Chessie System

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Chessie System was a major American railroad holding company formed in the 1970s that operated several eastern U.S. railroads under the iconic “Chessie the cat” branding before eventually becoming part of CSX Transportation.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf defunct railroad company
railroad holding company
abbreviation C&O/B&O/WM
brandingIntroduced 1970s
brandingTheme sleeping kitten logo
ceasedOperatingIdentityBy mid-1980s
corporateStructure holding company for multiple railroads
country United States
formedIn 1973
formedInDecade 1970s
hasCategory Defunct railroads of the United States
Predecessors of CSX Transportation
Railway holding companies of the United States
headquartersLocation Cleveland, Ohio NERFINISHED
heritagePreservedBy CSX Transportation
industry rail transportation
liveryColors dark blue
vermilion
yellow
logoFeature stylized cat silhouette
mergedWith Seaboard Coast Line Industries
mergerCompletedIn 1980
mergerFormed CSX Corporation
namedAfter Chessie advertising mascot
notableFor distinctive locomotive paint scheme
use of unified corporate image across multiple railroads
operatedInRegion Eastern United States
Mid-Atlantic United States
Midwestern United States
operatedService freight transportation
limited passenger services via subsidiaries
parentCompanyOf Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Chesapeake and Ohio Railway
Western Maryland Railway
predecessor Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Chesapeake and Ohio Railway
Western Maryland Railway
railroadType freight railroad holding company
successor CSX Corporation
CSX Transportation
usedBrand Chessie the cat
usedOn cabooses
corporate stationery
freight cars
locomotives
usedReportingMarks B&O
C&O
WM


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