Chessie Steamers

[Berk765]

Did those colorful O-guage Chessie steamers really did exist or was this something the electric train companies made up? They look awkward to me.

[cnwfan51]

      You need to go to either Classic toy trains or Model Railroader formus   Thus site is for Classic Trains the 1to1 scale  Larry

[selector]

Someone here should be able to answer your question, although this forum doesn't get a lot of traffic.  May I suggest that you find the four "Model Railroader" forums on this site, and enter your question on the one titled "Prototype information for the Modeler".  That forum sees at least as much traffic, and often more, than this one.

Good luck!

[coalminer3]

Good Afternoon

Chessie did run Chessie-painted steam (ex RDG 4-8-4) on Chessie Stem Specials.  Google Chessie Steam Special and you should find what you need.

Hope this helps

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[LL675]

I'd say no, since the Chessie System didn;t come about until the C&O took over the B&O, and steam was long gone.

[J. Edgar]

 Chessie did indeed have a "Chessie Steam Special"....it was a Reading T-1 4-8-4 painted Chessie colors it came thru Howell Mi 4 times 1975-1977..i was 10 and got pictures...went thru out the Chessie System in fact....i think the engine was the RDG 2102 and was burned up in that MA or PA museum/enginehouse fire late 90's

[J. Edgar]

my errors......it was RDG 2101 and it was damaged in a fire in 1979 which ended its excursion carear....but heres a pic of The Chessie Steam Special

 

some of the Specials were 15-20 cars long...i remember once it stopped in Brighton Mi for water and when it started out the ground did shake

[locomutt]

The Roundhouse Fire that ended 2101's excursion career, happened in Silver Grove, Ky.

in the old C & O's Stevens Yard. 

[trolleyboy]

No those gaudy Chessie system colours did possibly do still exist in the real world.though any locomotive still carrying the Chessie paint job will be soon retired or repainted to CSX's more sedate paint jobs.Perhaps stop by the Our Place thread some of the in's and outs of the Chessie merger had been disscussed fairly recently.

Rob