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Railroading as it Once Was: When Chessie Ran Steam Trains to Promote Railroad Safety

Chesapeake & Ohio No. 614 departs Connellsville, Pennsylvania, in September 1980 with a Chessie Safety Express. Even with a bright yellow train this was still a show. Note the original station behind the 11th car.

Photograph by Roger Durfee

Tags: C&O steam locomotives, chessie, Chessie Safety Express, Chessie Steam, Chessie System passenger trains, Connellsville Pennsylvania, passenger trains, Roger Durfee photographs, steam engines, steam locomotives

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One Response to “Railroading as it Once Was: When Chessie Ran Steam Trains to Promote Railroad Safety”

Bob Says:
December 15, 2016 at 10:18 am | Reply
That was quite a trip. Thanks for the memory.
Bob

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