UNION CITY, Ind. – The CSX Transportation business train is rolling west across Ohio and Indiana on Thursday, operating with a P001 train symbol. The newly-repainted train was spotted on the former Conrail (New York Central) “Bee Line” between Cleveland and Indianapolis at midday. A pair of modern ES44AC diesel locomotives is leading the two repainted F40PH locomotives and passenger consist, which carry a new scheme inspired by predecessor Baltimore & Ohio.
CSX Transportation chose one of the best and most colourful railway paint schemes, that of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, for its business train. I am heartened to see in the 21st century a clerestoried heavyweight car on the main line in the consist ahead of the theatre car.
wish they would use the same font as the original B&O for corporate identification
Is there any place online that shows a roster of CSX’s business car fleet and the cars heritage?
Mike Lustig
Lead locomotives are ET’s, not ES’s.
Correct. My error.
The F-40s were recently rebuilt, including PTC installation, but have experienced operational problems necessitating the addition of the freight locomotives.
The train originated at Jacksonville heading to Worcester, MA with the F-40s as power. The ES44ACs were added enroute when problems developed with the original consist.
I would hazard a guess that the engines used for the biz train don’t have the controls to work with PTC installed. (yet) I dare them to bring that train down the Indiana and Illinois Sub.
I’m sorry (and I suppose old-fashioned), but the lead two locomotives don’t convey what I consider should be the dignity of a business train.