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Y@ wrote:
Seriously, those 8900's look awesome.

Yes they do. Agree 100%.

Jetlink wrote:

Y@ wrote:
Seriously, those 8900's look awesome.

Yes they do. Agree 100%.

Makes me wish NS was black and yellow...instead of white

MQT3001 wrote:

Jetlink wrote:

Y@ wrote:
Seriously, those 8900's look awesome.

Yes they do. Agree 100%.

Makes me wish NS was black and yellow...instead of white

+1 Photoshop anyone?

MQT1223 wrote:
+1 Photoshop anyone?

Photo is by a credible source, Brian Gessel, who works in Huntington. Not photoshopped.

Mr. Tops wrote:

MQT1223 wrote:
+1 Photoshop anyone?

Photo is by a credible source, Brian Gessel, who works in Huntington. Not photoshopped.

I know the CSX units are not photoshopped, I was talking about NS with yellow logos instead of white.

CSX Locomotive Roster Update March 2015

YN2 Repaints:
29 CW44AC
8623 SD50-2
5941 B20-8
7686 C40-8W
8444 SD40-2
283 CW44AC
Now 957 YN2

YN3 Repaints:
8585 SD50-2
2217 RDSLUG
4809 SD70MAC
1133 MP15
2237 RDSLUG & 6466 GP40-2
1520 GP15T
8618 SD50-2
1226 MP15T
4827 SD70MAC
Now 2676 YN3

New Units:
- 3189-3199 ES44AH. Delivered in YN3B
- 8900-8911 SD40-2. From NS; Delivered in NS. 8901, 8906 & 8909 CSX Boxcar logo patch confirmed.
Now 500 ES44AH
Now 393 SD40-2

Rebuilds:
No, Rblt Date, New Paint, Old No, Old Model, 1st Built, Fmr Paint
none


Retirements
- 4590-4593 SD80MAC; to NS
- 4595-4602 SD80MAC; to NS
Now 0 SD80MAC

New Paint totals (pct), change:
YN3B: 628 (14.74%), +26
YN3: 2676 (62.55%), -21
YN2: 957 (22.39%), -6
YN1: 1 (0.02%), no change
CR: 1 (0.02%), no change

Average Fleet Age: 22.27 years
Total Units Rostered: 4275; +11

Three more SD40-2's headed out to MPI for rebuild. 8806 was one of the numbers.

Went out on a Q639-07 it looked like.

CSX_CO wrote:Three more SD40-2's headed out to MPI for rebuild. 8806 was one of the numbers.

Went out on a Q639-07 it looked like.

If so, that would certainly be the first 8800 tracked for rebuild. And, it would finally open the door for the 8888 to be rebuilt.

Sounds like they are shipping out 8300s and 8400s as well. These are rebuilds from SD40 cores, and have shorter decks. Supposedly, these will still be classed as SD40-3s, but will be classed in a different number series, perhaps the 4100s.

Do you have the other two numbers?

The history on those MK rebuilds is a bit complicated, in many instances CSX traded their SD40's to MK in exchange for SD45 cores that MK rebuilt to SD40-2 standards for CSX.
http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/locoLi ... SX&mid=884
Not 100 % sure of the heritage of those SD45's but I believe that many from the fleet that C&NW had collected for power for their Powder River coal trains early on.

MQT3001 wrote:

CSX_CO wrote:Three more SD40-2's headed out to MPI for rebuild. 8806 was one of the numbers.

Went out on a Q639-07 it looked like.

If so, that would certainly be the first 8800 tracked for rebuild. And, it would finally open the door for the 8888 to be rebuilt.

Sounds like they are shipping out 8300s and 8400s as well. These are rebuilds from SD40 cores, and have shorter decks. Supposedly, these will still be classed as SD40-3s, but will be classed in a different number series, perhaps the 4100s.

Do you have the other two numbers?

MSchwiebert wrote:The history on those MK rebuilds is a bit complicated, in many instances CSX traded their SD40's to MK in exchange for SD45 cores that MK rebuilt to SD40-2 standards for CSX.

MQT3001 wrote:

CSX_CO wrote:Three more SD40-2's headed out to MPI for rebuild. 8806 was one of the numbers.

In regards to the rebuilds MK did for CSX that came as 8439-8488, has reminded me that back in the day, to appease the unions involved, over Huntington rebuilding them themselves, the only way they would allow this, if the locomotives returning to CSX were not from the same cores. CSX in turn retired and sold their own units, and all the units coming back to CSX were rebuilds were from other cores and other railroads.

They may have worked out a similiar deal for those stored 8800s that CSX has had sitting around for years, and continues to add on to. I do know that CSX did not want to tackle the 8800s for rebuilding themselves, It was always a surprise that they continue to sit, but now that one has moved, perhaps all the rest will go as well, either for trade in, or payment for the other ones they are now working at, in lieu of coming to CSX as rebuilt.

Another group of SD40-2 headed out on q639 again this morning. Didn't jot down any numbers. FWIW system has shown all the engines as being tagged to MPI for rebuild, including the 8806.

Practice Safe CSX

CSX_CO wrote:Another group of SD40-2 headed out on q639 again this morning. Didn't jot down any numbers. FWIW system has shown all the engines as being tagged to MPI for rebuild, including the 8806.

Practice Safe CSX

What about 8865? tia

Interesting, I never knew "why" this was the case. I figured it was so that CSX could keep their "unit count" up by using the engines destined for trade while MK rebuilt the "new" engines from the cores they had on hand.



In regards to the rebuilds MK did for CSX that came as 8439-8488, has reminded me that back in the day, to appease the unions involved, over Huntington rebuilding them themselves, the only way they would allow this, if the locomotives returning to CSX were not fr

MQT3001 wrote:

CSX_CO wrote:Three more SD40-2's headed out to MPI for rebuild. 8806 was one of the numbers.

[/quote]om the same cores. CSX in turn retired and sold their own units, and all the units coming back to CSX were rebuilds were from other cores and other railroads.

They may have worked out a similiar deal for those stored 8800s that CSX has had sitting around for years, and continues to add on to. I do know that CSX did not want to tackle the 8800s for rebuilding themselves, It was always a surprise that they continue to sit, but now that one has moved, perhaps all the rest will go as well, either for trade in, or payment for the other ones they are now working at, in lieu of coming to CSX as rebuilt.[/quote]

I think 8888 does not need to be chopped up and altered so severely, but I don't know what I would think about seeing a unit RESTORED in CSX paint at a museum.

MQT1223 wrote:I think 8888 does not need to be chopped up and altered so severely, but I don't know what I would think about seeing a unit RESTORED in CSX paint at a museum.

I'm 95% confident 8888 will never see the road again as the 8888. Split the remaining odds between it comes back as a dash-3 or that it is a trade-in.

Did some digging on the units that went thru here.

8837, 8336, 8409, 8848, 8342, 8806, 8883, and 8869.

CSX_CO wrote:Did some digging on the units that went thru here.

8837, 8336, 8409, 8848, 8342, 8806, 8883, and 8869.

These reports are great, Russ! 36 units now known out for rebuild. 30 to MPI, 6 to East St Louis.

IIRC, the plan was for 50 more SD40-3s this year, around 100 dash-3s total on the year. We shall see.

Meanwhile, anybody find a 3200 yet?

GPS for CSXT 3200 is turned on. QD 83 which should be around Erie.

Hey Russ, do you have any more updates on the 3200s?

Good updates recently, thanks! Just found this, not reported yet I think:
http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/showPi ... id=4163333