Enjoying the Dome Car on the Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad ...
Don't miss the Kitty! According to the Chesapeake and Ohio (Railroad) Historical Society, the Chessie Kitty "is probably the most endearing and certainly one of the most successful corporate symbols in American history." We're not so sure about that, but then again, it's the C & O Historical Society. Our guess for publishing date is 1950s.
Thank you for stopping by John's Island.
Chessie the kitty is cute. I would like to ride in one of these dome cars.. Great post, thanks for sharing. Enjoy your day!
ReplyDeleteWhat a fantastic illustration!
ReplyDeleteWouldn't that be a fun ride on the train? Of course they have everyone pictured as having a good time. Interesting that they would use a kitty kat.
ReplyDeleteChessie is delightful, John. This would have been such a fun ride, and with so many lovely views, too! I love this post, thank you so much for sharing.
ReplyDeleteChessie looks like a good advertisement for a comfortable train ride! Love the little girl's outfit and hair!
ReplyDeleteIt's definitely fall out there, and the kitty is definitely a cute advertising symbol. I'll have to go back and see what other people said about yesterday's post to cause you to make that disclaimer. :-)
ReplyDeleteMy vote for best identity...the Gerber baby (who I've met by the way. She is a writer, live near Tampa.)
ReplyDeleteAnother fun postcard John and I hope I can take a ride on one of those scenic trains one day.
ReplyDeleteWonderful postcard and information. I like the colours and the actions portayed here.
ReplyDeleteWhat a cool card.
ReplyDeletei've seen that logo on train cars. :)
ReplyDeleteNeat post card. I love to find the old ones at flea markets. Have a great day!
ReplyDeleteThat's the kind of train I would have needed for
ReplyDeletemy train ride :) And of course with clean windows :))
But I think it's pretty scary to sit on top when the
train goes through a tunnel ;)
Have a fine day John!
【ツ】Knipsa
I'm lovin' my visits here with you, John, when I get a chance to stop by. You present some great posts that truly keeps our interests piqued.
ReplyDeleteWhen I look back I'm always surprised that people were very dressed up.
ReplyDeleteNice to have all those windows to look out of. : )
ReplyDeleteThe scene along the route looks fantastic. I've never been in a domed train. As far as I know we only have one here which runs through the Rocky Mountains. It must be an awesome ride.
ReplyDeleteI love that card and the mountainous scenery outside the train!
ReplyDeleteOh, I love this! I learned about Chessie Kitty when I was the Coordinator of the Suffolk Seaboard Station. We had some great memorabilia. This brings back my days working there!
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