C&O 614 sits on display at the C&O Railway Heritage Center in Clifton Forge, VA in a god awful green paint scheme

C&O 614 sits on display at the C&O Railway Heritage Center in Clifton Forge, VA in a god awful green paint scheme

Engineer Steve Wickersham leans out to grab orders as the Chessie Safety Special returns to East St. Louis from an excursion to Flora, Ill.

C&O 614 is displayed at the C&O Railway Heritage Center in Clifton Forge, VA. It wears the logos of the Greenbrier Hotel, located nearby in White Sulphur Springs, and was painted and lettered for... (more)

A frozen switch stopped the train allowing the photographer to catch up while driving on snow covered roads. Once the switch was cleared, 614 made quite a show getting the train of 88 empty hopper... (more)

614 storms through Hurricane WVA on the C&O mainline.

A 14mm pilot perspective of the newly repainted C&O 614.

Stamping upgrade on sanded rail, Ross Rowland’s ex-C&O 4-8-4 #614 takes the Chessie Safety Express east through Cotton Hill, WV. The autumn leaves are down, the sun low in the sky, and they’r... (more)

Tom Golden photo.

C&O 614's crew is talking about the nights run before leaving. This scene was thanks to Pete Lerro Productions but one that happened many times in the 195-'s

A young shop worker does some heavy work on the 614 as she as arrived for a heavy overhaul. Taken at the Virginia Museum of Transportation during a Lerro Productions charter.

C&O 614 with her fairly new coat of Hunter Green. They re-painted over the lime green highlights, thankfully.

Putting what little bit of a winter behind us and looking ahead to Spring, we look back from the February of this month, during the one and only significant snowfall of the 2011-2012 Winter season... (more)

Reflecting back on the events of 2011, the transfer from Roanoke to Clifton Forge of Chesapeake & Ohio 614 certainly stands out as a memorable trip. In preparations for what was originally intende... (more)

A rainy evening in Clifton Forge finds the freshly painted 614 resting at the C&O Railway Heritage Center. Thanks to Rick Tabb and Chase Gunnoe for their assistance.