CSX Transportation has repainted one of its executive fleet F40PH locomotives in a paint scheme inspired by predecessor Baltimore & Ohio. The city of Baltimore chartered the railroad on Feb. 28, 1827, to build west to a suitable point on the Ohio River. Ground was broken on July 4, 1828, at Carrollton, Md. By 1929 the railroad operated 5,658 miles of track and had 2,364 locomotives. In the 1970s the B&O became part of Chessie System and in the 1980s it became part of CSX.
This is reminiscent of the Southern Railway inspired ‘tuxedo paint scheme’ on Norfolk Southern’s EMD F9’s assigned to its Tuscan red business trains during the tenure of CEO Rick Moorman.
I apologize but it is an interest group on the BOHS page, not the BOHS Facebook page itself that I was referring too in my last reply.
There are a lot of hard working people at CSX. The B&O is a very important part of the history of our country. The B&O Historical Society’s Facebook page has several comments that I believe are very uncalled for. But everyone has their opinions.
I’ve been told that CSXT 1, the Spirit of West Virginia, has been assigned number 173 to make room for the new #1. Eventually, all four of their F-40s will sport this scheme. The B&O bicentennial is just around the corner.
She looks great. How about a Western Maryland black with speed lettering executive locomotive? I also like CSX’s current paint scheme. I liked Penn Centrals too.
When the current paint scheme came out we were told the main reason for it is that it doesn’t show the dirt so readily.
B&O Museum’s restoration of B&O EA 51 (EMC 1937) to this scheme had to be CSXT’s inspiration.
So, which of the four F40s was renumbered and repainted? (9992, 9993, 9998, or 9999)
She looks gorgeous! The road number is a bit garish, but I can live with it. Closest thing to an actual heritage unit I’ve seen them do yet. (Might as well be, sans the road name)
Nice job CSX the B&O colors look nice on this F40PH, but I’m pretty sure CSX already has an AC4400 that is Number 1 and is known as the Spirit of West Virginia so what’s the story behind that did it get renumbered or does this F40 carry a different initial?
The number is “CSX1,” it works in much the same way as with UP 600 (ex-SP GP38-2 equipped with icicle breakers, etc.) and UP Y600 (ex-MP GP15-1).
Now that would be a good paint scheme for the entire CSX fleet which I believe has the worst paint scheme of all the Class 1s.
MARK – You’re way too kind. The current CSX livery is almost as bad as Penn Central. I actually liked the earlier CSX paint job, I have no clue why they didn’t keep it.
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The color scheme alone is enough to bring back so many travel memories. Expecting a B & O insignia is out of the question, I know. But in my mind’s eye, I can see it.
I’d personally make a few minor adjustments (Make the reflective frame stripe continuous, make the CSX1 slightly smaller, perhaps fill the empty nose emblem with a small CSX), but overall it looks good.
Nice to see a tribute to the past!
KERNING people. KERNING. That looks dreadful.
Great job CSX! I agree with Clayton, should have their logo somewhere on the unit
Not bad, though they should have their logo on it and the reporting mark is CSXT.