JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The 19th heritage locomotive in the CSX fleet is No. 1851, a tribute to predecessor railroad Nashville, Chattanooga & St. Louis.
CEO Joe Hinrichs unveiled the locomotive today in a post on LinkedIn, as has been customary.
“The NC&StL railroad was founded in 1845 and was acquired in a hostile takeover by the Louisville & Nashville (L&N) railroad in 1880,” Hinrichs wrote. “The NC&StL played an important role – for both sides – in the Civil War. The original rail line between Nashville, Chattanooga, and Atlanta is still an important part of our CSX network today. Another great job by our team in Waycross, Ga. Enjoy!”
The 1851 joins others in the railroad’s growing heritage fleet, which includes locomotives honoring the Seaboard Coast Line; Chicago & Eastern Illinois Railroad; Georgia Railroad; Pittsburgh & Lake Erie; Family Lines; Pere Marquette; Richmond, Fredericksburg & Potomac; Baltimore & Ohio; Chessie System; Seaboard System; Conrail; Chesapeake & Ohio; Louisville & Nashville; Atlantic Coast Line; New York Central; Monon; Western Maryland; and Seaboard Coast Line.
Looks very nice but might be even better if painted in heritage colors all around like Metra does. Heritage colors on the front of the locomotive along with the rest with Metra name, reporting marks and road number clearly visible.
In any case, some heritage diesels are nice to have around. Thanks CSX.
Classy looking unit. Great job CSX.
I thought the engine number was the founding date of the original railroad. In this case it appears to that the engine number should be #1845?
First rate====Yellow Stripe!!!!! Thank you CSX