CSX 8077

[al-in-chgo]

 

Was the L&N especially fond of naming things after their executives?

I asked because I lived for two years in Norton (Southwestern), Virginia; I was told the town had been named after a late-nineteenth century VP at said rwy. 

Inquiring minds, etc.,

al-in-chgo

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[oskar]

First on one of its first trips down to Georgia in 1998 it was on a coal train. Nearing a town called Martinez the conductor of the train was hit with a rock thrown from somewhere near the engine. My Grandfather and I was the first one on the scene asking if they needed help. A dectective for CSX later told us that he was allright.

700 didn't get wrecked untill 2001 when the engineer took the wrong signal and ended up going into the back of another train belived to be a intermodal. A total of 2 people died and 1 is paralized one of the deaths is a drowning due to a crew member breaking his neck and drowned.

Total of 2 deaths and 2 injurys that I know of on that engine.

Pics of wreck

http://www.trainweb.org/csxphotos/photos/wrecks/0256wrk.jpg

http://www.trainweb.org/csxphotos/photos/wrecks/0700wrk.jpg

 

 

kevin

[Railfan1]

CSX 700 is also dubbed ''The Unlucky Engine''

 

kevin

Why?

[oskar]

CSX 5555 is the spirit of Cartersville and 8206 is belived to be a the Spirit of Bush or something related to George W. Bush.

 

CSX 700 is also dubbed ''The Unlucky Engine''

 

kevin

[Railfan1]

Thanks everyone for the info.

[Railfan1]

You could look them up on rrpicturearchives.net by going to "by railroad" and then finding the numbers.

[miniwyo]

Any Photos of these?

[Datafever]

Colonel Philip Hooper was an army officer who became a Vice President at Louisville and Nashville.  He died in 2003.

 Other special engines (not named after people though) include

1 - Spirit Of West Virginia
295 - Spirit of Clinchfield
356 - Spirit of Brunswick
391 - Spirit of Dante
454 - Spirit of Magnolia
500 - Spirit of Grafton
601 - Spirit of Waycross
602 - Spirit of Maryland
699, 5000, and 5001 are GE AC6000CW decorated with a "Diversity in Motion" logo on the side
700 - Spirit of Cumberland
789 - Spirit of Nashville
800 - Spirit of Benning
2304 has "Live Injury Free Everyday" Message
4685 - Spirit of Mulberry
4688 - Spirit of Tampa
4699 - Spirit of Miami
5571 has "Live Injury Free Everyday" Message

[oskar]

CSX 5107 is the Spirit of W. Thomas Rice who Rice Yard in Waycross is named after.

CSX 2702 is named after Franklin M. Garr and is the Spirit of Atlanta.

 

 

kevin

[Railfan1]

I was fortunate enough to see this unit yesterday. Who is the "Colonel Philip Hooper" that this unit is named after? Any other units named after people?