Chessie System Merch

Chessie System Railroad

Chessie System Railroad

Chessie System

Chessie System Purr-fect Transportation.

Sleep like a kitten in this cozy t-shirt. Incorporated in 1973 Chessie System, Inc. was a holding company that owned the Chesapeake & Ohio Railway (C&O), the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad (B&O), the Western Maryland Railway (WM), and several smaller carriers. In 1972 C&O merged with B&O and WM, with the newly formed company named The Chessie System. They adopted the "Ches-C" logo, which incorporated the silhouette of the kitten into the "C" of the railroad's name. In 1986 The Chessie System merged with other railroads to become the CSX Corporation. Though the Chessie logo is no longer found in advertising and was phased out of usage on trains, there are still examples of rolling stock that feature the kitten logo as they have yet to be ...

Retro 1980s Style Chessie System 3802 The All American Diesel EMD GP38

Vintage 80s style distressed Chessie System Train railfan shirt

Chessie System, Inc. was a holding company that owned the Chesapeake & Ohio Railway, the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, the Western Maryland Railway, and Baltimore and Ohio Chicago Terminal. Trains operated under the Chessie name from 1973 to Makes a great historic vintage railroad railway locomotive train tee for men, women and kids. Great Christmas, Father's Day or Birthday gift for any rail fan, train buff, ferroequinologist, railway enthusiast, railway buff or trainspotter. Whether you're interested in railway history, steam locomotives, railroad history, rail tours, train simulator games or train model building, this nostalgic railroad shirt will make any railfans day.

Retro styled Chessie System Train Engine

Chessie System, Inc. was a holding company that owned the Chesapeake & Ohio Railway (C&O), the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad (B&O), the Western Maryland Railway (WM), and several smaller carriers. It was incorporated in Virginia on February 26, 1973, and it acquired the C&O (which controlled the other companies) on June 15. C&O had been popularly known as "Chessie System" since the 1930s, and a version of the image of the "Chessie" mascot kitten used in advertising earlier in the C & O's history.

Chessie System Railroad

Chessie System Railroad

Chessie System Railroad

The New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad (reporting mark NH), commonly known as the New Haven, was a railroad that operated in the New England region of the United States from 1872 to 1968, dominating the region's rail traffic for the first half of the 20th century.

chessie system railroad

Chessie System Railroad

chessie system railroad

The Chessie System

The Chesapeake and Ohio Railway (reporting marks C&O, CO) was a Class I railroad formed in 1869 in Virginia from several smaller Virginia railroads begun in the 19th century. Led by industrialist Collis P. Huntington, it reached from Virginia's capital city of Richmond to the Ohio River by 1873, where the railroad town (and later city) of Huntington, West Virginia, was named for him.

Chessie System, Inc. was a holding company that owned the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway, the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, the Western Maryland Railway, and Baltimore and Ohio Chicago Terminal Railroad. Trains operated under the Chessie name from 1973 to 1987.

Baltimore and Ohio Railroad

Retro 60s style Western Maryland Railway logo

Western Maryland Scenic Railroad

Retro style The Family Lines System defunct railway

The Seaboard Air Line Railroad (reporting mark SAL), which styled itself "The Route of Courteous Service," was an American railroad which existed from April 14, 1900, until July 1, 1967, when it merged with the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad, its longtime rival, to form the Seaboard Coast Line Railroad. Predecessor railroads dated from the 1830s and reorganized extensively to rebuild after the American Civil War. The company was headquartered in Norfolk, Virginia, until 1958, when its main offices were relocated to Richmond, Virginia. The Seaboard Air Line Railway Building in Norfolk's historic Freemason District still stands and has been converted into apartments.

Baltimore and ohio railroad B&O

The C&O's famed train that never came to be.

Union Pacific's shield is one of the nation's most respected and recognized corporate logos; a symbol of strength reflecting America's heritage. During the company's 150-year history, the shield has mirrored the styles and economic trends that shaped both the railroad and the nation. Beginning with the introduction of the first UP logo in 1868, the company has had four logos prior to the shield's inception, and since 1887, 11 different shield designs. In total, there have been 27 changes made to the Union Pacific logo identity since the mountain elk logo was first used to identify the fledgling "Union Pacific Rail Road Company" in 1868.

The Norfolk and Western Railway (reporting mark NW), commonly called the N&W, was a US class I railroad, formed by more than 200 railroad mergers between 1838 and 1982. It was headquartered in Roanoke, Virginia, for most of its existence. Its motto was "Precision Transportation"; it had a variety of nicknames, including "King Coal" and "British Railway of America". In 1986, N&W merged with Southern Railway to form today’s Norfolk Southern Railway.

L&N Louisville and Nashville Railroad

Baltimore Ohio Railroad

Baltimore Ohio Railroad

Baltimore and ohio railroad B&O

Western Maryland Scenic Railroad

Early Chessie on Sandpatch.

Western Maryland Scenic Railroad