The official spot for CSX fans (celebrating over 200 posts of CSX-laden information!!!)

[Anonymous]

I put my GP40-2 to work today, switching cars at the Redi-mix plant. I still havent put new glass in or finished the number boards.

[Anonymous]

Question:

What type of loco would you normally see in a semi-urban area? I have 2 choices (so far) U30-B or GP38-2? Csx colors of course.

[Anonymous]

QUOTE: Originally posted by csxguy
What type of loco would you normally see in a semi-urban area? I have 2 choices (so far) U30-B or GP38-2? Csx colors of course.

Either one would be correct, but the GP38-2 was more numerous.

Oh and while I'm at it, for the benefit of CSX lovers who did NOT already know about this excellent reference web site, check out:
http://trainweb.org/csxphotos/

[Anonymous]

Thanks ken.

[bbrant]

Just saw this post and thought I'd add a reply - especially since I'm a CSX fan too.

If anyone is interested, here's a link to some of my (mostly) CSX pictures.

http://bbrant.rrpicturearchives.net/

[Anonymous]

QUOTE: Originally posted by bbrant

Just saw this post and thought I'd add a reply - especially since I'm a CSX fan too.

Nice pictures Brian, and [#welcome] to the CSX thread!

[Anonymous]

Hey Ken!!! Awesome picture site! Thanks for the reference. I hope to get some pics on this thread soon. I will take a few pictures of my roster (hopefully soon to be expanded) and post 'em here.

[Anonymous]

nice pictures bbrant. I spent a good half hour looking at those. [#welcome] to the CSX club.

Anyone know of ny intresting operations that CSX does that would add interest to the operations of my layout. Some kind of rule that differs it from the other railroads. Or a site that discuss's csx's train symbols and special operating rules.
Andrew

[Anonymous]

[Anonymous]

I posted a picture!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I finally did it!!!

[Anonymous]

I officially claim this 100th post on "The Official Spot For CSX Fans" as my own. This a monumentous occasion in this thread's history.

[bbrant]

Thanks Ken & George for the welcome. Working on a small Chessie/CSX layout now so hopefully will have some pics to share of that in the coming months.

Brian

[Anonymous]

Hey, guys! I saw the Tropicana Train last night. It was being pulled by a Conrail unit and a CSX unit in the new colors.

[Anonymous]

QUOTE: Originally posted by csxguy

Hey, guys! I saw the Tropicana Train last night. It was being pulled by a Conrail unit and a CSX unit in the new colors.

I find the new CSX 'YN3' scheme very underwhelming; reminds me too much of the earlier C&O yellow-nose hood units. How much longer until some corporate bean counters force them to go 100% blue?

[Anonymous]

I dunno, ken. I kinda like the new scheme, but i REALLY love the blue-yellow-gray scheme. IT'S AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!![:)]

[Anonymous]

It depends on the locomotive of whether the paint scheme works or not. I lik ethe YN2 on the early standard cabs units but lik the new scheme on the newer wide units. Though you gotta love a clean engine when you find one. I wish csx ttake some effort into keeping a cleaner. I know they won't because all that matters to them is if it runs or not, not how it looks. I'm not saying this is wrong but i do like a nic fresh paint job.
Andrew

[Anonymous]

QUOTE: Originally posted by george745
It depends on the locomotive of whether the paint scheme works or not. I lik ethe YN2 on the early standard cabs units but lik the new scheme on the newer wide units.

I can live with the YN3 scheme as long as they keep the yellow nose (BTW do they still paint the end of the 'long' hood yellow as well?). At least that's still a far sight prettier than the bland black-and-white on NS locos!

[Anonymous]

I am CURSED!!! Yesterday the camera broke, and it just happens to be the day CSX decides to send 10 trains an your past the window!!! ARRRGGG!!! Today, i got a disposable camera, but not a single train has passed by yet!!! Tomorrow i don't know what i'll do.

[Anonymous]

The CSX dispatchers must have camera detectors; I can't think of any other explanation for why, ever since I started keeping my camera in my car, I have not seen a single train at the Woodstock Rd crossing![banghead]

I know the first time I leave my camera at home there'll be a train parked on the passing siding and another on the main - Murphy's Law of train photography.

[Anonymous]

Isn't that weird??? It's like they knew...

[Anonymous]

It happened again today!!! ARG!

[grandeman]

Hey guys, I posted these in the prototype forum too but thought they might fit here as well. They were shot in August, Ga.



MP15 in new paint scheme.


Caboose!


Road power in new scheme.


Mixed freight crossing the Augusta Canal. We saw this train something like five times! Glad the popo wasn't around... [:)]


Thought this hopper was kinda cool.

[Anonymous]

The new scheme just isn't as good as the YN2 (yellow blue gray). Why is that caboose still around??? those were replaced long ago!

[grandeman]

QUOTE: Originally posted by csxguy

The new scheme just isn't as good as the YN2 (yellow blue gray).

Ok but I kinda like them both.

QUOTE: Why is that caboose still around??? those were replaced long ago!

Dunno, kinda like them as well.

[ericsp]

QUOTE: Originally posted by csxguy

The new scheme just isn't as good as the YN2 (yellow blue gray). Why is that caboose still around??? those were replaced long ago!

I have heard CSX actually calls them "Shoving Platforms" they are for when a train needs to make a long reverse movment, the conductor can ride on the platform instead of hanging off of a ladder. Out here, work trains will have a caboose quite often. I do not know if it is for the same reason or for more crew members to ride on the train. Also, I have heard of using cabooses as buffer cars.

[Anonymous]

What's a buffer car?

[ericsp]

QUOTE: Originally posted by csxguy

What's a buffer car?

Most cars carrying hazardous materials cannot be coupled next to a locomotive (along with some other cars, depending on what they are carrying). If a train is composed entirely of cars that cannot be coupled to the locomotive, they will take along a (usually) empty car to separate the haz-mat cars from the locomotives, this is called a buffer car.

[Anonymous]

Simon, the Huntington shops used to be a C&O facility. One thing that kept the Huntington shops from being closed was the massive crane inside. A friend of ours, who has now passed away, worked on steam engines there. He started in Hinton, WV. and was transferred to Huntington. When he started working there it was a C&O facility. Next it became a Chessie System facility (early 1970s), and by the time Harry retired, it was a CSX shop. I have a few friends who still work at the Huntington shops. One was transferred down from the old B&O shops in Cumberland, Maryland. Two of our friends have been transferred to Jacksonville, Florida. CSX has this high-tech round control room in Jacksonville that keeps track of all the traffic on CSX 's rails.

[Anonymous]

When Im in Baltimore I see alot of Cabeese on the trains there, that is where I saw my first GP30/RDMT ! The caboose is always right behind the engine. This is also how I run my local on my layout.

[Anonymous]

They still use Cabooses a lot in switching. The local around here always has a caboose on the end.

As for the schemes, YN2, IMO, looks best on GE's. YN3 looks best on EMDs.