A rare visit to Ohio for this former Conrail unit!
Q279 has an old friend leading it today. To my knowledge, 4601 is one of the last Conrail painted SD80MAC on CSX.
Got lucky and finally caught this unit in good sunlight on the point of a work train at Tilford.
Ex Seaboard System Locomotive w/CSX Nose
On the rear, note the Seaboard System logo peaking through the X.
CSX 4601 still sporting its Seaboard System paint scheme sits in the yard at Kingsport of a chilly January night. [Canon D60 image, ISO 200, 20" @ f6.7, 17mm]
CSXT Northbound Ballast Train at Resaca, Ga. on CSXT'S W&A Sub with an SD40 leading still in Seaboard System paint, but was ruined by the CSXT yellow patch on the nose & long hood end. The 4601 ma... (more)
Religated to rock train service, 4601 is the last of the 6 axle units painted Seaboard System, and a straight SD40 too! 4601 is ex8309 exSBD8309 exL&N1233
Another view of CSX 4601; August 26, 2003
One of only two CSX units to keep its Seaboard System paint, CSX 4601; Kennesaw, Ga, August 26, 2003
Its just shortly after midnight on July 3 and the "Starnes/Maglight" duo team up again to 'paint' this rare bird. CSX 4601 (Seaboard) is tied down on the point of the F033 work train at Kermit. (T... (more)