🐈 Station Cat Mini-series Stop #8: Chessie- Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad Mascot + Bonus
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On today's trip we take another trip out of England from leaving Liverpool, England and travel across the Atlantic ocean to the United States to visit the Chesapeake & Ohio railroad society in Clifton Forge VA to learned about Chessie the feline mascot of C&O. As we come to today's feline spotlight, we have covered:
- Tama in Japan
- Felix & Bolt at Huddersfield train station in Yorkshire, England
- Hector at Redruth Train Station Cat in Cornwall, England
- Jess at Andover train station in Hampshire, England.
- Stan the Charlbury Train Station Cat.
- Hi-Vis the Inverness Train Station (Scotland)
- Paul: South Parkway Station (Liverpool)
Note: This post will contain my own though of Chessie with link to the researched site down below at the end. This is my own thoughts so please be patient with me on this post.
The Chesapeake & Ohio railroad, had one of the most successful corporate symbols in American history which was a feline cat named Chessie. Unlike the seven previously spotlighted cats, Chessie was a fictional cat that was devolved by L.C. Probert, a C&O official charged with public relations and advertising, saw an etching in a newspaper of a cuddly little kitten sleeping under a blanket with a paw thrust contentedly forward in 1933.
For the entire running of the company service, Chessie played the role of advertising and promoting the Chesapeake & Ohio (C&O) railroad. Then came WW2, and Chessie had a mate named Peake wearing a solider cap to support the United States Military in 1937 and two look-alike kittens in 1935. Her mate named “Peake” came from the railroad name as well – Chesapeake = “Chessie-Peake”), in 1937. Which soon caused Chessie the "America's Sleepheart,” to be the talk of the railroad world, and propelling C&O to the top ranks of rail advertising.
Even though the C&O has been incorporated into the CSX, Chessie has made her mark in the American railroad history and legend. Even today, C&O's equipment are rare to see in their original yellow and blue paint scheme along with no longer seeing Chessie as the famous logo. But the good news to share is that you still can read about Chessie and her rise to one of the successful cooperate logo by going to the C&O Historical Society website down below or visit them in Clifton Forge, Virginia, United States.
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That's all I got on Chessie. To learn more about Chessie please click the link down below.
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But that is not the end of the post. The part "Bonus" means that this mini-series would technically end today but I'm not and extend it two more days till Saturday December 10th 2022. So down below are two additional cats that will be spotlighted:
- Bluebell Railway in Sussex, England featuring Gizmo who was the latest cat in the line of feline station residents => Friday December 9th 2022
- Gipsy Hill Station in Lanbeth, South London, England to visit a truly community loved feline named Fanny and how she became a community mascot => Saturday December 10th 2022
To Learn more about Working Felines in the United Kingdom please click the link below:
