Modeling the George Washington

[The Jet Clipper]

I don't know why, but I got a serious hankering for the C&O right now. Maybe because I have family in Maumee, Ohio who grew up with the C&O, but I absolutely love the streamliners. I'm gonna snag a few cars from the Walthers run (A sleeper or two, at least 2 coaches, and a Deluxe Diner-Lounge).

Now, I know next to nothing about the Road of Chessie (I just came up with that!), so I need some references. Books, Websites, PDF's, etc. You find it, I get it!

[gmpullman]

Since you're in the Toledo area you would certainly enjoy several of the Green Frog videos filmed by Emery Gulash. Lots of scenes of C&O stuff in and around Detroit on several of the videos. 

http://www.greenfrog.com/DetroitPass_DVD.shtml

While not the George, there's still plenty of good C&O passenger action on this DVD.

 

Good Luck, Ed

[NHTX]

     Jet Clipper, may I suggest you begin your search to model C&O's "George Washington" by visiting the C&O Historical Society's web site.  They sell many publications that may be helpful, including consist books which list the cars normally assigned to the "George".  The C&O society is very active in putting out their own publications on all things C&O.

[Trace Fork]

C&OHS offers numerous publications related to passenger operations. The George wasn't assigned lightweight cars until the arrival of the Pullman Standard car order in May-June of 1950. At that date it was assigned 10-6 sleepers, and 52 seat coaches from that order. It would on occasion be assigned an 11 double bedroom car, but this was rare because these cars were used for service to Homestead and Greenbriar exclusively, and the George's schedule didn't lend itself well for traffic to either destination. Head end equipment remained standard weight cars until the advent of Amtrak.

This volume may provide a good reference http://chessieshop.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=74_118&products_id=3377

Another excellent reference was a book titled "Chesapeake & Ohio Passenger Service 1847-1971" By Thomas W Dixon, Jr. I believe this book is out of print however. It may be available from online sources.

[BRAKIE]

The Jet Clipper

Now, I know next to nothing about the Road of Chessie (I just came up with that!)

From a C&O brakeman..It was "C&O For Progress" for freight  and for passenger trains it was "Sleep Like A Kitten". This is where Chessie the cat  was used the most.