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 the "Chessie System" since the 1930's. One of the most endearing of railroad 
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