What is Chessie Nation?! Telling the long neglected history of the Chessie System. The Chessie Nation is first and foremost a history-educational blog/website that is dedicated to the telling of the history of especially the Chessie System. Chessie Nation will be a home for all who love Chessie! Chessie Nation is made those of us railroad fans, or just average people, who have some interest and/or physical, emotional or life connection to Chessie the Railroad Kitten and/or the “Ches-C” silhouette of the Chessie System. Free for all who love Chessie! Chessie Nation is a growing site with further plans for improvement and participation. Any memberships will always be free and “democratic” for Chessie Nation citizens! It’s OK to have Chessie in your life! The Ches-C has been a part of my life since I first saw it as a young girl on a new (and never seen before) Chessie System boxcar in about the Summer of ’73. It formed a deep emotional attachment to me after my first encounter. It’s OK, as many others also have expressed a love for her in this form. Many people also love her in the form used by the C&O in it’s famous and highly successful advertisements. What’s coming to Chessie Nation? An academic history of the Chessie System, including the Lake Michigan ferries. Newsletter; Interesting posts from: The pages of the Chessie News; What would Chessie Do? What can you do to help a hurting person? Chessie today; A look at some Chessie System memorabilia. A goal for Chessie Nation is reader /visitor participation and a FREE membership area for each member of a wide range of Chessie interests, ex. model railroading.