Chesapeake & Ohio Railway in the Coal Fields of West Virginia and Kentucky
Title | Chesapeake & Ohio Railway in the Coal Fields of West Virginia and Kentucky PDF eBook |
Author | Thomas W. Dixon Jr |
Publisher | Chesapeake & Ohio Hist. Soc. |
Pages | 0 |
Release | 2008-02-01 |
Genre | Transportation |
ISBN | 9780939487813 |
A new look at mines, towns, trains, people that were involved in transportation of coal from mine to market on C&O in the period 1945-1960. Chapters include Background; Coal Fields Motive Power; Coal Fields Rolling Stock; C&O Coal Operations; Coal Towns; Mines & Tipples. Most photos are from C&O official files and illustrate every aspect of coal mining and transportation. Maps show branches and their relationship to whole scheme. Ideal for C&O fans, modelers, and those interested in the coal fields of Appalachia. If you have the C&OHS’s 1995 book C&O in the Coal Fields, this book is ALL NEW, and does not repeat the photos or data.
Industrial Opportunities in the Coal, Oil, and Gas Fields of West Virginia and Kentucky Along the Chesapeake & Ohio Railway
Title | Industrial Opportunities in the Coal, Oil, and Gas Fields of West Virginia and Kentucky Along the Chesapeake & Ohio Railway PDF eBook |
Author | Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Company |
Publisher | |
Pages | 60 |
Release | 1917 |
Genre | Industries |
ISBN |
American Railways
Title | American Railways PDF eBook |
Author | Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad Company |
Publisher | |
Pages | 46 |
Release | 1868 |
Genre | Railroads |
ISBN |
The Chesapeake & Ohio Railway in West Virginia
Title | The Chesapeake & Ohio Railway in West Virginia PDF eBook |
Author | William R. Sparkmon |
Publisher | |
Pages | 72 |
Release | 1983 |
Genre | Railroads |
ISBN | 9780939487110 |
The Chesapeake & Ohio Railway at Mid-Century
Title | The Chesapeake & Ohio Railway at Mid-Century PDF eBook |
Author | Thomas W. Dixon Jr |
Publisher | Chesapeake & Ohio Hist. Soc. |
Pages | 0 |
Release | 2009-02-01 |
Genre | Transportation |
ISBN | 9780939487882 |
The Chesapeake & Ohio Railway entered the 20th Century as a small but growing line in the region of Virginia-West Virginia-Kentucky. By the middle of the century it was the world's largest carrier of bituminous coal, a major play in passenger service (though its own fleet was small), and was important in automotive industry transportation. Its stock was blue chip, its cash reserves seemingly limitless, its public relations and advertising the best in the country. It had a reputation as one of the best managed and most profitable lines in the nation.
Prospectus of the Coal River Railroad Company of West Virginia
Title | Prospectus of the Coal River Railroad Company of West Virginia PDF eBook |
Author | Coal River Railroad Company of West Virginia |
Publisher | |
Pages | 32 |
Release | 1879 |
Genre | Coal mines and mining |
ISBN |
Chesapeake & Ohio Coal River District
Title | Chesapeake & Ohio Coal River District PDF eBook |
Author | Wendell McChord |
Publisher | Chesapeake & Ohio Hist. Soc. |
Pages | 0 |
Release | 2013-10-17 |
Genre | Transportation |
ISBN | 9780939487622 |
This book is the first complete detailed history of the Chesapeake & Ohio's Coal Rver District. These branch lines tapped a fabulously rich coal field just to the south of the C&O main line in sourthern West Virginia, and remains to this day an important coal producing area. Dr. Wendell McChord has researched the line and presents one of the most comprhensive histories in text, maps, and photos covering this very important part of the C&O's coal era.