) BO 4105(GP40-2)
Views:  1277   Comments: 2
Chessie/C&O 4087
Title:  Chessie/C&O 4087
Description:  Three Chessie Geep's power this Grafton bound freight as it rolls thru Valley Falls State Park.
Photo Date:  2/18/1987  Upload Date: 9/2/2005 10:01:25 AM
Location:  Valley Falls, WV
Author:  John C Durant
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CO 4087(GP40)
Views:  910   Comments: 2
Chessie (B&O) 4135
Title:  Chessie (B&O) 4135
Description:  A GP40-2 and a GP30 hustle westbound grain mtys through Sutersville, PA
Photo Date:  3/12/1987  Upload Date: 12/26/2004 10:18:13 PM
Location:  Sutersville, PA
Author:  John C Durant
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BO 4135(GP40-2) BO 6919(GP30)
Views:  1228   Comments: 1

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