Progress
One of the early C&O diesel paint schemes with the
C&O for Progress logo. This unit, a GP7 or GP9 is
located at the Museum of Transportation in Roanoke, VA.
Units made in Canada were similarly painted but the
logo was a simple blue C&O in a yellow circle.
Trio
Here is a trio from the past. This picture could have
been from 1985, just after the creation of CSX, but is
in fact from 1994! The lead unit is a GP-30 with early
CSX paint and C&O lettering, the second is an original
B&OGP-38, and the last is a Chessie B&O GP-40. The units
are assisting a coal train through Hagan's Switchback on
the old L&N.
Retired
A more modern and simplified paint scheme is on display
for only a few more days as this unit, a GP38, waits in
the scrap line at Huntington, WV in May 1992. An identical
scheme was used on the B&O, which the C&O controled, prior
to the Chessie scheme.
The Last
This is one of if not the last locomotive in C&O paint.
Working the yard at Cumberland, MD this early SD40
without "dash 2" electricals was renumbered in the
4600's. This unit is more than likely retired now.
Wrecked
During the Chessie Era, the three partners C&O, B&O,
and WM, adopted the colorful blue, yellow and orange
Chessie System livery with the Chessie Cat logo. All
units retained their original identity until the creation
of CSX Transportation. CSX renumbered most units and
painted over the road letters. This unit was wrecked on
the engineer's side and is awaiting repair at the shops
in Huntington, WV.
Wood Caboose
The end of the train was once marked by the passing of a
blue or red caboose on the C&O. This wood caboose was on
display in St. Albans, WV but has since been moved to
parts unknown.
Bay Window Caboose
This bay window caboose, which seems to have an identity
crisis, is waiting in the storage line in the old L&N
Decoursey yard near Covington, KY. While the yard has
been retired and all operations moved north to B&O's
Queensgate yard in Cincinnati, the fate of the caboose
is unknown.
