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Chessie News Magazine Vol 1 #1 1997 October Premiere Issue SPECIAL REPRINT
Chessie News Magazine Vol 1 #1 1997 October Premiere Issue Cat Patrol SPECIAL REPRINT
The Chessie System Historical Society. Special Reprint. On the cover, text and photo by Jay Potter EMD's GP40-2 is probably the locomotive model most closely associated with the Chessie System. Chessie's color scheme was inaugurated August 1972 on the system's first GP 40-2, B&O 1977. During an almost nine year period from Aug. '72 until June '82, Chessie acquired a total of 348 GP40-2s (218 B&O, 95 C&O and 35 WM). This accounted for over one fourth of all GP40-2s built. One of the B&O's earliest GP40-2s, # 4132 built in October 1972, was slightly over two years old on Jan. 2, 1975 when it was photographed under the coaling tower at the B&O's Benwood Junction, West Virginia engine terminal. Eventually renumbered 6032 and repainted for CSX, the unit outlived Benwood Junction's engine terminal. Locomotive servicing there ceased in 1985; and its physical plant was gradually demolished over the next decade. By the end of 1995, the only structure that remained was the coaling tower. It was demolished in February 1996 and today only a vacant lot remains where 4132 idled 23 years ago.
CSHS Meeting The Trip to the Hill"John Maugans 2
The Cat PatrolKevin L. Hammond 4
The CSHS ArchivesEditor 4
Questions and AnswersRandall K. Fields 4
The Last Chessie System GP 9Jay Potte r 5
Diagram sheets for GP 9 7
Modeling a "Careful Car Handling" CabooseMatt Foltz 7
Chessie System C&O C-25 Caboose Diagram 8
CS C-25 cabooseRandall K. Fields 8
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