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 CHESSIE
SYSTEM EAST END: THE CUMBERLAND SUB-DIVISION HO SCALE MODEL RAILROADING BY JEFF HANKE LAST UPDATED: JUNE 23, 2008 NOTICE:
I have
founded a Yahoogroup called Chessie_System_East_End to provide more
information
on |
MISSION
| This site is dedicated to providing model railroading infomation specific to the Chessie System Railroads (Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad, and Western Maryland Railway). All information presented here is tailored to the Chessie Era (1972-1986). |
ON THE WORKBENCH
| Current projects: 1 Atlas GP40 Unnumbered (#3752)- Weathering now 1 Atlas GP7 (#5760)- Weathering now 2 Atlas SD35 Unlettered (B&O #7416, TORCO #7800)- Weathering Now C-27 Kitbash from Walthers Bay Window Caboose- Modifing sides now 3 Front Range Rail Runner TOFC cars- assembling now 4 Fiberglass Coil Car Hoods (2 Chessie, 2 DT&I)- 4 Chessie COMPLETED, decaling DT&I ones now |
| Projects recently completed:
Scale House at Hancock, WV: COMPLETED Shed at Hancock, WV: COMPLETED 7 Athearn 3-bay PS Covered Hoppers (2 Chessie B&O, 2 B&O, 3 N&W)- COMPLETED 1 Redo of Bachmann "Reefer"- COMPLETED 1 Accurail MDW Boxcar- COMPLETED 1 Accurail TTX/C&O Bi-level open Autorack- COMPLETED 1 Intermountain ICG Boxcar- COMPLETED 1 Intermountain UP Boxcar- COMPLETED 2 Intermountain BN Boxcars - COMPLETED 1 Atlas CNW Boxcar- COMPLETED 2 Intermountain MILW Boxcars- COMPLETED 1 Atlas MP Boxcar- COMPLETED 1 Athearn Rail Runner TOFC cars- COMPLETED 5 Athearn 3-Bay PS Covered Hoppers- COMPLETED (3 Chessie B&O, 1 Chessie C&O, 1 Chessie WM) Martinsburg "NA" Tower- COMPLETED |
UPDATES
UPPER DECK
STATUS
LOWER DECK STATUS
| Updated Today:
Added Hancock shed page to the structures page Added Hancock scale house page to the structures page Added pic of finished fiberglass coil car hoods to the coil car page Added five finished tractor trailers to the vehicles page |
| Updated Recently:
Added WB tower page to the structures page Added publish info below, B&O Modeler Mar/Apr 08 Added pics of three finished models (Athearn 3 bay covered hopper 603015, Bachmann insulated boxcar 475014, Trailer Train C&O Auto rack 901793) Updated my locomotive, freight car, caboose and structure standards to the stats page Updated the TOFC page off the freight car page Updated reefer and flat car pages to include class information Updated text on author, freight and a few other pages Added 2008 parts to this page Updated the project status for the end of the year Added layout update graphics above. Updated the model roster plan off the my roster page Added a Martinsburg Tower page to the structures page Updated index page with Scale House and Shed photos. Updated other railroads page. Updated Walthers Coil Car page. Updated Walthers Covered Hopper page. Added NA Tower PageUpdated model roster plan off the roster page Updated index page with pics of Martinsburg tower. Updated Model Roster to show 1 Atlas Trainman Hopper completed. |
| Future Updates:
Need to go over the site and correct any errors Want to add a diagram explaining all the locomotive parts and vocabulary Need to finish the C&O all-time Chessie roster |
| 2008: 15 Freight Cars 2008 Chessie Production TOTAL: 1 Autorack, 1 Boxcar, 1 Covered Hopper 2008 Other Road Production TOTAL: 2 BN Boxcars, 1 MP Boxcar, 1 MDW Boxcar, 2 MILW Boxcars, 1 CNW Boxcar, 1 UP Boxcar, 1 ICG Boxcar, 1 TTX Front Runner, 2 N&W Covered Hoppers |
| 2007: 19 Freight Cars, 1 Structure 2007 Chessie Production TOTAL: 6 Coil Cars, 9 Covered Hopper, 1 Hopper, NA Tower 2007 Other Road Production TOTAL: 3 N&W Covered Hoppers |
