Comments on: Western Maryland GP9 6413 is shown in-consist trailing a Chesapeake & Ohio train near Oldcastle ON on C&O’s Subdivision 1. WM gave their early Geeps a taller chop-nose job than most, giving them a bit of an odd appearance that some will either love or hate. The unit in front is a GP30 or 35 in the Chessie System livery, the trailing unit 4813 a GP38 in B&O’s blue dip. WM was absorbed into the B&O 4 years ago in 1983, and while some units were repainted into the Chessie System livery with WM reporting marks, 6413 still retains the WM’s old “Circus colours” livery. At this point in 1987 operations were still as the Chesapeake & Ohio Railway, albeit under the Chessie System banner (since 1973). Subsidiary B&O would be folded into the C&O less than two months later on April 30th. Parent CSX Corporation would officially absorb the C&O Railroad into their new railroad division, CSX Transportation, a few months after on August 31st. Note: Geotagged location not exact. http://www.railpictures.ca The BEST Canadian photos on the Internet, eh? Thu, 07 May 2026 18:15:44 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 By: MrDan http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=14843#comment-5294 MrDan Wed, 30 Apr 2014 20:55:36 +0000 http://www.railpictures.ca/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/WM-6413-Oldfield-ON-03-08-87-Bill-Thomson-img354-edited-edit-despec-cc-2.jpg#comment-5294 That'd be a good question. I'd probably guess to provide more protection in the case of a crash, because the crew probably couldn't see much out the low nose area when sitting down. Also note the two pairs of 5-chime horns! A few SBD units likely made it in as SBD was under the Chessie umbrella too. Arnold Mooney shot one crossing into NF: http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=13339 That’d be a good question. I’d probably guess to provide more protection in the case of a crash, because the crew probably couldn’t see much out the low nose area when sitting down. Also note the two pairs of 5-chime horns!

A few SBD units likely made it in as SBD was under the Chessie umbrella too. Arnold Mooney shot one crossing into NF: http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=13339

]]> By: BradKetchen http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=14843#comment-5272 BradKetchen Wed, 30 Apr 2014 11:45:07 +0000 http://www.railpictures.ca/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/WM-6413-Oldfield-ON-03-08-87-Bill-Thomson-img354-edited-edit-despec-cc-2.jpg#comment-5272 Very nice Bill. Any idea why Western Maryland opted for the higher chop nose? Seems to defeat the purpose. And did any Seaboard System units make it into Canada? Very nice Bill. Any idea why Western Maryland opted for the higher chop nose? Seems to defeat the purpose. And did any Seaboard System units make it into Canada?

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