Who's First?

[Anonymous]

On the northeast corridor, both CSX and Norfolk Southern operate their freight trains on Amtrak's main line. My question is, I've seen many CSX trains that have a variety of different railroad company engines. For example: a CSX train with Sante Fe , BNSF, HCLX engines.....is their a rule that if the CSX train's consist includes these other railroad's engines, does a CSX engine have to be the 1st unit?? Also, what is the rule when these freight trains are operating on their home road with a variety of engines, i.e. must it be a CSX engine as the 1st unit?

[Anonymous]

Like you i've seen numerous CSX trains with different loco's.They may or may not be the lead engine,i suppose its the way the yard crew lines them out.There seems to be a preference from consists i've seen to use Uo/Sp engines as the lead,and that brings multiple questions to mind?Lol?

[csxengineer98]

QUOTE: Originally posted by amtrak-tom

On the northeast corridor, both CSX and Norfolk Southern operate their freight trains on Amtrak's main line. My question is, I've seen many CSX trains that have a variety of different railroad company engines. For example: a CSX train with Sante Fe , BNSF, HCLX engines.....is their a rule that if the CSX train's consist includes these other railroad's engines, does a CSX engine have to be the 1st unit?? Also, what is the rule when these freight trains are operating on their home road with a variety of engines, i.e. must it be a CSX engine as the 1st unit?

first off... any unit that has letters that end in X means its a leaser rent-a-wreck.... it has no "home road".... second..another roads power might be on the system for hores power hours repayed..or they might have leased the unit also... 3rd...a csx unit dose not have to be the first engin...in places where they have cab signals .... then a csx unit that is eqiped with cab signals...or any other roads engins that are cab signal equiped may be used as a leader..... any locomotive can be used on csx as a leader in non cab signal terriorty as long as it has a radio ..HTD unit...working horn bell...and head light...
csx engineer

[Anonymous]

Thanks for the replies! Does CSX use cab codes on their railroad? I know on the N.E. Corridor that all trains must have the 1st unit cab code equipped. But, where does CSX and any other railroad have cab code signals?