Jan 15, “Olympian Hiawatha” (Train)

The Reading Railroad known in later years by its slogan, “Bee Line Service,” is historically remembered as a successful anthracite coal hauler.

The Chessie System was a holding company created in 1973 composed of the B&O, C&O, and Western Maryland.

The SD9 was the six-axle version of its popular and successful GP9. It proved the bestselling first-generation road-switcher EMD cataloged.