Chesapeake & Ohio Historical Society

Some years ago, C&OHS did a special book of Gene Huddleston’s Black-&-White photos. We are now publishing some of his best color images for the first time! Gene got his 35mm camera in 1957. We have selected a group of about 300 of his color slide images and placed them in this book.

Section I deals with the years 1957-1975 roughly and comprises about 4/5ths of the book. Section II displays some of his later 1975-1990s photography.

Gene is recognized as the premier photographer/historian of C&O in the post- WWII era up until his death in 2011. His C&O pictures have appeared in scores of books, but few of his color images have been printed into book form. Morning Sun Publishing did some of his color work about 15 years ago. This book seeks to correct and supplement that. Though Gene did not begin color until after the end of steam, his early diesel photos are important, as is the fact that he visited locales that were not frequented by other railfans of the later era.

The book is printed on 100-pound paper to the highest standards. The photos are arranged in east-to-west order from Virginia to West Virginia, Kentucky, Ohio, Indiana, and Michigan. Background text tells something about each area and era.

300 color photos, Hardbound, 144 pages

Features: New Softcover Thomas W. Dixon, Jr. Chesapeake & Ohio Historical Society 2020

Softcover, 122 pages, 8.

5 x 11 in., B&W photographs, maps and illustrations.

Contents:

• Introduction and Background, pp. 4–10
• The Richmond Viaduct Solution, pp. 11–32
• West of Richmond Viaduct to Bremo, pp. 33–51
• West of Strathmore to East of Lynchburg, pp. 52–64
• Lynchburg and West, pp. 65–89
• Buchanan to Baldwin, pp. 90–103
• Jackson River Bridges at the James River Line Junctions, pp. 104–109
• Appendices, pp. 110–111
• References, pg. 112.Features: New Softcover Al Kresse Chesapeake & Ohio Historical Society 2023

Softcover, 80 pages, B&W photographs, maps and illustrations.

Background, pp. 4–9,Branches, pp. 10–19,History, pp. 20–37,Peach Creek Shops, pp. 38–50,Running No. 1309, pp. 51–57,My Last Steam Trip to Scarlet, WV, pp. 58–61,C&O's Big Switchers (the 0-10-0s), pp. 62–68,Passenger Trains on the Logan Subdivision, pp. 69–77,The Logan Subdivision Railway Post Office Lines, pp.

78–80.

Features:

• New Softcover Chesapeake & Ohio Historical Society

Softcover, 80 pages, B&W photographs and illustrations.

Contents:

• Emergence of the Railroad Maintenance-of-Way Industry, pp. 5–14
• Development of Motorized Rail Maintenance Cars, pp. 15–22
• Motor Car Design Evolves, pp. 23–32
• Brief History of Fairmont Railway Motor Cars, pp. 33–44
• C&O Inspection Cars, pp. 45–56
• C&O Section Cars, pp. 57–68
• C&O Gang Cars, pp. 69–80.Features: New Softcover Charles W. Ford Chesapeake & Ohio Historical Society 2015

Features: New Softcover Chesapeake & Ohio Historical Society

Softcover, 96 pages, 8.

5 x 11 in., B&W photographs, maps and illustrations.

Contents:

• Assault of the Blue Ridge, pp 4-17
• Across the Valley to Covington, pp. 18–25
• Crossing the Alleghany Summit, pp. 26–45
• Greenbrier River to Hinton, pp. 46–63
• Hinton to the Ohio River, pp. 64–67
• The James River Line, pp. 68–71
• Church Hill Tunnel, pp. 72–75
• Main Line Tunnels West and North of Huntington, pp. 76–81
• Branch Line Tunnels, pp. 82–96.Features: New Softcover Chesapeake & Ohio Historical Society