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December 14, 2018
C&O system map
Map showing C&O lines with principal connections and annotations for points of interest, c. 1930s.
C&O’s George Washington
Cincinnati–Washington/Newport News George Washington departing Cincinnati, 1940.
C&O’s “Train X”
Artist’s rendering of proposed lightweight “Train X,” late 1940s.
C&O’s George Washington
Interior of “Imperial Salon” coach for Washington–Cincinnati George Washington, 1932.
C&O at White Sulphur Springs, W.Va.
Aerial photo of C&O’s White Sulphur Springs passenger station and Hotel Greenbrier, c. 1950s.
C&O’s Pere Marquette
Detroit–Chicago Pere Marquette departing Detroit, 1950s.
C&O’s George Washington
Painting commissioned to promote launch of Washington–Cincinnati/Louisville George Washington, c. 1932.
C&O’s Chessie
Steam turbine locomotive for Washington–Cincinnati Chessie (never inaugurated), late 1940s.
C&O’s Chessie
Hostess and children’s play area on Washington–Cincinnati Chessie (never inaugurated), late 1940s.
C&O train 105 (Pere Marquette District)
Grand Rapids–Petoskey, Mich., train 105 crossing Manistee River bridge north of Wellston, Mich., c. 1950.
C&O’s George Washington
Louisville section of Washington/Newport News–Louisville/Cincinnati George Washington at St. Matthews, Ky., June 1942.
C&O’s George Washington
Washington/Newport News–Louisville/Cincinnati George Washington, staged publicity photo at White Sulphur Springs, W.Va., c. 1930s.
C&O’s George Washington
Louisville–Newport News/Washington George Washington departs Louisville, 1960s.
C&O streamlined Hudsons
Class L-1 4-6-4s 490 and 492 at Charlottesville, Va., c. 1950.
C&O’s Hot Springs mixed
Covington–Hot Springs, Va., mixed train with through Pullman from New York, June 1954.
C&O’s Train X
Prototype car from Train X, testing in 1951 or 1952.
C&O’s George Washington
Class F-19 4-6-2 Pacific 490 with “The George Washington” sign on tender, c. 1933.
C&O’s George Washington
Washington–Cincinnati/Louisville George Washington at Alexandria, Va., early 1940s.
C&O’s reservation office
New C&O central reservation office in Huntington, W.Va., 1947.
C&O’s George Washington
Washington/Newport News–Louisville/Cincinnati George Washington, publicity photo at Huntington, W.Va., 1954.
C&O educational booklet
Cover of C&O comic-book-style educational publication for children, 1948.
C&O’s George Washington
Interior of Tavern-series “restaurant car,” c. 1932.
C&O’s George Washington
Louisville/Cincinnati–Newport News George Washington at Main Street Station, Richmond, Va., June 1949.
C&O’s Badger
Launch of Lake Michigan carferry Badger at Sturgeon Bay, Wis., on Sept. 6, 1952; sister Spartan in background.