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 […]
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 […]
Lake Shore Railway Historical Society Receives Restored Vintage General Electric Dash-7 Locomotive
NORTH EAST, PENN. — Lake Shore Railway Historical Society is pleased to announce it has received a donation of a restored Chesapeake & Ohio “Chessie Cat”-era locomotive, C&O #8272, courtesy of CSX Transportation, Inc. The 1980 Erie-built General Electric B30-7 locomotive, CSX #5554 (retired in 2009), received cosmetic restoration and has been returned to its […]