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.
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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.
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Thomas W. Dixon, Jr. has studied and written about C&O subjects for many years. He organized and has served as president of the Chesapeake & Ohio Historical Society since its inception in 1969.
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This review is from: Chesapeake & Ohio Railway in the Coal Fields of West Virginia and Kentucky: Mines-Towns-Trains (Hardcover)
Brilliant book as long as you are interested in C & O good source book for interest and especially for modelling purposes. Good pictures and diagrams the maps that were drawn could have been better, but were still useful
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A C&O retired eployees viewpoint,
By Yard man "g" (KY) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Chesapeake & Ohio Railway in the Coal Fields of West Virginia and Kentucky: Mines-Towns-Trains (Hardcover)
A very good friend of mine worked for the C&O railroad, the Shelbiana Yard in Pike County, KY, for several years. I am disappointed that the Shelbiana Yard was not given credit for its impact on the coal mining industry contributions to the world.
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