Chesapeake & Ohio Railway

FreightWaves Classics/Leaders: Jervis Langdon led railroads during very turbulent times

A Penn Central boxcar sits on a siding. (Photo: Penn Central Railroad Historical Society)

Jervis Langdon, Jr. was born in 1905 in Elmira, New York. He was part of the fourth generation of a family of industrialists with ties to the railroad industry. His grandfather was Mark Twain’s friend and brother-in-law, and his uncle was president of the Lehigh Valley Railroad.

A Lehigh Valley Railroad boxcar. (Photo: James Doty/pintrest.com)A Lehigh Valley Railroad boxcar that illustrates the railroad’s route.
(Photo: James Doty/pintrest.com)
Jervis Langdon, Jr. as a young man. (Photo: geni.com)A young Jervis Langdon, Jr. (Photo: geni.com)

Langdon graduated from Cornell University in 1927 and began his...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/freightwaves-classicsleaders-jervis-langdon-led-railroads-during-turbulent-times

FreightWaves Classics: Fallen Flags – Chessie System had a brief but meaningful lifespan

There are many people interested in former transportation companies, whether they were trucking companies, railroads, airlines or ocean lines. They are called “fallen flags,” and the term describes those companies whose corporate names have been dissolved through merger, bankruptcy or liquidation.

Chessie System/Baltimore & Ohio awaits departure from the terminal at Lima, Ohio with a southbound general merchandise train on August 13, 1978. The facility has long since been abandoned but the main line remains in service. (Photo: Arnold Morscher/American-Rails.com)Chessie System/Baltimore & Ohio awaits departure from the terminal at Lima, Ohio with a southbound general merchandise train on August 13, 1978. The facility has long since been abandoned but the...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/freightwaves-classics-fallen-flags-chessie-system-had-a-brief-but-meaningful-lifespan