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Viewing Album:  CSX
 
By:Tom Beckett
Dates:1/1/1978 - 5/13/2011
Album Info:Photos from around the CSX system, and predecessors.
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Along the James River
Title:  Along the James River
Description:  A westbound empty coal train rolls along the James River.
Photo Date:  4/23/1988  Upload Date: 7/12/2015 2:21:37 AM
Location:  Big Island, VA
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Scenic,Action
Locomotives:  CSX 6508(GP40) CSX 6756(GP40) CSX 8345(SD40) CSX 4392(GP35)
Views:  358   Comments: 0
River crossing
Title:  River crossing
Description:  A westbound empty coal train crosses the James River near Big Island.
Photo Date:  4/23/1988  Upload Date: 7/12/2015 2:26:13 AM
Location:  Big Island, VA
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Scenic,Bridge,Action
Locomotives:  CSX 6508(GP40) CSX 6756(GP40) CSX 6522(GP40) CSX 8345(SD40) CSX 4392(GP35)
Views:  483   Comments: 1
B&O blue
Title:  B&O blue
Description:  Units in B&O blue were getting less and less common, and would eventually disappear under CSX. It was nice to get one in the lead.
Photo Date:  4/23/1988  Upload Date: 7/12/2015 2:37:02 AM
Location:  Buchanan, VA
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Scenic,Action
Locomotives:  CSX 6508(GP40) CSX 6756(GP40) CSX 6522(GP40) CSX 8345(SD40) CSX 4392(GP35)
Views:  769   Comments: 1
Helpers
Title:  Helpers
Description:  This pair of units was parked on the siding adjacent to the Martinsburg freight station. The Chessie unit has been lettered CSX, but very discreetly.
Photo Date:  4/23/1988  Upload Date: 7/10/2015 3:17:51 AM
Location:  Martinsburg, WV
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Roster,Station
Locomotives:  CSX 8053(SD40-2) CSX 8583(SD50)
Views:  525   Comments: 1
Rolling by Crystal City
Title:  Rolling by Crystal City
Description:  A new(in the mid 80s) development in the DC area was Crystal City in Arlington VA, which sat next to National Airport(its Reagan now) and alongside the RF&P at a place known as RO, where it ended and the Pennsy began. B&O trains also came through here to reach Potomac Yard, which itself would fall to changing freight patterns over the next decade, becoming a fertile field for new real estate. CSX melded the RF&P-still independent then-and the B&O lines north of DC, connecting them with the southern half of CSX at Richmond. Heres train 405 rolling onto the RF&P at RO behind a mix of the new companys power.
Photo Date:  4/30/1988  Upload Date: 7/7/2015 4:37:05 AM
Location:  Arlington, VA
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  CSX 3127(B23-7) CSX 2581(GP38-2) CSX 6222(GP40-2) CSX 5756(U36B)
Views:  716   Comments: 0
Empties and a GP 30
Title:  Empties and a GP 30
Description:  Unlike todays constant parade of six axle monsters, the 1980s found all manner of power on coal trains. Though good to see, it was not a total surprise to find a GP 30 on this 142 car empty coal train headed back to the mines.
Photo Date:  5/14/1988  Upload Date: 7/12/2015 2:40:03 AM
Location:  Scottsville, VA
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Scenic,Action
Locomotives:  CSX 4228(GP30M) SBD 8222(SD40-2)
Views:  323   Comments: 1
Local with heritage power
Title:  Local with heritage power
Description:  It was good to see this SCL unit, relatively untouched, working at North Collier, though predecessor painted power would hang on for a few more years.
Photo Date:  5/14/1988  Upload Date: 7/14/2015 1:58:51 AM
Location:  Collier Yard, VA
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Signal,Action
Locomotives:  CSX 2547(GP38-2)
Views:  188   Comments: 0
Quite a mix
Title:  Quite a mix
Description:  This 461 has a good mix of power, including a GP 16 leading its 133 cars.
Photo Date:  5/14/1988  Upload Date: 7/14/2015 2:01:44 AM
Location:  Collier Yard, VA
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Signal,Action
Locomotives:  CSX 2619(GP38-2) CSX 1804(GP16) CSX 5764(U36B) CSX 2627(GP38-2) CSX 6510(GP40)
Views:  1207   Comments: 1
Northbound out of the sun
Title:  Northbound out of the sun
Description:  One of the downsides of a north/south line was that northbounds were coming out of the sun much of the day. This one has a SBD U36B leading a pair of GP 38s on train 300, rolling 57 cars toward the RF&P.
