Description
N Micro-Trains MTL 98300217 B&O C&O WM Chessie System 3-Bay Hopper 4-Pack w/Load
with Jewel Cases
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- Cosmetic Condition: C-10 Mint-Brand New
- UPC: 695140084456
- MPN: 983 00 217
- Paint: Factory Painted
- Couplers: MTL Knuckle Couplers
- Trucks & Wheels: Plastic Trucks / Plastic Wheels
- Build Date: 1970s
- Packaging: Original Case
- Paperwork: None
Chessie System can trace its origins back to the early 1960s when a successful Chesapeake and Ohio Railway gained controlling stock in the financially struggling Baltimore & Ohio Railroad. Although the two lines remained separate corporations, they operated in close affiliation through the decade and by the late 60s, C&O and B&O jointly acquired the smaller Western Maryland Railway. Following this consolidation, the Chessie System was created in 1973 as a holding company that retained ownership over all three railways and marketed them together with a vivid new paint scheme. A further series of mergers and acquisitions in the 1980s brought an end to the Chessie System as its constituent rail lines were absorbed into CSX Transportation.
Set Includes:
- C&O Chessie System 100-Ton 3-Bay Rib Side Open Hopper w/Load #158941
- C&O Chessie System 100-Ton 3-Bay Rib Side Open Hopper w/Load #160103
- B&O Chessie System 100-Ton 3-Bay Rib Side Open Hopper w/Load #187348
- WM Chessie System 100-Ton 3-Bay Rib Side Open Hopper w/Load #188820
