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How many engines are still painted in dark blue and have the C&O letters on the side of it.

only one and that is CSXT 4617

Any idea where this unit operates from most of the time?

Welcome to CSX Predecessors, a page within the Chessie Chapter. We try to track 4617 and other predecessors movements around the system, based upon report and a number of sources. Not always the most up to date, but we try. 4617 was at Toledo in summer 2004, and Oak Yard in Detroit in spring 2005. That was the last time it was in Michigan or close. I believe it was also at Garrett in 2005 or 2006. Check out the link and feel free to join the Chessie Chapter!

http://groups.msn.com/chessiechapter/cs ... ssors.msnw

Another great source for 4617 information: http://groups.msn.com/chessiechapter/4617.msnw


Mackinac Mac photo

I saw the unit, when I was in 10 grade, (15) now I'm 17, I was helping the Middle School Track Coach, and we were driving over to the school and the unit was going west, I kick my self in the butt for not having my camera with me. I think it was Q327.

Man, I missed it! That's a piece of History there, and I missed it 2 summers ago..... darn.

here ya go.. Garret IN.

photo by me

Well, there are C&O engines NOT ON CSX!!!! Some are in the dark ble, most are not, DIESELS:
5828 GP7 on display at Roanoke VA
5833 GP7 Currently operating on the Hocking Valley Railroad (Tourist/museum), in full C&O
5886 GP7 partialy dismantled at Star NC (as of 2002)

SD18 #7311 In full, unpatched Chessie paint with "C&O" on the cab, with a smaller "VILX" on the battery box doors forward of the cab. Currently being used on the CKIN (Chesapeake & Indiana RR)
STEAM:
377 "Ten Wheeler" 4-6-0 on display at B&O museum
490 "Hudson" type 4-6-4 on display at B&O museum
614 "Greenbrier" type 4-8-4 (J3A), location??
1309 2-6-6-2, "Last Baldwin Steam Engine Built", on display Hunnington WV
1601 "Allegheny" type 2-6-6-6 on display in Henry Ford Museum
1604 "Allegheny" type 2-6-6-6 on display at B&O museum.
2700 "Kanawha" type2-8-4 Denison Ohio (on display??)
2705 "Kanawha" type 2-8-4 on display at B&O Museum
2707 "Kanawha" type 2-8-4 on display at Union RR museum
2716 "Kanawha" type 2-8-4 on display at Kentucky RR museum
2727 "Kanawha" type 2-8-4 on diplay at Kirkwood MO
2732 "Kanawha" type 2-8-4 on display at Richmond VA
2736 "Kanawha" type 2-8-4 on display at Greenbay WI
2755 "Kanawha" type 2-8-4 on display at Logan WV
2756 "Kanawha" type 2-8-4 on display at newport News VA
2776 "Kanawha" type 2-8-4 on display at Washington Court House OH
2789 "Kanawha" type 2-8-4 on display at Peru IN
This is all I got right now Dave c

Pat> Beautiful shot! I guess the Prime was a little fussy that day eh?

yea.. they was having problems with her that day. she wanted to sleep longer I guess.

Yeah, Patrick timed his shot well..here's her just before that big ploom of smoke:

Made some corrections to Dave's Steam information:

Railnut wrote: STEAM:
377 "Ten Wheeler" 4-6-0 on display at B&O museum, Baltimore, MD
490 "Hudson" type 4-6-4 on display at B&O museum, Baltimore, MD
614 "Greenbrier" type 4-8-4 (J3A), Last Mainline Passenger Steam Locomotive comercially built in the United States, Lima Locomotive Works, 10/1948. Currently in storage at Port Clinton, PA.
1309 2-6-6-2, "Last Baldwin Steam Engine Built", on display Huntington, WV (Part of the Collis P. Huntington Chapter NRHS Collection)
1601 "Allegheny" type 2-6-6-6 on display in Henry Ford Museum, Dearborn, MI
1604 "Allegheny" type 2-6-6-6 on display at B&O museum, Baltimore, MD
2700 "Kanawha" type 2-8-4 Located in Dennison, OH at the Dennison Depot Museum, and awaiting Cosmetic Restoration
2705 "Kanawha" type 2-8-4 on display at B&O Museum, Baltimore, MD
2707 "Kanawha" type 2-8-4 on display at Illinois RR museum, Union, IL
2716 "Kanawha" type 2-8-4 on display at Kentucky RR museum, New Haven, KY
2727 "Kanawha" type 2-8-4 on diplay at the National Museum of Transport, Kirkwood, MO
2732 "Kanawha" type 2-8-4 on display at Richmond, VA (Museum of Science)
2736 "Kanawha" type 2-8-4 on display at Green bay, WI (National Railroad Museum)
2755 "Kanawha" type 2-8-4 on display at Logan, WV (Chief Logan State Park)
2756 "Kanawha" type 2-8-4 on display at Newport News, VA (In a park)
2776 "Kanawha" type 2-8-4 on display at Washington Court House, OH (In a park)
2789 "Kanawha" type 2-8-4 UNDER RESTORATION at the Hoosier Valley RR Museum in North Judson, IN

Thanks Gregg

Couple other minor corrections (and additions) for the C&O steam list:

The 1309 is at the B&O museum in Baltimore,MD

The 1308 is on display in Huntington,WV.

The 2760 is on display in Lynchburg,VA

I have pictures somewhere, but that will take a while to find...

The engines in Richmond and Logan are the only ones I havent seen yet..

Heck, she deserves to be put somewhere nice after retirement, I say a nice museum. Wonder why the paint crews have desended on her main body yet? Will be a sad day, and i think railfans would protest CSX painting her in a DF scheme. How long has she been on the road?

I believe 4617 was built in 1971, and wears her original colors of C&O blue. At one point in the 90s, part of the cab was repainted, and in 1996 (?) she got the CSX yellow noses (modified scheme). It is doubtful 4617 will ever wear CSX dark future/scheme 7 colors. CSX isn't repainting anything they don't forsee with a long future on the railroad. When it is retired, it will be in C&O Blue.

On a side note, I hope the Hoosier Valley Musuem has great success restoring their Kanawha. Certainly there are plenty of others to draw parts from I'd love to see it run!

Ok, thats good to see that she will atleats be around for a little while....