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[Anonymous]

Ditto to some of George's post. I'll be leaving this friday to go to Mackinac Island and Traverse City (both in Michigan) for a week. I doubt I'll see any CSX up there, but if I do run into any trains, you can bet I'll get a pic of one.

[Anonymous]

Welcome USPSCSX! Glad to see you found us? Any pics of your layout. I enjoy seeing the pics everyone posts here.

Well tonight may be my last night here for a while. I leave friday morning for wisconsin. I'll be back the following friday and hopefully a couple days after that, I'll show you what I've been working on my layout. And of course any CSX engines I stumble upon I'll snap a pic of.
Andrew

[Anonymous]

QUOTE: Originally posted by KenLarsen

QUOTE: Originally posted by csxmu

Nice pics Ken, looks just like the SD40-2 I am working on now! Question when did the white roof come into play, and WHY?

Josh, I'm not sure exactly when the white roofs appeared, but their purpose is to keep the cab interior cooler by reflecting the sunlight instead of absorbing it...cheaper than retrofitting every loco with a roof-mounted A/C unit!

First off, I'd like to say, FINALLY, CSX fans. It's good to be here.

Anyway, the white roof was introduced in 2002, and Ken hit the nail on the head as to why.

It's a bummer for me though, I model late 1999/2000. I guess my engineers will have to die of heat exhaustion[8D]

[Anonymous]

QUOTE: Originally posted by Drew22
Does CSX have or had any GP50's I have a undec. model that could become CSX.

Drew,
The CSX Photo Archive on trainweb lists a few GP60's, here is one of them:


I didn't see anything for GP50's though. Here is the link if you want to explore that whole site:
http://www.trainweb.org/csxphotos/

[Anonymous]

Does CSX have or had any GP50's I have a undec. model that could become CSX.

DRew

[ChessieFan13]

I live in huntington wv and csx and chessie is all over, conrail, the occasonial up ...kcs... old bn the green ones and there is also a old alco 1 i think still in the oglby colors. The hgnt carshop is always busy me and the wee chessiefan go there often to watvh the action.

[Anonymous]

QUOTE: Originally posted by csxmu
SD40-2 Bluebox dummy! Powered trucks, lights, and other details!
I wanted something used looking, I think this will work well!
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y244/csx1979/000_1120.jpg
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y244/csx1979/000_1119.jpg
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y244/csx1979/000_1121.jpg
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y244/csx1979/000_1122.jpg

Awesome, Josh, I'll have to go buy a few of those and paint 'em myself. Viva la BleuBauxes![:P]

[Anonymous]

SD40-2 Bluebox dummy! Powered trucks, lights, and other details!

I wanted something used looking, I think this will work well!

[Anonymous]

Ken- I like that paint scheme on the sd40's. I might have to paint on of my engines in that scheme.
Andrew

[Anonymous]

QUOTE: Originally posted by csxmu

Nice pics Ken, looks just like the SD40-2 I am working on now! Question when did the white roof come into play, and WHY?

Josh, I'm not sure exactly when the white roofs appeared, but their purpose is to keep the cab interior cooler by reflecting the sunlight instead of absorbing it...cheaper than retrofitting every loco with a roof-mounted A/C unit!

[Anonymous]

Nice pics Ken, looks just like the SD40-2 I am working on now! Question when did the white roof come into play, and WHY?

[Anonymous]

QUOTE: Originally posted by george745
I found this in the Trains forum thought it might interest you guys. http://www.trains.com/community/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=39623

Interesting topic Andrew, thanx for sharing it!

I caught another live one at Woodstock crossing, a matched pair (notice they are NOT in the standard YN2 scheme):

[Anonymous]

I found this in the Trains forum thought it might interest you guys. http://www.trains.com/community/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=39623
Andrew

[Anonymous]

QUOTE: Originally posted by robby79

I like CSX. Here in my town they come threw on a old SeaBoard rail, and carry mostly coal, but my favorite, and sorry, is Norfolk Southern. Guess cause im a southern boy. hehehe

Welcome to the thread. My favorite is of course CSX but there is still a spot for NS in my heart. My U -30c in NS has a specail place on my layout. i'm planning to have atleast one NS run through train on my layout. It will be nice contrast to the CSX and Chessie's bright colors and even though I'm not sure if this is prototypical for my era it will be run long hood forward.
Andrew

[Anonymous]

QUOTE: Originally posted by robby79

I like CSX. Here in my town they come threw on a old SeaBoard rail, and carry mostly coal, but my favorite, and sorry, is Norfolk Southern. Guess cause im a southern boy. hehehe

Understandable... I only wi***hey had stayed more "Southern" and less "Norfolk"![:D] I miss the "tuxedoes".

