 CHESSIE SYSTEM EAST END: THE CUMBERLAND SUB-DIVISION HO SCALE MODEL RAILROADING BY JEFF HANKE LAST UPDATED: FEBRUARY 21, 2021 NOTICE: Yahoogroups have been ended by Yahoo. I will continue to update this site to status the construction of my layout.  Finally, Martinsburg is starting to look like Martinsburg. I went to Staples and had them print out the photos I found on line. I'm happy with the way they came out and the area is finally starting to look industrial and not rural.  After 7 years...yes, 7 years, I've finally finished my three "Dinkies". C&O 18742 was a unique locomotive on the Chessie roster. It was the oldest locomotive during the Chessie Era, having been built in 1917! It is also battery powered and the only locomotive with a five digit road number. Read more about it on the loco page. This is also the only time you'll see a CSX logo on my website. I had to build three locomotives for the Motive Power certificate toward Master Model Railroader, so figured I might as well make them all the same. It was pretty easy to choose to do one from each era.    Above: A significant milestone was achieved Dec 28th. This is the first train running on Hancock. Note the headlight is on! Two of the three sections are permanently mounted now. Ballasting and scenery are starting on the last section now. The second photo is Chessie C&O 5760 pushing a cut of sand cars over the scales. The scales concrete pad can be seen under the third car from the locomotive, near the light pole. Finally, I added LEDs to the lower side of Hancock, to shine on Martinsburg. It makes all the difference in the world, as there are no shadows any more. 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: Building the eastern staging and Cumbo Starting the missing buildings for Martinsburg (Passenger Station, Consumer's Fuel, Blue House, Fruit Exchange) and Hancock (Passenger Station, Rte 522 Bridge) Laying track at North Mountain Front Range Dummy Chessie B&O GP9 6439- Detailing |
| Recently completed: 1 Walthers B&O Difco Dump Car - COMPLETED 1 Walthers B&O Crane - COMPLETED 1 Athearn Chessie C&O Gondola - COMPLETED 2 Athearn South Branch Valley Railroad Boxcars - COMPLETED Front Range Dummy B&O 6655 - COMPLETED Hancock Passenger Shed - COMPLETED 2 Front Range 2 Bay Covered Hoppers - COMPLETED 3 Scratchbuilt C&O 18742 "Dinky" Locomotives - COMPLETED 1 Front Range WM 2-Bay Covered Hopper - COMPLETED 1 Atlas Chessie-WM 2-Bay Covered Hopper - COMPLETED 2 Details West ATSF Boxcars - COMPLETED 1 Details West UP Boxcar - COMPLETED |
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Today: Updated index page to reflect completing 1 Crane, 1 Difco and 1 Gondola Updated the Gondola Page Updated the MofW Page Updated the Roster Page |
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Recently: Updated the index page to reflect completing 2 SBVR Boxcars Added Hancock Passenger Shed to the Structures Page Updated the vehicles page with blue Trident utility truck Added 6902cs-b&o locomotive page (have overlooked it for 10+ years) Fixed Loco page to show current list of planned projects Updated the Front Range Covered Hoppers page Updated the Master Model Railroader Pursuit page Updated the Roster page to account for some missing cars Updated the Martinsburg Layout Design page Updated the Miller Layout Design page Updated the Cumbo Layout Design page Updated the Tips page Added the C&O 18742 page to the Loco page Updated the Martinsburg Layout Design page Updated the Miller Layout Design page Updated the Cumbo Layout Design page Updated the Tips page Added the C&O 18742 page to the Loco pageUpdated the Martinsburg Layout Design page Updated the Miller Layout Design page Updated the Cumbo Layout Design page Updated the Tips page Added the C&O 18742 page to the Loco pageAdded a photo of 604966wm to the Front Range covered hopper page Added a photo of 5901cs-wm to the Atlas covered hopper page Added update photo on this page of Hancock build process Added a project on making telephone poles on the Structures Page Updated the signals page with Martinsburg Signal Examples Updated the layout tips page (for the first time in 19 years!) Updated the vehicles page (for the first time in several years) Added the signals page to understand B&O signals (the first brand new page I've added in 10+ years) Updated the stats page with new layout heights Updated the WE&H page (first time in 11 years) Updated the links page, removing broken links (first update in 10 years) Updated the MMR pursuit page (first time in 5 years) Updated the layout tips page (for the first time in 19 years!) Updated the vehicles page (for the first time in several years) Added the signals page to understand B&O signals (the first brand new page I've added in 10+ years) Updated the stats page with new layout heights Updated the WE&H page (first time in 11 years) Updated the links page, removing broken links (first update in 10 years) Updated the MMR pursuit page (first time in 5 years) Updated the Layout Design page (for the first time in 10+ years) Updated the Hancock Layout Design page Updated the Martinsburg Layout Design page Updated the About the Author Page (for the first time since 2013) Updated the Layout Stats Page (for the first time in at least 5 years) Updated the Shelves Page to include C&O and Chessie Shelves |
| Future
Updates: Want to add a diagram explaining all the locomotive parts and vocabulary Need to finish the C&O all-time Chessie roster |
| 2021: 4 Locomotives, 8 Freight Cars 2021 Chessie Production TOTAL: 4 Locomotives, 3 Covered Hoppers, 1 Crane, 1 Difco Dump Car, 1 Gondola, Hancock Passenger Shed 2021 Other Road Production TOTAL: 2 SBVR Boxcars |
| 2020: 11 Freight Cars 2020 Chessie Production TOTAL: 1 Covered Hopper 2020 Other Road Production TOTAL: 2 ATSF Boxcars, 1 UP Boxcar, 4 Vesuvius Crucible VRBX Boxcars, 1 ACFX Tank Car, 1 GATX Tank Car, 1 NATX Tank Car |
| 2019: 2 Locomotives, 12 Freight Cars 2019 Chessie Production TOTAL: 2 Locomotives, 2 Boxcars, 2 Covered Hoppers, 2 Flat Cars, 1 Gondola 2019 Other Road Production TOTAL: 1 D&RGW Boxcar, 1 GBW Boxcar, 1 N&W Covered Hopper, 1 CSS Gondola, 1 RDG Gondola |
| 2018: 3 Freight Cars, 5 Passenger Cars 2018 Chessie Production TOTAL: NONE 2018 Other Road Production TOTAL: 1 MOBX Tank Car, 1 GATX Tank Car, 1 HPCX Tank Car, 5 AMTK Passenger Cars |
| 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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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. ** East staging benchwork put up in June 2018. ** North Mountain section set up Nov 2020 |
| 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) NER Coupler (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, 2000-2021. 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. |
