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