Photo Date:  5/14/1988  Upload Date: 7/14/2015 2:03:48 AM
Location:  Collier Yard, VA
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Signal,Action
Locomotives:  CSX 5710(U36B) CSX 2610(GP38-2) CSX 2691(GP38-2)
Views:  541   Comments: 0
Hot pigs
Title:  Hot pigs
Description:  No, not the BBQ kind-train 172, a hot intermodal train headed for Kearny NJ with 103 cars via the RF&P and Conrail.
Photo Date:  5/14/1988  Upload Date: 7/14/2015 2:05:32 AM
Location:  Collier Yard, VA
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Yard,Signal,Action
Locomotives:  CSX 5865(B36-7) CSX 5863(B36-7) CSX 6253(GP40-2) CSX 5872(B36-7)
Views:  436   Comments: 0
Orange Blossom Special
Title:  Orange Blossom Special
Description:  The OBSN rolls 85 cars north, also to a Conrail connection for Jersey behind a set of GEs.
Photo Date:  5/14/1988  Upload Date: 7/14/2015 2:07:12 AM
Location:  Collier Yard, VA
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  CSX 5876(B36-7) CSX 5862(B36-7) CSX 5844(B36-7)
Views:  273   Comments: 0
WM unit
Title:  WM unit
Description:  I normally dont shoot mid consist units, but anything lettered Western Maryland was getting rare by this time. A Chessie painted WM unit is trailing on this 172 at North Collier. Wish I'd shot the unit behind it-a GP 30 in Seaboard paint.
Photo Date:  5/14/1988  Upload Date: 7/14/2015 2:10:48 AM
Location:  Collier Yard, VA
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  CSX 6253(GP40-2)
Views:  285   Comments: 0
Coal in the fog
Title:  Coal in the fog
Description:  An eastbound coal train on the B&O is changing crews, seen from the passing Lake Cities. Four units, four paint schemes.
Photo Date:  3/10/1990  Upload Date: 12/23/2015 5:00:07 AM
Location:  Gary, IN
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  CSX 6662(GP40) CSX 8554(SD50) CSX 6511(GP40) CSX 6404(GP40-2)
Views:  597   Comments: 0
Slugging away
Title:  Slugging away
Description:  Little remarked, CSX used yard slugs in various places. One was Clifton Forge, where this one is mated with a GP 38.
Photo Date:  3/11/1990  Upload Date: 12/26/2015 3:20:14 AM
Location:  Clifton Forge, VA
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Yard,Action
Locomotives:  CSX 1040(Yard Slug) CSX 4289(GP39)
Views:  268   Comments: 0
Old power
Title:  Old power
Description:  A lot of things were in Huntington the day we passed on the Cardinal, including some older units that had been rebuilt. Some were in CSX paint but most were in their SBD schemes, such as this one.
Photo Date:  3/11/1990  Upload Date: 12/26/2015 3:45:25 AM
Location:  Huntington, WV
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Roster,Yard
Locomotives:  CSX 1818(GP16) CSX 8244(SD40-2)
Views:  291   Comments: 0
Rolling out
Title:  Rolling out
Description:  An eastbound coal train behind a trio of 4 axle units-something you would not see today-is ready to go at Clifton Forge.
Photo Date:  3/11/1990  Upload Date: 12/26/2015 3:23:05 AM
Location:  Clifton Forge, VA
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Yard,Action
Locomotives:  CSX 2082(GP38) CSX 2150(GP38AC) CSX 6783(GP40)
Views:  314   Comments: 0
They come in all colors
Title:  They come in all colors
Description:  There was a wide range of paint schemes on CSX in the early days, as Chessie and Seaboard had not painted all of their component roads in their schemes as of the merger date. It resulted in power sets like this one at the Huntington shop. Oddly, the one CSX painted unit in this group is the one that will be off the roster soonest.
Photo Date:  3/11/1990  Upload Date: 12/26/2015 3:50:40 AM
Location:  Huntington, WV
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Roster,Yard
Locomotives:  CSX 2107(GP38) CSX 1757(GP16) CSX 4284(GP39)
Views:  431   Comments: 2
Yard power
Title:  Yard power
Description:  This GP 39 was working the yard with a slug, seen from the passing Cardinal.
Photo Date:  3/11/1990  Upload Date: 12/26/2015 3:24:20 AM
Location:  Clifton Forge, VA
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Yard,Action
Locomotives:  CSX 4289(GP39) CSX 1040(Yard Slug)
Views:  201   Comments: 0
B&O unit
Title:  B&O unit
Description:  This ex B&O unit was working at Clifton Forge, where there seemed to be a lot of activity.
Photo Date:  3/11/1990  Upload Date: 12/26/2015 3:39:11 AM
Location:  Clifton Forge, VA
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Yard,Action
Locomotives:  CSX 6551(GP40)
Views:  169   Comments: 0
Peeking out
Title:  Peeking out
Description:  This westbound with a SBD leader was peeking out from a bridge on the James River line, waiting to get into the yard. Second unit is a GP 30.
