{"product_id":"the-chesapeake-ohio-railway-in-clifton-forge-virginia","title":"The Chesapeake \u0026 Ohio Railway in Clifton Forge, Virginia","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis booklet portrays the history of the Chesapeake \u0026amp; Ohio Railway at Clifton Forge, Virginia, a site that became important to the railway early in its history and eventually assumed a position as its second most important facility.\u003c\/p\u003e \n\n   \u003cbr\u003e\n   \u003cp\u003eIn 1889 C\u0026amp;O located important shops and yards at Clifton Forge. The yard was expanded in 1923 and reached the height of its importance to C\u0026amp;O.\u003cbr\u003e\n   \u003cbr\u003e\n   Converted to diesel work and eventually downsized and the shop eventually closed and the yard was downsized as railroading changed it character in the 1970s-2000 era.  Clifton Forge is the embodiment of a prototypical American Railroad town, and retains that flavor even today.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Thomas W. Dixon Jr.","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43998188929185,"sku":"9780939487790","price":35.24,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0462\/1120\/3233\/files\/157nzd2-front-shortedge-384_41ed9ff3-759f-4e88-aaa4-be91cf9882fd.jpg?v=1747225102","url":"https:\/\/bookswholesale.myshopify.com\/products\/the-chesapeake-ohio-railway-in-clifton-forge-virginia","provider":"BooksWholesale","version":"1.0","type":"link"}