Cory Claxon 
In the early 1950’s, the C&O received 1500 PS-1 boxcars numbered 16,000-16,999 & 17,000-17499. These cars featured a new paint scheme designed to personify the C&O’s focus on modernization. This order of cars was delivered with the early C&O for Progress herald and the new modernistic Futura lettering, in yellow. At the time of their … Read more
Since SACOM’s inception in the late 1990s, it has been a dream for the group to have a building and layout dedicated to preserving the essence of the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway through the Kanawha Valley in scale model form. Today, we see that dream coming to fruition more than we ever have. With most … Read more
Editor’s note: This is the second part of a two-part series documenting SACOM members’ trip to Michigan in Oct. 2021. It’s quite difficult to describe the level of perfection Mike Burgett has achieved on his HO scale representation of C&O Clifton Forge Division, which is set in 1965. Burgett occasionally opens his layout to visitors … Read more
Editor’s Note: This replaces October’s “SACOM For Progress…” monthly update. This is also the first part of a two-part series on our trip to Michigan. A quintet of SACOM members ventured north to Michigan last month for a C&O history-filled weekend. The idea, however, started several months prior when Mike Burgett invited SACOM and its … Read more
The season has changed, along with the weather, since we last provided an update about the layout. Several areas have seen some exciting progress.
“Persons on the streets were swept off their feet, hurled through the air, and smacked roughly to earth, many stunned and knocked breathless.”
We welcome you back to what has become our monthly layout progress update… featured this month is a new configuration at the eastern end of the layout, a weathered turntable for Handley, and mountains!
Layout development continues with bi-weekly work session, held on the night of Friday, July 23. East of Cotton Hill An idea of Tyler Wylie, a track realignment project in taking place east of Cotton Hill to reallocate space for scenery. Josh Elder assisted in starting the project. The mainline is out of service east of … Read more
It was a very productive weekend at the SACOM layout building. Many of the vignettes that will make up our Kanawha Sub based layout are starting to take shape. “There is still a long way to go and plenty of modeling to be accomplished,” Jim Butler said. “We invite anyone interested in model railroading, the … Read more