[Anonymous]

I like CSX. Here in my town they come threw on a old SeaBoard rail, and carry mostly coal, but my favorite, and sorry, is Norfolk Southern. Guess cause im a southern boy. hehehe

[Anonymous]

QUOTE: Originally posted by george745

Ken- Hope you enjoyed the photos. It's my fourth layout but none of them have really had scenery. I almost had the sectional aproach going. All my parts were 2 foot by 4 foot and i would rearrange them. the problem was they were all built with different grades of lumber so nothing ever matched up.

Yes Andrew I definitely enjoyed them! [tup] Spent nearly an hour at your site. Nice weathering on those models!

Jonathon - I found a link to the [former Abracadata, now a different name] layout design software website: http://www.theliquidateher.com/railroad-windows.html

Regarding the M/M geep: That winterization hatch must have been added later (during the rebuild), none of the C&O or B&O geeps ever had those. I also notice there are no dynamic brake blisters - all of the 9's (except the torpedo boats) had DB's. I know it isn't a torpedo boat because the air reservoirs are under the chassis like regular geeps. So if this ever belonged to Chessie, they sure did a great job of hiding its origins![:D]

[Anonymous]

QUOTE: Originally posted by KenLarsen

Jonathon - nice shot of that Mid-Michigan geep[tup], is it a former GTW unit?[/br]

Very well could be Ken. The Grand Rapids Eastern and Mid Michigan railroads (both owned by Rail America) operate a stretch of former GTW mainline. I'm pretty sure I read somewhere that it was an ex B&O ex CSX GP9, though.

George, the M means that it was rebuilt. For example, this GP9 had it's nose chopped. I don't know why they call them GP9M's, because as we all know, M normally stands for EMD wide cab.

[Anonymous]

Ken- Hope you enjoyed the photos. It's my fourth layout but none of them have really had scenery. I almost had the sectional aproach going. All my parts were 2 foot by 4 foot and i would rearrange them. the problem was they were all built with different grades of lumber so nothing ever matched up.

In regards to the web buttons. I love them. There are people who don't promote their layout on the forum's so sometimes i spend some time opening up all the webpages I can find. I know their are a lot of talented people here but there's still a bunch that you have to search for.

Jonathon- I like photo. What does the m stand for in GP9?
Andrew

[Anonymous]

Jonathon - nice shot of that Mid-Michigan geep[tup], is it a former GTW unit?

Andrew, I stand corrected![:I] I never remember to look for that tiny "web" button at the bottom of peoples' posts... so you're on your 4th layout now huh? This is only my second (or should I say it will be, if I can ever finish laying the track[:D])

[Anonymous]

Ken- I do have a webshots acount. If you look at the bottom of my post it's the link. It has pictures of the prototype and of my last three layouts. I'll be taking a trip to wisconsin in two weeks and when I get back I'll use the remaining pictures to show you guys the progress of my layout.

Jay and Adam- Good to see some fellow scouts on the forum. I eagled in 01 and I'm teaching the railroading merit badge to my old troop right now. Including a trip to Altoona and the Horseshoe curve in August. Hope to see a post someday about both of you reaching your eagle!
Andrew

[Anonymous]

Hey guys! No CSX today, but I did see this, about 10 miles south of the CSX Plymouth sub.



Mid Michigan Railroad GP9M #24 on the Grand Rapids Eastern mainline in Ada, MI. Grand Rapids Eastern interchanges with CSX.

[ericsp]

QUOTE: Originally posted by KenLarsen

QUOTE: Originally posted by 4884bigboy

QUOTE: Originally posted by csxmu

Question ? Are SD38-2 's SD40-2 without dynamicbrakes and a turbo?

Answer: SD38-2s are SD40-2 bodys with GP38-2 components.

...and CSX inherited a few of these from L&N:
http://www.trainweb.org/csxphotos/photos/SD38-2/2452CSX-bc.jpg

Great, another locomotive I want to model.

[cheese3]

Hey Jay. i took railroading merrit badge with you. You have to come see my new layout it is much better then the old one you saw.

[Anonymous]

QUOTE: Originally posted by george745

Good to hear Ken! i'm assuming the spread in MRR will be out soon after. Just kidding It's kinda neat that we have three CSX fans all at about the same place in building their layout.

Andrew - didn't you have a website or RailImages album with your stuff on it (similar to csxMU's)? Anyway I'd like to learn more about your under-construction layout when you got time to post it...

[Anonymous]

Hello Jay and [#welcome] - always great to see another Marylander come aboard![tup]

Do you by any chance belong to - or know anybody in - the Four County modular club?

[Anonymous]

hey jaybird, [#welcome] Welcome to our Club. The password is "csx" I know it's not original but it does the job.
Andrew

[jaybird1]

I'm a CSX / B&O / WM fangood to see see you all!

[Anonymous]

Good to hear Ken! i'm assuming the spread in MRR will be out soon after. Just kidding It's kinda neat that we have three CSX fans all at about the same place in building their layout. Keep the good news coming!
Andrew

[Anonymous]

Hi guys, I just made MAJOR progress on my under-construction layout this weekend, I'm hoping to have the main line track laid within a month![:p]