Photo Date:  3/11/1990  Upload Date: 12/26/2015 3:30:20 AM
Location:  Clifton Forge, VA
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Scenic,Bridge,Action
Locomotives:  CSX 7094(C30-7) CSX 4224(GP30M)
Views:  281   Comments: 0
Waiting for shop time
Title:  Waiting for shop time
Description:  A set of power waits for its turn in the shop. Check out the old tank car at right.
Photo Date:  3/11/1990  Upload Date: 12/26/2015 3:54:23 AM
Location:  Huntington, WV
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Roster,Yard
Locomotives:  CSX 8155(SD40-2) CSX 2616(GP38-2) CO 4271(GP40-2)
Views:  454   Comments: 1
Chessie SD
Title:  Chessie SD
Description:  A Chessie System SD 40 sits on a track near the main. I always liked seeing their SDs, since almost every train I saw had GPs on it.
Photo Date:  3/11/1990  Upload Date: 12/26/2015 3:55:38 AM
Location:  Huntington, WV
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Roster,Yard
Locomotives:  CSX 8374(SD40)
Views:  148   Comments: 1
Odd pair
Title:  Odd pair
Description:  This pair of units is bringing together the old and the new, and SD 40 and a rebuilt GP 7, now a GP 16, and in CSX paint, too.
Photo Date:  3/11/1990  Upload Date: 12/26/2015 3:57:01 AM
Location:  Huntington, WV
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Roster,Yard
Locomotives:  CSX 8169(SD40-2) CSX 1746(GP16)
Views:  252   Comments: 0
Headed for Waycross
Title:  Headed for Waycross
Description:  An eastbound train rolls into Dothan as it heads for Waycross GA.
Photo Date:  12/12/1995  Upload Date: 5/15/2014 4:22:04 AM
Location:  Dothan, AL
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Scenic,Action
Locomotives:  CSX 7704(C40-8W) CSX 8386(SD40-2) CSX 8218(SD40-2)
Views:  441   Comments: 1
Westbound on the Belt
Title:  Westbound on the Belt
Description:  A CSX transfer led by an SD 50 passes Forest Hill tower on the en route to Clearing Yard. I recall watching these units being delivered to SBD at this location in 1984.
Photo Date:  1/14/1996  Upload Date: 1/30/2012 12:23:12 AM
Location:  Chicago, IL
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Station,Signal,Action
Locomotives:  CSX 8627(SD50) CSX 6025(GP40-2)
Views:  427   Comments: 0
CSX headed for Clearing
Title:  CSX headed for Clearing
Description:  A CSX train passes Forest Hill tower as it approaches the Belt Railways Clearing Yard behind an SD50.
Photo Date:  1/14/1996  Upload Date: 7/29/2012 4:19:42 AM
Location:  Chicago, IL
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  CSX 8627(SD50) CSX 6025(GP40-2)
Views:  461   Comments: 0
Coal train
Title:  Coal train
Description:  An 85 car eastbound coal train starts up at Sumter SC
Photo Date:  3/16/1996  Upload Date: 5/13/2014 1:38:29 AM
Location:  Sumter, SC
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Scenic,Action
Locomotives:  CSX 7620(C40-8) CSX 7605(C40-8) CSX 7568(C40-8)
Views:  597   Comments: 1
CSX classics
Title:  CSX classics
Description:  A pair of C30-7s leads a van train near Baldwin Fla, the leader in the YN 1 scheme
Photo Date:  9/26/1996  Upload Date: 5/5/2014 4:05:32 AM
Location:  Baldwin, FL
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Scenic,Action
Locomotives:  CSX 7080(C30-7) CSX 7068(C30-7)
Views:  350   Comments: 1
Local
Title:  Local
Description:  A CSX local works at Thomaston GA
Photo Date:  3/6/1997  Upload Date: 4/26/2014 2:05:43 AM
Location:  Thomaston, GA
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  CSX 2686(GP38-2) CSX 1237(MP15T)
Views:  462   Comments: 2
Westbound on the L&N
Title:  Westbound on the L&N
Description:  I made a pick up at Brewton AL where the loading dock had a good view of the ex L&N Gulf Division. This train showed while I was waiting.
Photo Date:  7/29/1997  Upload Date: 3/25/2014 12:36:19 AM
Location:  Brewton, AL
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  CSX 247(AC44CW) CSX 5(AC44CW)
Views:  939   Comments: 0
Westbound
Title:  Westbound
Description:  I was on my way into Brewton AL for a pick up, caught this on the way into town.
