Travel "the route to historyland"

Chesapeake and Ohio Historical Magazine, Oct 1999 by Scott, Samuel

A friend recently gave me an old poster advertising a western railroad. It says, "Fall Travel is Best! Go Domeliner." Many people do go on vacation during the fall and for good reasons: the smaller crowds, the brilliant colors of the fall foliage, and the cooler temperatures.

Fall travel is best, of course, in C&O Country. This autumn plan to visit Clifton Forge and see the latest renovations to our Headquarters. If you are a modeler, a fall visit to that special place on the C&O that you are modeling may be especially appropriate. Perhaps the area you are modeling has captured your imagination precisely because of the fall colors on a mountain range that is best photographed for accurate duplication.

If you enjoy railfanning, CSX post-Conrail now covers an area larger than one might realize. You can follow the "Route to Historyland" now to any one of 23 states, the District of Columbia, and two provinces in Canada.

This issue helps you prepare for the powerful motive power you will see on CSX. The "Motive Power News" column has returned. Jerry Doyle edits it and starts on page 16. Moreover, Everett Young's summation of CSX-related "Current News" is found on page 18.

The feature article, "C&O FOR PROGRESS: The Evolution of Its Use on Freight Cars," explains the use of the "C&O FOR PROGRESS" logo and begins on page six. Its author, Scott Pitzer, helps sort out the confusion often associated with the C&O's well-known herald.

There is, as promised, a special "Observations" insert you will enjoy because it is written by Bob Chapman and includes the coverage of the 1999 C&OHS Conference in Cincinnati. Underneath it is a special message from Thomas W. Dixon, Jr., explaining the Walter J. Tuohy Annual Fund.

Finally, the back cover of the September issue contained a photo caption stating that caboose No. 90700 was "built by Baltimore Car & Foundry Co. (later ACF)." In fact, Baltimore Car & Foundry Company merged into Standard Steel Car Company, not American Car & Foundry Company. Standard Steel Car Company later merged with Pullman Car & Manufacturing Company to become the "Standard" in "PullmanStandard."

- Fr. Samuel Scott

Chesapeake & Ohio Historical Magazine