PWRS Exclusive Micro-Trains

 Chessie System (CSXT) 4-pack

"dirty, rusty and weathered"

3-Bay ACF Center Flow Covered Hopper, w/Elongated Hatches

Pacific Western Rail Systems is pleased to announce our PWRS Exclusive Micro-Trains N Scale Chessie System with CSX re-stencil marks 4-Pack. 

These 4600 cu.ft. 3 Bay Centerflow Covered Hoppers are painted yellow, with black lettering, and will feature moderate to heavy ‘specific’ dirty and rusty weathering effects to simulate a real world appearance. All cars will have reflectors. Gravity fed, these hoppers are 100 tons, measure 55' 5" long, and run on Barber Roller Bearing trucks.As with all PWRS Exclusive Micro-Trains products, these are limited run products that will never be produced again.

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Chessie System, Inc. was a holding company that owned the Chesapeake & Ohio Railway (C&O), the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad (B&O), the Western Maryland Railway (WM), and several smaller carriers. It was incorporated in Virginia on February 26, 1973, and it acquired the C&O (which controlled the other companies) on June 15. C&O had been popularly known as "Chessie System" since the 1930s.
The three railroads had been closely related since the 1960s. C&O had acquired controlling interest in B&O in 1962, and the two had jointly controlled WM since 1967.

 The signature symbol of the Chessie System was its "Ches-C", a large emblem incorporating the outline of the C&O's famous "Chessie" the kitten logo. The Ches-C was emblazoned on the front of all Chessie System locomotives, and also served as the "C" in "Chessie System" on the locomotive's flanks, and on other rolling stock. The Chessie System itself did not own any locomotives or other rolling stock; rather, equipment would be placed on the roster of one of the three component railroads. While all three companies shared a common paint scheme of yellow, vermillion, and blue, actual ownership of the equipment was denoted by the reporting marks C&O, B&O, or WM.

On November 1, 1980, Chessie System merged with Seaboard Coast Line Industries to form CSX Corporation. However, the Chessie image continued to be applied to new and re-painted equipment until mid-1986, when CSX introduced its own paint scheme. The B&O and C&O were not legally merged out of existence until 1987, when the company's official successor, CSX Transportation was founded.

Reservations Due By: July 31, 2018

Expected December 2018

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