 CHESSIE
SYSTEM EAST END: THE CUMBERLAND SUB-DIVISION HO SCALE MODEL RAILROADING BY JEFF HANKE LAST UPDATED: JUNE 21, 2009 NOTICE:
I have
founded a Yahoogroup called Chessie_System_East_End to provide more
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CHESSIE
SYSTEM EAST END: THE CUMBERLAND SUB-DIVISION HO SCALE MODEL RAILROADING BY JEFF HANKE LAST UPDATED: JUNE 21, 2009 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 1 Roundhouse C&O MofW Gondola- Modifing ends now 1 Stewart WM Fishbelly MofW Covered Hopper- Building roof now 2 Athearn B&O 40' Boxcars- filling in roof holes now 1 Athearn C&O 40' Boxcar- filling in roof holes now C-27 Kitbash from Walthers Bay Window Caboose- Modifing sides now (this project on indefinite hold) 3 Front Range Rail Runner TOFC cars- assembling now |
| Projects recently completed:
4 Front Range 45' trailers (Transamerica, NAC x 2, BRAE)- COMPLETED 1 40' Con-Cor Transamaerica Trailer- Completed 1 40' Athearn ? Budweiser Trailer- Completed 1 Athearn Chicago Northwestern 3-bay PS Covered Hopper- COMPLETED 1 Athearn (Rail Runner) Chicago Northwestern 3-bay PS Covered Hopper- COMPLETED 2 Atlas Conrail 50' Boxcars- COMPLETED 1 Atlas Missouri Pacific 50' Boxcar- COMPLETED 1 Atlas PennCentral 50' Boxcar-COMPLETED 1 WrightTrak B&O C-26 Caboose- COMPLETED 4 Accurail HC-47 or 24A Covered Hoppers (3 Chessie B&O, 1 Chessie C&O)- COMPLETED Hancock, WV Freight Station- COMPLETED Pulpwood loader (big forklift)- COMPLETED Hancock, WV Section House- COMPLETED 1 Stewart WM Fishbelly Hopper- COMPLETED 1 Athearn Chessie C&O 2-bay hopper- COMPLETED |
UPDATES
UPPER DECK
STATUS
LOWER DECK STATUS
| Updated Today: Added finished pic of an enclosed autorack on the autorack page Added finished pics of all sorts of trailers to the trailers page Added finsihed pic of a Bud trailer to the vehicles page |
| Updated Recently:
Added finished pics of C26 caboose 903782 to caboose page Added finished pics of Hancock Freight Station to the Structures Page Added finished pics of 4 Accurail covered hoppers to that page Added several books to the books page. Added a row for 2009 to the workbench year in review. Updated some of the WE&H pages, but ran out of disk space Added prototype photos to all Hancock and Martinsburg structure pages Added finished pics of Hancock's section house on structures page Added finished pic of Martinsburg Electrical Cabinet on structures page Added finished forklift to vehicles page Added a lot of detail to the paint and decals page in the decals section Added finished pics of WM 10904 to the Stewart Hoppers page Added finished pic of C&O 56905 to the Athearn Hoppers page Added the C&O 2-bay page to the hopper section of the tips page Added the B&O insulated boxcar project to the boxcar section of the tips page |
| Future Updates:
Want to add a diagram explaining all the locomotive parts and vocabulary Need to finish the C&O all-time Chessie roster |
| 2009: 12 Freight Cars, 1 Caboose, 1
Structure, 5 Trailers 2009 Chessie Production TOTAL: 4 Covered Hoppers, 1 Autorack, 1 Caboose, Hancock Freight Station 2009 Other Road Production TOTAL: 2 CR Boxcars, 1 TP (MP) Boxcar, 1 PC Boxcar, 2 CNW Covered Hoppers, 1 N&W Autorack |
| 2008: 19 Freight Cars, 4 Trailers, 4
Structures 2008 Chessie Production TOTAL: 1 Autorack, 3 Boxcar, 2 Hoppers, 1 Covered Hopper, 4 Trailers, WB Tower, Hancock Shed, Hancock Section House and Hancock Scale House 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. |
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CHESSIE SYSTEM HISTORICAL SOCIETY
 This site and its author support the Chessie System Historical Society. Please join if interested. The 2009 convention will be held in Clifton Forge, VA on June 26-28. |
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. |
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| VISITOR MILESTONES:
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| 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, Jan/Feb 2009) |
COPYRIGHT INFORMATION
| This site copyrighted by Jeff Hanke, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 and 2009. 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. |
