50 years later - CSX heritage units

[ns145]

NS needs a Katy heritage unit.  69 miles of former Katy trackage makes up part of NS' Detroit-KC mainline between Moberly and Hannibal, MO.

CSX operates part of EL's former mainline between Galion and Marion, OH.  This was a joint paired single track operation with NYC/Big Four, but controlled by the EL.  CSX also operates a small portion of EL's Marion Yard.

PRR should be included to represent the west end of the St. Louis Line and the fact that CSX owns the former PRR mainline west of Crestline, OH (leased to the CF&E).

 

[MidlandMike]

Ayer, MA to Portland, ME is ex-B&M.  MC does seem like an omission.

[Leo_Ames]

Flintlock76

I like it!  I hope it starts a trend for CSX!  

 

 

The person that broke this news (and has been fairly accurate about the details), said that preliminary plans are for 25 units. Below is a direct paste of the list.

 

B&O

GARR

B&M

RF&P

NC&STL

AWP

Monon

L&N

WM

NYC

C&O

Katy (I thought this was a UP thing)

ACL

PL&E

C&EI

PM

SAL

Clinchfield

P&NR

SCL

Penn Central

SBD family

Chessie System

CR

PAR (Pan Am Railways)

 

He did state that the B&O paint was rushed and that the cab and nose was to be finished in B&O colors after an event. But we now know the paint job is the finished deal. But instead of him being incorrect, perhaps a higher up at CSX liked the blend result so much that they've simply decided to stick with it after seeing it.

 

He also said that Clinchfield should be next, which wasn't the case. But perhaps we'll see that next out after the Chessie unit, indicating his sources weren't too far off the mark and furthering the suggestion that this list has some validity (although plans do change).

 

If accurate, I do wonder why a Katy unit would be done though. And no Erie Lackawanna unit makes sense (I think the extent of ex-EL trackage that they received with their 42% of Conrail was the Oswego branch). 

 

And no Maine Central unit stands out when there's a Boston & Maine unit on the list. I'm not too well versed on Pan Am and the ancestory of each line, but surely some of what CSX now owns and directly operates (Versus the ex B&M Hoosac Tunnel line that is leased to another operating entity) was former Maine Central trackage? 

 

[Flintlock76]

Overmod

 

 

zugmann

I always thoguht they should just give up the whole "CSX" thing and change their name to Chessie.

 

 

You and me both -- but with a better cat instead of the broken dish.

 

 

How about Chesapeake System?  

[Overmod]

zugmann

I always thoguht they should just give up the whole "CSX" thing and change their name to Chessie.

You and me both -- but with a better cat instead of the broken dish.

[zugmann]

I always thought they should just give up the whole "CSX" thing and change their name to Chessie.   

[Flintlock76]

I like it!  I hope it starts a trend for CSX!  

[VIPER1]

I dont know but this scheme dose not look right too me with only 3 quarters of the engine painted Chessie 

[BaltACD]

As a B&O guy, I wasn't thrilled when the Chessie paint scheme came on the scene, however, over time and with the transition to CSX - the Chessie scheme grows on one.

 

[Backshop]

IIRC, the Chessie U-boats had a much wider vermillion stripe than the EMDs.

[CSSHEGEWISCH]

It's a nice blend of the current and heritage colors.

[Overmod]

Heritage unit for CSX, with one of my favorite schemes:

https://www.railwayage.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/CSX-1973-Chessie.jpg