Chessie System (MBI Railroad Color History) Review

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(More customer reviews)I have not just read, but bought, every volume in the Railroad Color History series since its inception, and this is the first one I have been dissatisfied with. It is simply not a history of the Chessie system: it describes the formation of the system, but that's all: the rest of the book is just a topographical description of the routes which largely covers ground already dealt with in previous books in the series.
Production values are also not up to scratch. In particular, there's a large map that purports to show the components of the system but is actually nothing of the sort. One wonders how a bloomer like this got through the production process. There are also more literals than usual, especially in captions. The saving grace, as aways in this series, is the quality of the photos, but that's not enough to compensate for the other deficiencies.

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In 1972 three great railroads-the Chesapeake & Ohio, the Baltimore & Ohio, and the Western Maryland-joined forces as the Chessie System, their diesel engines resplendent in a brilliant new yellow, blue, and vermillion scheme sporting the stylized "Chess-C" logo based on the C&O's familiar mascot, Chessie the kitten. The story of the Chessie System, unique in railroad history, unfolds in all its grit and glory in this book about a rail operation that combined the best of tradition and innovation to a remarkable. Dave Ori traces the railroad's origins from the first affiliation of the B&O and C&O in the early 1960s to the inclusion of the WM a decade later securing routes that spanned the Northeast and Midwest. He also examines the Chessie System itself, from the details of its operating divisions, major facilities, diesel fleet, and intermodal operation to the technological advances that distinguished its reign and its integration in the vast CSX system in 1987.

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