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Chessie Steam Special in the West Virginia panhandle, 1978
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Chessie Steam Special, Cleveland, OH, 1978
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The Chessie Steam Special on the Youghiogheny River bridge at McKeesport, PA, on its way to Connellsville with an excursion train, 1978
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North of Pittsburgh, PA, the Chessie Steam Special leans into a curve as it pulls one of a series of excursions in 1978
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In 1978, when the Chessie Steam Special crossed the bridge over the Allegheny River and Herrs Island, the luxury apartments that now cover the island weren't even a dream
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On its way to New Castle, the Chessie Steam Special crosses the Herr's Island Bridge across the Allegheny River in Pittsburgh, PA, 1978
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The Chessie Steam Special racing westward through the farms and fields of Western Pennsylvania, 1978
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The Chessie Steam Special crossing Wheeling Creek, eastbound, Wheeling, WV, 1978
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A 4-8-4 in the front yard, the Chessie Steam Special in 1978
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The Chessie Steam Special heads westbound through Eidenau, PA, in the summer of 1978
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The Chessie Steam Special heads westbound through Eidenau, PA, on its way to New Castle, 1978
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The Chessie Steam Special at West Pittsburg, PA, after an excursion to New Castle, 1978.
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The Chessie Steam Special at West Pittsburg, PA, after an excursion to New Castle, 1978.
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The Chessie Steam Special, led by ex-RDG 4-8-4 2101, heads back to Pittsburgh on former B&O trackage near Elwood City, Pennsylvania, after an excursion to New Castle, PA, 1978.
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Eidenau, on the then-B&O, the junction with the former BR&P line to Buffalo and Rochester. The Chessie Steam Special ran through here on two successive weekends in 1978, and I think this photo is from the second trip.
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Chessie Steam Special crosses the Allegheny River on B&O's Herrs Island Bridge, Pittsburgh, PA, 1978.
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Chessie Steam Special enters New Castle from the east, running on the B&O line from Eidenau and Pittsburgh. The P&LE and B&O mainlines are in the foreground. 1978
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The Chessie Steam Special at the former Wildwood Coal Mine complex, on B&O's BR&P line north of Pittsburgh, 1977.
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The Chessie Steam Special working upgrade into Eidenau, on B&O's Buffalo, Rochester, and PIttsburgh line, 1978
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Not far from Allegheny County, Pennsylvania's South Park, the Chessie Steam Special heads for its Wheeling, West Virginia, destination. 1978
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On the B&O line to Wheeling, the Chessie Steam Special surprises a herd of cattle with its noisy passage. 1978
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The 18-car Chessie Steam Special passes through Panther Hollow as it returns to Pittsburgh, PA, behind ex-RDG 4-8-4 2101, after a 1978 (I think) excursion to New Castle.
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The Chessie Steam Special heads south through Pittsburgh's Panther Hollow as it returns from an excursion to New Castle, PA. 1978.
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WIth Phipps Conservatory in the background, the Chessie Steam Special returns to Pittsburgh through Schenley Park and Panther Hollow after a New Castle excursion. 1978
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Rainy day in Wheeling, West Virginia, and the Chessie Steam Special has come to town. 1978
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On a hazy and damp afternoon, the Chessie Steam Special pulls into Pittsburgh's Baltimore and Ohio Station after an excursion to Wheeling, WV. 1978
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Light engine at Eidenau. Does anybody recall why 2101 and the Chessie Steam Special train were separated, and why two GP40's were hauling the train south? 1978.
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The eastbound Chessie Steam Special pulled by ex-Reading Company 4-8-4 2101 passes the New Castle Generating Station at West PIttsburg, PA, 1978 (the spelling of "Pittsburg" is correct).
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Chessie Steam Special, Rockwood, PA, excursion, 1978
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Rounding the curve at the Wildwood mine site, in Pittsburgh's North Hills, and not far from Allegheny County's North Park, the Chessie Steam Special's ex-RDG 2101 hauls another excursion from Pittsburgh in 1978.
