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| Repository: | Appalachian State University W. L. Eury Appalachian Collection |
| Creator: | various |
| Title: | Collection 296. CSX-Chessie-Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad-Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Collection, 1969 - 1987, n.d. |
| Language of Material: | Material in |
| Location: | For current information on the location of these materials, please consult Appalachian State University. |
| Abstract: | The CSX-Chessie-Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad-Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Collection contains CSX-Chessie-Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad-Baltimore and Ohio Railroad memoribilia and original documents about the railroads. |
| Many documents are related to Yardmaster W.J. Weisgerber's appeal to his 15 day suspension for damage to Volkswagen automobiles. | |
| Extent: | 0.25 linear feet, 1 archival box |
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[Identification of item], Collection 296. CSX-Chessie-Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad-Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Collection, W. L. Eury Appalachian Collection, Appalachian State University, Boone, North Carolina, NC, USA.
The W.L. Eury Appalachian Collection purchased this collection from Bookworm and Silverfish in 2005. Many documents include the name of W.J. Weisgerber, and this collection may have originated from him. The accession number is 05-39. It was opened to the public in May, 2006.
Processed by Kathryn Staley, April, 2006
Encoded by Kathryn Staley, April, 2006
CSX Corporation is the parent company of a number of subsidiaries that provide freight transportation services. CSX Corporation was incorporated after a merger between Seaboard Coast Line Industries Inc. of Jacksonville, FL and Chessie System Inc. of Cleveland, Ohio. CSX corporation's headquarters is Richmond, Virginia, which has the historic association with both Chessie and Seaboard. The Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Company, part of the Chessie System Railroads, traced its corporate ancestry to the Louisa Railroad Company which was chartered in Richmond in 1836, and the C and O railway had its headquarters in that city for many years.
Formed in 1980, CSX Transportation operates the eastern United States' largest rail network and is the main business unit of CSX Corporation. CSXT provides rail freight transportation consists of more than 23,000 route miles in 23 states, the District of Columbia and two Canadian provinces. CSXT headquarters are in Jacksonville, Fla.
For more information, please see the W.L. Eury Appalachian Collections' Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad website and Brief history of several rail companies active in Appalachia.
The CSX-Chessie-Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad-Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Collection consists of various letters and bumper stickers.
The collection contains various sections: Correspondence, Ephemera, Bulletins, Newspaper Clippings, Forms, Diagrams.
| Baltimore and Ohio Railway |
| Chesapeake and Ohio Railway |
| Chessie Railway |
| CSX Railway |
