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CHESSIE SYSTEM 
  EAST END: THE CUMBERLAND SUB-DIVISION
 HO SCALE MODEL RAILROADING BY JEFF HANKE
LAST UPDATED: JUNE 21, 2024



  Above is my recent Maintenance of Way Tie Handler.  It's a metal Custom Finishes kit.  It doesn't roll down the tracks, it really is just decoration.

Any questions or comments please direct to : jeffreyhanke@sbcglobal.net

MISSION

This site is dedicated to providing model railroading infomation specific to the Chessie System Railroads (Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad, and Western Maryland Railway).  All information presented here is tailored to the Chessie Era (1972-1986).

ON THE WORKBENCH

Current projects:
Harpers Ferry Passenger Station
Recently completed:
1 Scale Trains JMHX Carbon Black Covered Hopper - COMPLETED
6 McKean Carbon Black Covered Hoppers - COMPLETED
1 Athearn N&W 50' Boxcar - COMPLETED
1 Athearn PC 50' Boxcar - COMPLETED
3 Atlas B&O Ice Breaker Cars - COMPLETED
1 Branchline Chessie C&O 50' Boxcar - COMPLETED
3 Athearn B&O 2-Bay PS Covered Hoppers - COMPLETED
1 Walthers MP 2-Bay Airslide Covered Hoppers - COMPLETED
1 Front Range WM 2-Bay ACF Covered Hopper - COMPLETED
1 Athearn MNS 50' Boxcar - COMPLETED
1 Intermountain 3-Bay ACF Covered Hopper - COMPLETED
5 Athearn 2-Bay PS Covered Hoppers - COMPLETED
Westbound Brunswick Passenger Station - COMPLETED
Athearn B&O 65' Mill Gondola - COMPLETED
2 Walthers SIECO WVCX Pulpwood Flats - COMPLETED
4 Scale Trains Carbon Black Covered Hoppers - COMPLETED
Walthers UP Single Bay Airslide Covered Hopper - COMPLETED
Atlas SSW Tank Car - COMPLETED
Athearn SOU 60' Flat Car - COMPLETED
Athearn OTTX 60' Flat Car - COMPLETED
Bowswer PC 50' Flat Car - COMPLETED
Atlas EL Covered Hopper - COMPLETED
Eastbound Passenger Station at Brunswick, MD - COMPLETED
2 Athearn B&O Bay Window Cabooses - COMPLETED
2 Tangent B&O Bay Window Cabooses - COMPLETED
4 Bowser B&O Hoppers - COMPLETED
2 Atlas WM Pulpwood Flat Cars - COMPLETELD
8 Walthers C&O "Moonshine" Hoppers - COMPLETED
Atlas C&O Pulpwood Flat Car - COMPLETED
Atlas WM Pulpwood Flat Car - COMPLETED

UPDATES
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Updated Today:
Updated the MofW page
Update the main page
Updated Recently:
Updated the main page
Updated the Other Railroads page
Updated the Martinsburg page on the Layout Design page
Updated the Hancock page on the Layout Design page

Updated the MofW page
Updated the roster page
Added the Branchline boxcar page
Updated the roster page
Updated the covered hopper page
Updated the Athearn covered hopper page
Updated the Other Cars page with MP Airslide

Updated the roster page
Updated the covered hopper page
Updated the Front Range covered hopper page

Future Updates:
Want to add a diagram explaining all the locomotive parts and vocabulary
Need to finish the C&O all-time Chessie roster

