The Chesapeake & Ohio railroad acquired the Pere Marquette lines in Michigan in April, 1947. It continued to operate until merged into CSX Transportation along with the Seaboard Airline railroad.
Pere Marquette railroad → Chesapeake & Ohio Railway → CSX Transportation
Consolidated: Pere Marquette in 1947 + others
Operated for 40 years.
Became: CSXT in 1987
Reference: [MRRC]
1972. October. "Chessie System" is the new name just announced by the C&O and B&0 for thelr coordinated operations. [IT-1972-10]
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