Chesapeake and Ohio History Series #3 GP7/GP9 Diesel Locomotives |
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| Author:
| Dixon, Thomas W. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-939487-65-3 |
| Publication Date: | Dec 2013 |
| Publisher: | Chesapeake & Ohio Historical Society, Incorporated
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $24.95 |
Book Description:
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This book is an overview history of the General Motors Electro-Motive Division GP7 and GP9 model diesel locomotives on the C&O. These locomotives were the backbone of C&O's first diesel fleet and were the main replacements for its freight-service steam power. Many were later used by B&O after its affiliation, and some survived into late Chessie System and early CSX eras. All were gone by the mid-1980s. They were the quintes-sential C&O freight diesel of the 1950s and 1960s....
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This book is an overview history of the General Motors Electro-Motive Division GP7 and GP9 model diesel locomotives on the C&O. These locomotives were the backbone of C&O's first diesel fleet and were the main replacements for its freight-service steam power. Many were later used by B&O after its affiliation, and some survived into late Chessie System and early CSX eras. All were gone by the mid-1980s. They were the quintes-sential C&O freight diesel of the 1950s and 1960s. This book covers their history and presents a color album showing them at work across the system.