Thomas Dixon 160 pages hardcover
Following WWII, C&O embarked on a
program of innovation, improvements, research and development that
placed it at the forefront of progressive railroads, and even devised a
new logo that incorporated the words 'For Progress.' Under the able
leadership of President Walter J. Tuohy most of this period, the line
really reached the apogee of its strength, power, and importance as
America's number one bituminous coal hauler. With Michigan lines it also
became the largest hauler of automobiles and parts, and competed on a
par with even the biggest railroads in its operations and efficiency.
During 1945-1954 the mercurial Robert R. Young held sway as chairman and
made C&O a household word with his flamboyant public relations
tactics. This book details all this using as a basis the detailed
articles presented in 'Modern Railroads' magazine in November 1954, and
adding to that additional information on the steam-diesel transition,
the shops, yards, the cars and locomotives of the era, and the trains
and their operations.
