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[waltersrails]

I wish CSX still ran through my town. IT was a sight to see because when i was 5 i saw the B&O alive and well. Now all of it gone[sigh][sigh]

[Anonymous]

I have a CSX main about 3/10th of a mile from my house lots of differnt power on there from BNSF to UP even the Wheeling and Lake Erie from time to time Even an early morning AMTRAK.

I am Still learning Locomotives so I am not any good with there model types yet.

[Anonymous]

Hey Polizi- Good to see that you found our little clube here[:)]

So I've been saying I'd post pictures of my layout so here is the new work
http://community.webshots.com/album/171515699uwkftJ/1
Andrew

[Anonymous]

I see that this has fallen way, way down, into the depths of forgotten threads, but I have not forgotten it!

BUMP!

Let's get this thread back a'goin'! Now that csxguy is back in business, it should become interesting again.

uspscsx

[Anonymous]

Watched a couple of west bounds the other night with old conrail units man I like seeing that paint scheme, even if I do like the CSX colors. Glad your back USPSCXS.

George good progress on the layout cant wait to see it progress further.

[Anonymous]

Conrails are slowly disappearing...At least there's still a C&O running around![:D]

uspscsx

[Anonymous]

Wellllll.... I'm glad this thread made it back to the front page again![^]

I don't have any new CSX proto-photos to offer (they aren't parking as many trains on the passing siding these days), and I've been focusing all my energy on a trio of Kato SD38-2s painted in my private road (the Iron Belt). I'll be going to a mini-convention of steel mill modelers in northern Ohio on Sept. 16, and want to 'pose' these units on Dean Freytag's layout during the tour.

Andrew, I enjoyed seeing the progress photos of your layout - that foam is great stuff dontcha think? Easy to shape, and not as heavy (or as wet) as hydrocal and other 'traditional' terrain media. My garage layout is almost completely wired now, I'm hoping to fini***he control [switch] panel by tonight.

[Anonymous]

thanks guys for the comments. since skool started last week I haven't gotten much done.

Ken- I love the foam. It's the best thing I bought for my mrr after dcc. When you get up here we 'll have to meet up. One of the railroads that's on the tour is near me and I have known the guy for about a year. It's a beautiful layout and I think you'll enjoy it.

Andrew

[Anonymous]

George you deserve the praise for your work. I really wi***here were more train shows around here!

Uspscsx where is there a C&O engine at I have not seen one of them in a long time.

[Anonymous]

QUOTE: Originally posted by george745
Ken- ... When you get up here we 'll have to meet up. One of the railroads that's on the tour is near me and I have known the guy for about a year.

Andrew, that sounds like an excellent idea, drop me an 'E' and we can talk about the details.

[Anonymous]

QUOTE: Originally posted by polizi

George you deserve the praise for your work. I really wi***here were more train shows around here!

Uspscsx where is there a C&O engine at I have not seen one of them in a long time.

It's an SD40, number 4617. The cab is blue, and the nose is yellow with CSX lettering on it. Hangs around Cinci, but has been seen further north and south. Mainly does locals, yard work, and MOW trains.

http://railpictures.net/viewphoto.php?id=117503

uspscsx

[Anonymous]

Ok here is a CSX question do all the Engines just travel around to were ever they are needed or are they assigned a locateion like my local one the New Castle Sub?

[Anonymous]

I'm not sure, although I do tend to see a lot of AC4400CW's around here![:o)]

uspscsx

[Anonymous]

aaaaahhhhh AC4400CW's I love those, of course I am rather partial to any large Diesel Locomotive even more if it sports the Yellow Blue and Grey,

[Anonymous]

QUOTE: Originally posted by polizi

aaaaahhhhh AC4400CW's I love those, of course I am rather partial to any large Diesel Locomotive even more if it sports the Yellow Blue and Grey,

[:D]

Way to be.

uspscsx

[Anonymous]

Will- I think some engines are assigned to subs like helpers, yard switchers, and locals but i think main power is able to roam free.