WORKBENCH YEAR IN REVIEW

2024: 8 Freight Cars
2024  Chessie Production TOTAL: 1 Tie Handler
2024  Other Road Production TOTAL: 4 CCX Carbon Black Covered Hoppers, 1 JMHX Carbon Black Covered Hopper, 2 SRCX Carbon Black Covered Hoppers
2023: 32 Freight Cars, 2 Structures
2023  Chessie Production TOTAL: 1 Boxcar, 9 Covered Hoppers, 1 Flat Car, 1 Gondola, 3 Ice Breaker Cars, Brunswick EB and WB Passenger Stations
2023  Other Road Production TOTAL: 1 CABX Carbon Black Covered Hopper, 1 CCX Carbon Black Covered Hopper, 1 CNW Covered Hopper, 1 EL Covered Hopper, 1 MNS Boxcar, 1 MP Covered Hopper, 1 N&W Boxcar, 1 OTTX Flat Car, 1 PC Boxcar, 1 PC Flat Car, 1 SOU Flat Car, 1 SSW Tank Car , 2 SRCX Carbon Black Covered Hoppers, 1 UP Covered Hopper, 2 WVCX Flat Cars
2022: 4 Cabooses, 18 Freight Cars, 1 Structure
2022  Chessie Production TOTAL: 4 Flat Cars, 14 Hoppers, 4 Cabooses, Martinsburg Fruit Exchange
2022  Other Road Production TOTAL: None
2021: 4 Locomotives, 8 Freight Cars, 4 Structures
2021  Chessie Production TOTAL: 4 Locomotives, 3 Covered Hoppers, 1 Crane, 1 Difco Dump Car, 1 Gondola, Hancock Passenger Shed, Consumers Fuel, Martinsburg Passenger Station, Blue House
2021  Other Road Production TOTAL: 2 SBVR Boxcars
2020: 11 Freight Cars
2020  Chessie Production TOTAL: 1 Covered Hopper
2020  Other Road Production TOTAL:  2 ATSF Boxcars, 1 UP Boxcar, 4 Vesuvius Crucible VRBX Boxcars, 1 ACFX Tank Car, 1 GATX Tank Car, 1 NATX Tank Car
2019: 2 Locomotives, 12 Freight Cars
2019  Chessie Production TOTAL: 2 Locomotives, 2 Boxcars, 2 Covered Hoppers, 2 Flat Cars, 1 Gondola
2019  Other Road Production TOTAL: 1 D&RGW Boxcar, 1 GBW Boxcar, 1 N&W Covered Hopper, 1 CSS Gondola, 1 RDG Gondola
2018: 3 Freight Cars, 5 Passenger Cars
2018  Chessie Production TOTAL: NONE
2018  Other Road Production TOTAL: 1 MOBX Tank Car, 1 GATX Tank Car, 1 HPCX Tank Car, 5 AMTK Passenger Cars
2017: 3 Freight Car, 4 Structures
2017 Chessie Production TOTAL: 2 Covered Hoppers, A&E Alignment Shop, B&O Freight Station, B&O Storage Shed, Martinsburg Passenger Station Baggage Shed
2017  Other Road Production TOTAL: 1 SBVR Boxcar
2016: 3 Locomotives, 14 Freight Cars
2016 Chessie Production TOTAL: 3 Locomotives, 6 Boxcars, 1 Hopper
2016 Other Road Production TOTAL: 1 BN Gondola, 1 B&M Boxcar, 1 CNW Covered Hopper, 1 NN Boxcar, 2 PC Gondolas, 1 WP Covered Hopper
2015: 11 Freight Cars
2015 Chessie Production TOTAL: 7 Covered Hoppers
2015 Other Road Production TOTAL: 1 BN Covered Hopper, 1 ITC Covered Hopper, 1 Diamond Shamrock Chemicals Tank Car, 1 ICG Pulpwood Flat
2014: 3 Cabooses, 18 Freight Cars, 1 Passenger Car
2014 Chessie Production TOTAL:  3 Cabooses, 1 Boxcar, 6 Covered Hoppers, 7 Hoppers
2014 Other Road Production TOTAL: 1 AMTK Baggage, 1 BM Boxcar, 1 BN Boxcar, 1 FMC Chemicals Covered Hopper, 1 DRG&W Gondola
2013: 2 Freight Cars
2013 Chessie Production TOTAL:  2 Snow Flangers
2013 Other Road Production TOTAL: None
2012: 2 Freight Cars
2012 Chessie Production TOTAL:  2 Well Hole Flats
2012 Other Road Production TOTAL: None
2011: 3 Cabooses, 3 Freight Cars
2011 Chessie Production TOTAL:  3 Cabooses, 1 Covered Hopper, 1 Gondola, 1 MofW Bunk Car
2011 Other Road Production TOTAL: None 
2010: 1 Caboose, 30 Freight Cars, 1 Structure
2010 Chessie Production TOTAL:  1 Autorack, 5 Boxcars, 1 Coil Car, 1 Covered Hopper, 1 Gondola, 2 Hoppers, 1 MofW Covered Hopper, 1 MofW Difco Dumper, 1 Caboose, Hancock Tower
2010 Other Road Production TOTAL:   1 ACL Boxcar, 1 CNW Autorack, 3 CNW Covered Hoppers, 1 DRG&W Autorack, 2 CR Covered Hoppers, 1 GM&O Boxcar, 1 Rock Island Auto Rack, 1 SFRC Mech Reefer, 3 TTX Flat Cars, 2 UP Boxcars
2009: 1 Caboose, 14 Freight Cars, 1 Structure, 5 Trailers
2009 Chessie Production TOTAL:  2 Boxcars, 4 Covered Hoppers, 1 Autorack, 1 Caboose, Hancock Freight Station
2009 Other Road Production TOTAL:  2 CR Boxcars, 1 TP (MP) Boxcar, 1 PC Boxcar, 2 CNW Covered Hoppers, 1 N&W Autorack
2008: 19 Freight Cars, 4 Trailers, 4 Structures
2008 Chessie Production TOTAL: 1 Autorack, 3 Boxcar, 2 Hoppers, 1 Covered Hopper, 4 Trailers, WB Tower, Hancock Shed, Hancock Section House and Hancock Scale House
2008 Other Road Production TOTAL: 2 BN Boxcars, 1 MP Boxcar, 1 MDW Boxcar, 2 MILW Boxcars, 1 CNW Boxcar, 1 UP Boxcar, 1 ICG Boxcar, 1 TTX Front Runner, 2 N&W Covered Hoppers
2007: 19 Freight Cars, 1 Structure
2007 Chessie Production TOTAL:  6 Coil Cars, 9 Covered Hopper, 1 Hopper, NA Tower
2007 Other Road Production TOTAL: 3 N&W Covered Hoppers
2006: 7 Freight Cars, 1 Structure, 10 Trailers
2006 Chessie Production TOTAL:  1 Hoppers, 1 Boxcar, 1 Flat Car, 3 Covered Hoppers, W Tower, 2 Trailers
2006 Other Road Production TOTAL: 1 CSS Boxcar, 8 Trailers
2005: 12 Freight Cars
2005 Chessie Production TOTAL:  9 Hoppers, 1 Boxcar, 1 Flat Car, 1 Gondola
2004: 2 Locomotives, 2 Cabooses, 32 Freight Cars
2004 Chessie Production TOTAL:  2 Locomotives, 2 Cabooses, 3 Boxcars, 9 Hoppers, 13 Covered Hoppers
2004 Other Road Production TOTAL: 1 Hopper, 1 Covered Hopper, 5 Flat Cars
2003: 2 Locomotives, 1 Caboose, 15 Freight Cars
2003 Chessie Production TOTAL: 2 Locomotives, 1 Caboose, 3 Inuslated Boxcars, 1 Boxcar, 2 Covered Hoppers, 3 Coil Cars, 2 Gondolas
2003 Other Road Production TOTAL: 1 MILW Cov. Hopper, 1 MKT Cov. Hopper, 1 BN boxcar, 1 N&W Covered Hopper
2002: 5 Locomotives, 2 Cabooses, 41 Freight Cars
2002 Chessie Production TOTAL: 5 Locomotives, 1 Caboose, 1 Boxcar, 2 Reefers, 2 Hoppers, 13 Covered Hoppers, 2 Gondolas, 1 Flat Car, 1 Jordan Spreader and 1 Scale Test Car
2002 Other Road Production TOTAL: 4 Railbox Boxcars, 2 Southern Boxcars, 1 NYC Reefer, 1 L&N Boxcar, 1 SP Boxcar, 1 SCL Boxcar, 2 Southern Cov. Hoppers, 5 CNW Cov. Hoppers, 1 NW Cov. Hopper, 1 Conrail Caboose
2001: 7 Locomotives, 7 Cabooses, 48 Freight Cars
2001 Chessie Production TOTAL: 7 Locomotives, 7 Cabooses, 8 Boxcars, 11 Hoppers, 18 Covered Hoppers, 5 Gondolas, 2 Flat Cars.
2001 Other Road Production TOTAL: 2 GTW Coil Cars, 1 CE&I Cov. Hopp., 1 Monon Cov. Hopper.

