Synopses & Reviews
A new look at mines, towns, trains, people that were involved in transportation of coal from mine to market on C&O in the period 1945-1960. Chapters include Background; Coal Fields Motive Power; Coal Fields Rolling Stock; C&O Coal Operations; Coal Towns; Mines and Tipples. Most photos are from C&O official files and illustrate every aspect of coal mining and transportation. Maps show branches and their relationship to whole scheme. Ideal for C&O fans, modelers, and those interested in the coal fields of Appalachia. If you have the C&OHS’s 1995 book C&O in the Coal Fields, this book is ALL NEW, and does not repeat the photos or data.
Synopsis
This fully illustrated book shows typical coal mining and transportation along the Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad in southern West Virginia, 1945-1960. Includes detailed drawings of a typical mine of the era. Ideal for historians and modelers!
About the Author
Thomas W. Dixon, Jr. has studied and written about Cand O subjects for many years. He organized and has served as president of the Chesapeake and Ohio Historical Society since its inception in 1969. He has authored or co-authored 18 books, mostly on Cand O subjects and hundreds of magazine articles and pamphlets.