Speaking of large engines, I saw my first Cw60ac (AC6000cw) last week Didn't get a picture or number but I did get to see it.
Andrew

[Anonymous]

George,

Where do you spot that big dog at? I have been doing some railfanning around here in the middle of the night around BD Tower but have not spotted one of them there Cw60's yet.

[Anonymous]

Yep, looks like it's time for another bump.

So bump.




This is just a little something I completed the other day. This was a Bowser 45' 100-Ton Coal Hopper, factory "patched"(note the quotes)CSXT. I made it truly patched. I taped over the lettering, and let 'er have it with black chalk. Sealed with Dullcote. The bottom was just some rusty areas and splases of oily-colored "stuff."

Enjoy.

[ChessieFan13]

Wondered where this thread went.......good to see it back topside. Here in Huntington I am seeing a lot of the new CSX paint. Mainly on GPs . I think it looks great. Better than the old in my book.

[waltersrails]

I like the hopper. i wish i could find chessie decals. CSX is what im modeling on my current layout with a little ns.

http://ztrainman.tripod.com/

[icmr]

CHESSIE ROCKS. Oh, I model ILLINOIS CENTRAL and NORFOLK SOUTHERN.



ICMR

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[Anonymous]

Wow a long forgotten thread. I missed it. good to see it back. Little work on the layout and not many photo's taken. School work eats up my time hence while i work on it in the summer

Polizi, I saw the cw60-ac at brittian yard. Sorry for two month late replay.

[Anonymous]

is there nothing going on in the world of CSX that there have been no post to this thread well I am back after a couple of months of not spending my live glied to the forums (new baby will do that to ya) What is with CSX they start a project of replaceing signals and then just stop in mid stream??? any one know why ?

[waltersrails]

IM a csx fan plan and simple even though they tore out the line through my town.

[Anonymous]

CSX runs right down the street I can hear them all hour of the day and night my 2 year old hears them too and will wake up in the middle of the night and start calling for them its kinda cute. For his age he is addicted to train spotting and will go with me for hours to watch. Once we were watching a train and the engineer tooted and waved at him made his entire day kept saying all day Choo Choo Waved! I like CSX and Norfolk Southern love the horse but I really miss the cat.

[Anonymous]

woah love csx dont have any local but plan to have mostly csx on my lavous my greatgrandad worked for csx back in the day what ar some good sites to vistit for pics for my layout of csx equip in operation

[Anonymous]

I finally had a chance to really browse throught the forum and caught this thread. I Live in Eastern Pa and grew up watching Reading, Erie Lackawanna, Penn Central and of course Conrail and CSX. I remember walking the RR tracks to school and back so I could save my trolley fare to buy candy and soda ! :) I live near a CSX line that is very active it runs over parts of the SEPTA R8 line as it leaves center city Phila. I'd have top say that at least 15 to 20 trains a day through this area, but whenever I'm parked along side the rails all I ever see are the ugly silver MU's of SEPTA. On the rare occasion that I do spot a CSX train it's usually a two unit tra***rain or a mixed consist of tanks and flatbeds with UPS trailers and they are almost always being pulled by AC6000s or a DASH 8 44-CW
I'd give anything to see an old GEEP or SD-40 roll through. :(

[icmr]

QUOTE: Originally posted by waltersrails

IM a csx fan plan and simple even though they tore out the line through my town.

Yeah, they did tear it out. It used to be a B&O line. Now we have NS still running through.



Victor

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[icmr]

Bump. Why is no one here?



Victor

Happy Railroading.[swg][swg]

[Anonymous]

I'm here !
I spent the better part of 4 hrs sitting up next to the tracks by my house and not 1 stinkin' train went by, after I left I couldn't have been more than a mile away and WHHHHHHHHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA I hear the loudest airhorn blast I've heard in a while, it was like it was saying HA-HA you missed me . I tell you what the train spotting around here is enough to drive person NUTS !!!