Editing Chessie System (section)

== Notable locomotives ==
The Chessie System company itself directly owned no locomotives or other rolling stock. Instead, equipment was placed on the roster of one of the three component railroads and ownership denoted by the reporting marks C&O, B&O, and WM. All three companies shared a common paint scheme of yellow, [[Vermilion|vermillion]], and blue.

Notable Chessie System locomotives include:
*B&O #1977 ([[EMD GP40-2]]) was meant to celebrate the B&O's 150th anniversary. For a short time, there were two B&O locomotives numbered 1977; this GP40 was later renumbered B&O 4100 and B&O 4163. 
*B&O #GM50 (EMD GP40-2) was painted gold to celebrate [[Electro-Motive Diesel|GM-EMD]]'s 50th anniversary as a diesel locomotive manufacturer. In 1984, it was repainted and renumbered B&O 4164.
*B&O #3802 ([[EMD GP38]]) was named the ''All American Locomotive'' by ''[[Trains (magazine)|Trains]]'' in 1982. It has been restored and is on display at the [[B&O Railroad Museum]] in [[Baltimore]].
*B&O #4444 (EMD GP40-2) pulled [[Ronald Reagan]]'s 1984 presidential train through [[Ohio]]. It was the third-to-last GP40-2 owned by Chessie; the last was B&O 4447.

[[File:Plymouth, MI C&O Jul 1977 10-31.jpg|thumb|right|The former [[Reading 2101]] leading the "Chessie Steam Special" into [[Plymouth, Michigan]] in 1977.]]

The former [[Reading Company]] [[Reading 2101|#2101]] ([[Reading T-1|T-1-class 4-8-4]]) was one of three locomotives that pulled the [[American Freedom Train]] in 1975 and 1976. As part of B&O's 150th anniversary celebration in 1977, the Chessie System sent #2101 on a national tour as the "Chessie Steam Special". Painted in the Chessie System motif, the train consisted of the locomotive, two tenders, and 18 to 20 passenger and baggage cars. In March 1979, the locomotive was severely damaged in a fire while stored in a Chessie System [[Railway roundhouse|roundhouse]] in [[Silver Grove, Kentucky]]. It has since been cosmetically restored to its American Freedom Train paint scheme, and is on static display at the B&O Railroad Museum, although has been exposed to the elements for most of its time there. In October 2023, the locomotive was moved into the museum's shops to undergo a cosmetic restoration.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Franz |first=Justin |date=2023-10-24 |title=B&O Railroad Museum to Cosmetically Restore American Freedom Train 4-8-4 |url=https://railfan.com/bo-railroad-museum-to-cosmetically-restore-american-freedom-train-4-8-4/ |access-date=2024-08-13 |website=Railfan & Railroad Magazine |language=en-CA}}</ref>

In 2017, the Lake Shore Railway Historical Society acquired C&O 8272, a [[GE B30-7]]. It has been restored in the Chessie System paint scheme and currently resides at the Lake Shore Railway Museum in [[North East, Pennsylvania]], and most recently, an [[EMD GP15T]] (C&O 1507) was donated to the B&O Railroad Museum.