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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.
Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad may refer to: Chesapeake and Ohio Railway, an American railroad company between 1878–1987; Virginia Central Railroad, predecessor of the above, known as the Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad between 1868–1878
The Chesapeake and Ohio Railway was one of several Appalachian coal haulers and is perhaps best remembered for its marketing sensation, Chessie the sleeping kitten, as well as its buyout of the Baltimore & Ohio during the early 1960s.
The Chesapeake & Ohio Historical Society is a non-profit corporation dedicated to interpreting the American Railway experience using C&O Railway’s history through drawings, documents, and artifacts which the Society collects, preserves, and makes available to as broad an audience as possible.
History of the C&O Railway: The Chesapeake & Ohio Railway traces its origin to the Louisa Railroad of Louisa County, Virginia, begun in 1836, and the James River & Kanawha Canal Company begun 1785, also in Virginia.
The Chesapeake & Ohio Railway was the first railroad to make it across the central mid-section of the Appalachian Mountain region, and truly tap into the financial rewards of carrying coal and manifest freight.
The Chesapeake and Ohio Historical Society is proud to offer The C&O Railway Heritage Center | Clifton Forge. This Center is a railway heritage museum, interpretive, educational, and visitor’s center that tells the story of the C&O Railway: the people, the places, and the technology.
The Chesapeake & Ohio Railway traced its origin to the Louisa Railroad of Louisa County, begun in 1836, and the James River and Kanawha Canal Company (1785-1880). The first train ran on December 20, 1837.
The Chesapeake and Ohio Railway was a Class I railroad formed in 1869 in Virginia from several smaller Virginia railroads begun in the 19th century. Led by Collis P. Huntington, it reached from Richmond to the Ohio River by 1873, where the railroad town of Huntington, WV, was named for him.
The Peninsula Extension which created the Peninsula Subdivision of the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway (C&O) was the new railroad line on the Virginia Peninsula from Richmond to southeastern Warwick County.