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CSX - Big Sandy Misc. Sub. - 6-13-2012

Rail Fan Adventure --
1. Not a unit grass train but close.  Debris from a wreck perhaps has been stored in these hoppers long enough that the grass needs weed-eating!  Obviously these hoppers have not been earning their cost of capital lately.  Shelby on 7-29-11
Not a unit grass train but close. Debris from a wreck perhaps has been stored in these hoppers long enough that the grass needs weed-eating!
 
2. CSX 4740 departs Shelby w/b on the main line with SCWX empties.  10-22-11
CSX 4740 departs Shelby w/b on the main line with SCWX empties.
 
3. CSX 4841-4726 are gaining speed with an "Extra South" (Clinchfield parlance) passing Levisa Jct. on 11-12-11.  The coal train has a two-unit pusher. 
CSX 4841-4726 are gaining speed with an 'Extra South' (Clinchfield parlance) passing Levisa Jct.

4. CSX 5281-7396 wait at Fords Branch with an e/b grain train for permission to enter the yard.  The tiny post office still serves this small but picturesque community.  11-12-11
CSX 5281-7396 wait at Fords Branch with an e/b grain train for permission to enter the yard.
 
5. CSX 633-928 depart Shelby with a "Pike 29 Shifter" up the Sandy Valley & Elkhorn Sub. on 11-13-11.  An eastbound coal train is arriving on the left.  Bethlehem Steel's Pike 29 mine is now Central Appalachia Mining's Damron Fork operation.  Old names die slowly if at all.
CSX 633-928 depart Shelby with a 'Pike 29 Shifter' up the Sandy Valley & Elkhorn Sub.
 
6. CREX 9043 is a former UP C40-8 that now belongs to Citicorp Railmark Inc.  Shelby on 11-24-11.
CREX 9043 is a former UP C40-8 that now belongs to Citicorp Railmark Inc.
 
7. Late in the afternoon CREX 9043 and CSX 4534 departed west with 127 loads of coal on T941-18.  The defect detector revealed the train was 6,612 feet long.  Betsy Layne, Ky.
Late in the afternoon CREX 9043 and CSX 4534 departed west with 127 loads of coal on T941-18.
 
8. CSX SD40-2 8369 and GP38-2 2778 at Shelby on a rail train on 12-18-11.  The 8369 was formerly a SD40.
CSX SD40-2 8369 and GP38-2 2778 at Shelby on a rail train on 12-18-11.
 
9. Freshly shopped and painted GP38-2 2778 at Shelby on 12-18-11.  I think those white spots are lubricant for the doors.
Freshly shopped and painted GP38-2 2778 at Shelby on 12-18-11. 
 
10. Brackets for the brake stick and "knuckle mate." 
Brackets for the brake stick and 'knuckle mate.'
 
11. Unit is equipped with an air conditioner. 
Unit is equipped with an air conditioner. 
 
12. CSX SD80MAC 4601 on 12-24-11.  These ex-Conrail SD80s are getting fairly rare now.
CSX SD80MAC 4601 on 12-24-11.
 
13. New ES44AC 973 displays the new  CSX logo.  1-22-12.  The new 3000s are in this scheme.
New ES44AC 973 displays the new CSX logo.
 
14. CSX 711 and 363 encountered a slide near Harold.  It was scraped up quite a bit.  No. 363 mostly got muddy.  11-22-12. 
CSX 711 and 363 encountered a slide near Harold.
 

Train images used by permission of Everett N Young

last update - 25 Aug 2012