NORTH EAST, PA. — Lake Shore Railway Historical Society is pleased to announce that CSX-donated locomotive C&O #8272 has completed the final leg of its journey, arriving safe and sound at the Lake Shore Railway Museum in North East, PA. The journey included Huntington, West Virginia, Cincinnati and Cleveland, Ohio, Erie, Pennsylvania and the GE […]
Restored Vintage Dash-7 Locomotive Displayed at GE Transportation in Erie
The restored GE Dash-7 locomotive painted in its “Chessie Cat” livery is on temporary private display at GE Transportation’s Erie, PA facility. The following is the joint official press release from the Lake Shore Railway Historical Society, CSX Transportation and GE Transportation: NORTH EAST, PA. — Lake Shore Railway Historical Society, in cooperation with CSX […]
C&O 8272 General Electric Dash 7 Locomotive Visits Home
The journey of C&O 8272 has been a long and winding road – in more ways than one! From the quiet arrival to the shops in Huntington, WV, to its arrival at Downing Avenue Yard in Erie. Delays in departure, a brief delay due to a lightning struck signal near Attica Junction, Ohio, a mysterious […]
Chessie Cat Locomotive Now on its Way to Lake Shore Railway Museum
This just in from Trains Magazine newswire: RUSSELL, Ky. — A Chessie System painted GE B30-7 is on its way to its new home in North East, Pa. C&O No. 8272, which was cosmetically repainted by CSX Transportation’s Huntington locomotive shops in Huntington, W.Va., was spotted Tuesday on its way to Russell, Ky., where it […]