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MILESTONES

ORIGINAL EAST END:
**
Broke ground on the layout on Christmas Eve 2000.  The Hancock module is underway.

** Made another section of benchwork in Mar 2001.  Most likely it will be the Harpers Ferry module.
** 100 Chessie freight cars complete in June 2002.
** 10 Chessie locomotives complete in August 2002.
** First wall of benchwork constructed in December 2003.
** Second wall of benchwork constructed in January 2004.
** Third wall of benchwork constructed in December 2004.
** DCC system set up for the first time in October 2005.
** Fourth wall of benchwork constructed in July 2007.
** Complete benchwork around the upper deck completed in November 2009.
** Disassembled original East End in September 2012.
NEW EAST END:
** Pieces of old East End, relocated to new basement in June 2014.
** First draft plan completed in July 2014.
** First piece of benchwork put up in November 2014.
** Hancock section adjusted for new basement in March 2015.
** Martinsburg section set up March 2016.
** Miller section set up March 2017.
** East staging benchwork put up in June 2018.
** North Mountain section set up Nov 2020
VISITOR MILESTONES:
     1 Visitor  as of September 14, 2000
   100 Visitors as of   October 19, 2000
  1000 Visitors as of  February 28, 2001
  10000 Visitors as of    August 23, 2002
  20000 Visitors as of     March 10, 2004
  30000 Visitors as of  November 22, 2005
Lost track of the visitors due to a number of bad counters.
PUBLISHING INFORMATION:

I have been published in the following magazines:
Railroad Model Craftsman (Aug 2007 p.78-80)
Rail Model Journal (Sept 2007 p.23)
Chessie News (Too many to list)
NER Coupler (Too many to list)

I have been published in the following on line magazines:
B&O Modeler (July/Aug 2006, Sept/Oct 2006, May/June 2007, Mar/Apr 2008, Jan/Feb 2009)

COPYRIGHT INFORMATION

This site copyrighted by Jeff Hanke, 2000-2024.  All written work contained here in is the original work of Jeff Hanke, if not otherwise noted.  All photographs are copyrighted by the photographer.  This site is not affiliated in anyway to the CSX corporation, the successors to the Chessie System.