Steam & Excursion > Chessie 2101

Trailing a train of all Chessie System-painted passenger cars, Chessie System 2101 (ex-RDG 2101) heads south to Sterling, Ohio on the morning of 07/02/1977. The skies are blue, and railfans are at many locations, but here 2101 and her train steam in all their splendor away from the crowds. Soon she would turn west, and the light would no longer be on her nose. But as for now, the images rarely get better lit than this.
Bob



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 07/13/14 16:48 by refarkas.

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Amazing catch - what a sweet shot!






































































Safe down here?


Funny, it doesn't bother me, but if it did - I would
say a Reading engine running for Chessie looks more
out of place then the Chessie paint scheme on a steam
engine itself.

At risk of a flame war - it looked kind of cool, still.
Add the matching set of passenger cars - just sweet!

/Mitch

And look: no diesels!

Mgoldman Wrote:
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>
> Safe down here?
>
>
> Funny, it doesn't bother me, but if it did - I
> would
> say a Reading engine running for Chessie looks
> more
> out of place then the Chessie paint scheme on a
> steam
> engine itself.
> At risk of a flame war - it looked kind of cool,
> still.
> Add the matching set of passenger cars - just
> sweet!
>
> /Mitch


Well......It ain't no Daylight, but the matching consist is a great touch. I especially like the big sign on the front that says "Chessie Steam Special". Pic was taken two years before I was born, but those would have been good days.



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Xander24 Wrote:
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> Well......It ain't no Daylight, but the matching
> consist is a great touch. I especially like the
> big sign on the front that says "Chessie Steam
> Special". Pic was taken two years before I was
> born, but those would have been good days.

Trust me, those were not just "good days," they were Great Days. A powerful locomotive and great people running the engine and great folks from the Chessie System.

In the 70's, the 60's were great days, but looking back from 2014; the 70's was indeed a great decade; despite all the problems the industry faced back then.

Very nice!

Steve Mitchell
http://www.yardgoatimages.com

The Chessie Steam Special (and later Chessie Safety Express) years were heaven on railfan earth for those of us who lived along the C&O, B&O and Western Maryland. Some of my happiest and most memorable railfan outings were chasing those trains.

Art House
Gettysburg, Pa.