The CHESAPEAKE & OHIO RAILROAD, controlled by entrepreneurs ORIS P. AND MANTIS J. VAN SWERINGEN at one time, was created by an act of the Virginia legislature on 18 Feb. 1826. The charter provided a ...

SPARTA -- A past employee of the Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad will talk about the connection between rails and ferries in a presentation at 7:30 p.m. May 20 at the Union Street Depot. The West ...

The BALTIMORE & OHIO RAILROAD, which owned several railroads serving the Cleveland area, was acquired by the CHESAPEAKE & OHIO in 1962, and the merged railroad, renamed the Chessie System, became part ...

CLIFTON FORGE, Va. (WDBJ) - The George Washington Train Show is back in Clifton Forge March 2nd and 3rd to celebrate the local history of the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway. The C&O railroad was ...