| 2006: 7 Freight Cars, 1 Structure, 10
Trailers 2006 Chessie Production TOTAL: 1 Hoppers, 1 Boxcar, 1 Flat Car, 3 Covered Hoppers, W Tower, 2 Trailers 2006 Other Road Production TOTAL: 1 CSS Boxcar, 8 Trailers |
| 2005: 12 Freight Cars 2005 Chessie Production TOTAL: 9 Hoppers, 1 Boxcar, 1 Flat Car, 1 Gondola |
| 2004: 2 Locomotives, 2
Cabooses,
32 Freight Cars 2004 Chessie Production TOTAL: 2 Locomotives, 2 Cabooses, 3 Boxcars, 9 Hoppers, 13 Covered Hoppers 2004 Other Road Production TOTAL: 1 Hopper, 1 Covered Hopper, 5 Flat Cars |
| 2003: 2 Locomotives, 1
Caboose,
15 Freight Cars 2003 Chessie Production TOTAL: 2 Locomotives, 1 Caboose, 3 Inuslated Boxcars, 1 Boxcar, 2 Covered Hoppers, 3 Coil Cars, 2 Gondolas 2003 Other Road Production TOTAL: 1 MILW Cov. Hopper, 1 MKT Cov. Hopper, 1 BN boxcar, 1 N&W Covered Hopper |
| 2002: 5 Locomotives, 2
Cabooses,
41 Freight Cars 2002 Chessie Production TOTAL: 5 Locomotives, 1 Caboose, 1 Boxcar, 2 Reefers, 2 Hoppers, 13 Covered Hoppers, 2 Gondolas, 1 Flat Car, 1 Jordan Spreader and 1 Scale Test Car 2002 Other Road Production TOTAL: 4 Railbox Boxcars, 2 Southern Boxcars, 1 NYC Reefer, 1 L&N Boxcar, 1 SP Boxcar, 1 SCL Boxcar, 2 Southern Cov. Hoppers, 5 CNW Cov. Hoppers, 1 NW Cov. Hopper, 1 Conrail Caboose |
| 2001: 7 Locomotives, 7
Cabooses,
48 Freight Cars 2001 Chessie Production TOTAL: 7 Locomotives, 7 Cabooses, 8 Boxcars, 11 Hoppers, 18 Covered Hoppers, 5 Gondolas, 2 Flat Cars. 2001 Other Road Production TOTAL: 2 GTW Coil Cars, 1 CE&I Cov. Hopp., 1 Monon Cov. Hopper. |
TO THE MODELING PAGES
CHESSIE SYSTEM HISTORICAL SOCIETY
 This site and its author support the Chessie System Historical Society. Please join if interested. The 2008 Chessie System Historical Society Convention will be held in the Chicago, IL area (Hammond, Indiana) on June 26-29. Members and non-members welcome. Convention hotel is the Amerihost. |
MILESTONES
| ** I broke ground on
the layout
on Christmas Eve 2000. The Hancock module is underway.
** I made another section of benchwoork in Mar 2001. Most likely it will be the Harpers Ferry module. ** 100 Chessie freight cars complete in June 2002. ** 10 Chessie locomotives complete in August 2002. ** First wall of benchwork constructed in December 2003. ** Second wall of benchwork constructed in January 2004. ** Third wall of benchwork constructed in December 2004. ** DCC system set up for the first time in October 2005. ** Fourth wall of benchwork constructed in July 2007. |
| You are
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this site since it went on line on Sep 14, 2000. (Note:
Counter was inoperative from Nov 2005-Jan 2008) |
| VISITOR MILESTONES:
1 Visitor as of September 14, 2000 100 Visitors as of October 19, 2000 1000 Visitors as of February 28, 2001 10000 Visitors as of August 23, 2002 20000 Visitors as of March 10, 2004 30000 Visitors as of November 22, 2005 |
| PUBLISHING INFORMATION: I have been published in the following magazines: Railroad Model Craftsman (Aug 2007 p.78-80) Rail Model Journal (Sept 2007 p.23) Chessie News (Too many to list) I have been published in the following on line magazines: B&O Modeler (July/Aug 2006, Sept/Oct 2006, May/June 2007, Mar/Apr 2008) |
COPYRIGHT INFORMATION
| This site copyrighted by Jeff Hanke, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007 and 2008. All written work contained here in is the original work of Jeff Hanke, if not otherwise noted. All photographs are copyrighted by the photographer. This site is not affiliated in anyway to the CSX corporation, the successors to the Chessie System. |
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