 CHESSIE SYSTEM EAST END: THE CUMBERLAND SUB-DIVISION HO SCALE MODEL RAILROADING BY JEFF HANKE LAST UPDATED: JAN 13, 2018 NOTICE: I have founded a Yahoogroup called Chessie_System_East_End to provide more information on the
layout and to have a better forum to address
questions and update everyone on my
progress. Please feel free to join.
  Above: The Martinsburg passenger station used to have a baggage shed attached. It was torn down in the 80s or 90s. The real shed had four large doors, but I didn't have room for them all, so my model has two doors. The shed was offwhite, not the usual B&O yellowish tan color.   Above: The B&O had an old storage shed right near the Fruit Exchange in Martinsburg. It was in a sad state of repair when this prototype photo was taken in 1989. The foundation is still there today, but the building itself is gone. This is another model that sits near the edge of the layout, so it is only half as thick as the prototype.   Above: The B&O Freight Station at Martinsburg sits right next to A&E Alignment (below). I kitbashed it from two Life-Like kits. It is also a partial structure, since it sits near the layouts edge. It was closed in the Chessie Era, note the boarded up windows. Today the building has been completely renovated, and the plywood entrance and loading dock have been removed, but it looks better than it did in the Chessie Era.   Above: The A&E Alignment Shop at Martinsburg is finished. It is just an inch and a half thick, because of the edge of the layout location. The shop is closed and boarded up today. I modeled it as it would look in 1982. The Ford Escort is the next customer for the shop, ready to drive in for service. Any questions or
comments please direct to : jeffreyhanke@sbcglobal.net |
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: Planning the new East End (between Martinsburg and Hancock) Building Miller section of the layout Scenicing Martinsburg section of the layout 3 Scratchbuilt C&O 18742 "Dinky" Locomotives - Roofs - complete, Bodies - adding uncoupling levers, Frames - not started |
| Recently completed: 1 Lindberg School Bus - COMPLETED 4 Trident C&P Telephone Vans and 1 Trident Utility C&P Telephone Truck - COMPLETED Martinsburg Passenger Baggage Shed - COMPLETED B&O Storage Shed - COMPLETED Short Blue and White Bus - COMPLETED B&O Freight Station - COMPLETED A&E Alignment Shop - COMPLETED 1 Atlas B&O Covered Hopper - COMPLETED 1 Roundhouse B&O Covered Hopper - COMPLETED 1 Accurail SBVR 50' Boxcar - COMPLETED 1 Walthers PC 50' Gondola - COMPLETED 1 Roundhouse PC 50' Gondola - COMPLETED 1 Accurail B&O 50' Boxcar - COMPLETED 1 Accurail CNW 3-bay ACF Covered Hopper - COMPLETED 2 Chessie work trucks - COMPLETED 5 Robin Rails 50' Boxcars (2 B&O, 1 Chessie C&O) - COMPLETED |
UPDATES
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Below is an updated shot from Dec
2017 of the Martinsburg section under construction.
All track is ballasted and structures are going in.
NA Tower, A&E Alignment and B&O Freight Station
are all in. Mock ups for the Fruit Exchange and
Passenger Station remain.
| Updated
Today: Updated the vehicles page |
| Updated
Recently: Updated the top photos on this page Updated the Structures page Updated the Atlas and Roundhouse covered hopper pages Updated the Martinsburg in work photo on this page Updated the tally of completed projects this year with 2 PC Gondolas Added finished photo of B&O 289247 on the Accurail Boxcar page Added finished photos of the last two of the five Robin Rails Bev-Bel repainted boxcars Added finished photos of two Chessie work trucks on vehicles page Updated roster page Added 3752cs-b&o page on the Locomotive page Added finished photos of 3 Robin Rails boxcars on Bev-Bel Robin Rails page Updated roster plan 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 |
| 2018: 2017 Chessie Production TOTAL: 2017 Other Road Production TOTAL: |
| 2017: 3 Freight Car, 4 Structures 2017 Chessie Production TOTAL: 2 Covered Hoppers, A&E Alignment Shop, B&O Freight Station, B&O Storage Shed, Martinsburg Passenger Station Baggage Shed 2017 Other Road Production TOTAL: 1 SBVR Boxcar |
| 2016: 3 Locomotives, 14 Freight Cars 2016 Chessie Production TOTAL: 3 Locomotives, 6 Boxcars, 1 Hopper 2016 Other Road Production TOTAL: 1 BN Gondola, 1 B&M Boxcar, 1 CNW Covered Hopper, 1 NN Boxcar, 2 PC Gondolas, 1 WP Covered Hopper |
| 2015: 11
Freight Cars 2015 Chessie Production TOTAL: 7 Covered Hoppers 2015 Other Road Production TOTAL: 1 BN Covered Hopper, 1 ITC Covered Hopper, 1 Diamond Shamrock Chemicals Tank Car, 1 ICG Pulpwood Flat |
| 2014: 3 Cabooses, 18 Freight Cars, 1
Passenger Car 2014 Chessie Production TOTAL: 3 Cabooses, 1 Boxcar, 6 Covered Hoppers, 7 Hoppers 2014 Other Road Production TOTAL: 1 AMTK Baggage, 1 BM Boxcar, 1 BN Boxcar, 1 FMC Chemicals Covered Hopper, 1 DRG&W Gondola |
| 2013: 2 Freight Cars 2013 Chessie Production TOTAL: 2 Snow Flangers 2013 Other Road Production TOTAL: None |
| 2012:
2 Freight Cars 2012 Chessie Production TOTAL: 2 Well Hole Flats 2012 Other Road Production TOTAL: None |
| 2011: 3 Cabooses, 3 Freight Cars 2011 Chessie Production TOTAL: 3 Cabooses, 1 Covered Hopper, 1 Gondola, 1 MofW Bunk Car 2011 Other Road Production TOTAL: None |
| 2010:
1 Caboose, 30 Freight Cars, 1 Structure 2010 Chessie Production TOTAL: 1 Autorack, 5 Boxcars, 1 Coil Car, 1 Covered Hopper, 1 Gondola, 2 Hoppers, 1 MofW Covered Hopper, 1 MofW Difco Dumper, 1 Caboose, Hancock Tower 2010 Other Road Production TOTAL: 1 ACL Boxcar, 1 CNW Autorack, 3 CNW Covered Hoppers, 1 DRG&W Autorack, 2 CR Covered Hoppers, 1 GM&O Boxcar, 1 Rock Island Auto Rack, 1 SFRC Mech Reefer, 3 TTX Flat Cars, 2 UP Boxcars |
| 2009: 1
Caboose, 14 Freight Cars, 1 Structure, 5 Trailers 2009 Chessie Production TOTAL: 2 Boxcars, 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
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MILESTONES
| ORIGINAL EAST END: ** Broke ground on the layout on Christmas Eve 2000. The Hancock module is underway. ** Made another section of benchwork 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. ** Complete benchwork around the upper deck completed in November 2009. ** Disassembled original East End in September 2012. |
| NEW EAST END: ** Pieces of old East End, relocated to new basement in June 2014. ** First draft plan completed in July 2014. ** First piece of benchwork put up in November 2014. ** Hancock section adjusted for new basement in March 2015. ** Martinsburg section set up March 2016. ** Miller section set up March 2017. |
| 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 Lost track of the visitors due to a number of bad counters. |
| 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, 2000-2018. 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. |
