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The Chessie was a proposed streamlined passenger train developed by the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway (C&O) in the late 1940s. The brainchild of C&O executive Robert R. Young, the Chessie would have operated on a daylight schedule between Washington, D.C., and Cincinnati, Ohio. The train's luxury lightweight equipment was built new by the Budd Company. A revolutionary new steam turbine locomotive would have provided power, including speeds up to 100 miles per hour (160 km/h). Although the equipment was delivered, a worsening financial outlook led to the cancellation of the train before it operated in revenue service.

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  • The Chessie was a proposed streamlined passenger train developed by the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway (C&O) in the late 1940s. The brainchild of C&O executive Robert R. Young, the Chessie would have operated on a daylight schedule between Washington, D.C., and Cincinnati, Ohio. The train's luxury lightweight equipment was built new by the Budd Company. A revolutionary new steam turbine locomotive would have provided power, including speeds up to 100 miles per hour (160 km/h). Although the equipment was delivered, a worsening financial outlook led to the cancellation of the train before it operated in revenue service. (en)
  • Il Chessie fu un treno passeggeri di lusso e di stile aerodinamico sviluppato dalla Chesapeake and Ohio Railway (C&O) alla fine degli anni quaranta. Nato da un'idea del dirigente della C&O Robert R. Young, il Chessie avrebbe viaggiato di giorno sulla tra Washington e Cincinnati. Le carrozze, di grande leggerezza e di lusso, furono costruite a nuovo dalla società Budd. Una locomotiva con turbina a vapore e trasmissione elettrica, di nuova concezione, avrebbe trainato il convoglio permettendogli di tenere una velocità commerciale di 100 miglia all'ora (160 km/h). Anche se i veicoli furono regolarmente consegnati e messi in servizio, i ricavi inferiori alle attese condussero rapidamente alla soppressione del treno prima che il servizio potesse ripianare le spese sostenute. (it)
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  • #500, one of three Class M-1 steam turbine locomotives delivered to the C&O for the Chessie. The locomotives proved unreliable and were quickly scrapped. (en)
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  • Eastern United States (en)
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  • The Chessie was a proposed streamlined passenger train developed by the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway (C&O) in the late 1940s. The brainchild of C&O executive Robert R. Young, the Chessie would have operated on a daylight schedule between Washington, D.C., and Cincinnati, Ohio. The train's luxury lightweight equipment was built new by the Budd Company. A revolutionary new steam turbine locomotive would have provided power, including speeds up to 100 miles per hour (160 km/h). Although the equipment was delivered, a worsening financial outlook led to the cancellation of the train before it operated in revenue service. (en)
  • Il Chessie fu un treno passeggeri di lusso e di stile aerodinamico sviluppato dalla Chesapeake and Ohio Railway (C&O) alla fine degli anni quaranta. Nato da un'idea del dirigente della C&O Robert R. Young, il Chessie avrebbe viaggiato di giorno sulla tra Washington e Cincinnati. Le carrozze, di grande leggerezza e di lusso, furono costruite a nuovo dalla società Budd. Una locomotiva con turbina a vapore e trasmissione elettrica, di nuova concezione, avrebbe trainato il convoglio permettendogli di tenere una velocità commerciale di 100 miglia all'ora (160 km/h). Anche se i veicoli furono regolarmente consegnati e messi in servizio, i ricavi inferiori alle attese condussero rapidamente alla soppressione del treno prima che il servizio potesse ripianare le spese sostenute. (it)
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  • Treno C&O ''Chessie'' (it)
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