Photo Date:  7/29/1997  Upload Date: 3/25/2014 12:39:21 AM
Location:  Brewton, AL
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  CSX 8051(SD40-2) CSX 9001(C40-9W)
Views:  467   Comments: 0
CSX from the Skyway
Title:  CSX from the Skyway
Description:  One of the up sides of Chicago traffic congestion was that sometimes you could get a shot of a train while sitting in traffic. Here we see CSX power at the engine facility at Park Manor Yard, near 63rd St on the South Side, seen from the Chicago Skyway.
Photo Date:  8/21/1998  Upload Date: 1/30/2012 12:25:55 AM
Location:  Chicago, IL
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Yard,Action
Locomotives:  CSX 7578(C40-8) CSX 5877(B36-7)
Views:  369   Comments: 0
Heritage unit
Title:  Heritage unit
Description:  They were really Conrail diesels then. A newly ex CR SD70 leads an eastbound at Solvay
Photo Date:  9/11/1999  Upload Date: 2/28/2014 12:49:07 AM
Location:  Syracuse CP293, NY
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  CR 2557(SD70) SP 9359(SD45T-2)
Views:  448   Comments: 1
Again??
Title:  Again??
Description:  The same westbound I caught in Syracuse rolls past me again at the NY-PA state line.
Photo Date:  9/11/1999  Upload Date: 2/28/2014 12:51:55 AM
Location:  North East, PA
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Scenic,Action
Locomotives:  CSX 7481(C39-8) CR 6750(SD50) CSX 4450(GP40-2)
Views:  592   Comments: 0
Headed for Chicago
Title:  Headed for Chicago
Description:  A westbound passes under Willis Av on its way out of Syracuse with three ex CR units.
Photo Date:  9/11/1999  Upload Date: 2/28/2014 12:45:12 AM
Location:  Syracuse CP293, NY
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Scenic,Signal,Action
Locomotives:  CSX 7481(C39-8) CR 6750(SD50) CSX 4450(GP40-2)
Views:  682   Comments: 0
Into the night
Title:  Into the night
Description:  An eastbound CSX train rolls away from the setting sun and into the New York state darkness just west of the state line
Photo Date:  9/11/1999  Upload Date: 2/28/2014 12:42:05 AM
Location:  North East, PA
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Scenic,Action
Locomotives:  CSX 8361(SD40-2) SP 9300(SD45T-2)
Views:  646   Comments: 0
Local
Title:  Local
Description:  A CSX local approaches the IC and will shortly cross the ex C&EI
Photo Date:  9/13/1999  Upload Date: 2/28/2014 12:55:49 AM
Location:  Tuscola, IL
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Scenic,Action
Locomotives:  CSX 2799(GP38-2)
Views:  392   Comments: 0
Mostly CR power
Title:  Mostly CR power
Description:  An eastbound rolls into Syracuse past Blue Circle Cement behind the new flag and a couple of the old guard, one of which has already been renumbered.
Photo Date:  10/2/1999  Upload Date: 3/4/2014 1:31:15 AM
Location:  Syracuse CP293, NY
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  CSX 8212(SD40-2) CSX 8664(SD50) CR 8238(GP38-2)
Views:  382   Comments: 0
New regime
Title:  New regime
Description:  A pair of CSX units rolls east on the ex CR Chicago Line, showing the new flag on the line.
Photo Date:  10/2/1999  Upload Date: 3/4/2014 1:35:43 AM
Location:  Port Byron, NY
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Scenic,Action
Locomotives:  CSX 8585(SD50) CSX 8410(SD40-2)
Views:  264   Comments: 0
Lucky catch
Title:  Lucky catch
Description:  Immediately beyond this grade crossing was an intersection. I looked up and down the track before crossing, as I was pulling a 53 foot trailer and would not clear it if I pulled up to the light. To the north was a signal, which was green. Since most signals are approach lit, I figured there was likely a train coming, so I held back. Good thing. This showed up before the light changed.
Photo Date:  5/15/2000  Upload Date: 2/17/2014 1:43:24 AM
Location:  Grand Rapids, MI
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  CSX 7324(C40-8W) CSX 8352(SD40-2)
Views:  490   Comments: 0
Western visitors
Title:  Western visitors
Description:  A westbound with a UP unit leading a CNW unit passes the Kwik Fill at State Line PA. It was a great place to stop if you liked to watch trains-the parking lot was right next to the tracks. That's I 90 passing overhead.
Photo Date:  6/13/2000  Upload Date: 2/11/2014 1:51:40 AM
Location:  North East, PA
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  UP 9527(C41-8W) CNW 8577(C41-8)
Views:  360   Comments: 0
Local
Title:  Local
Description:  A CSX local works at Decatur Alabama. I was making a delivery of lockers to a business adjacent to the yard when the train appeared.
Photo Date:  6/26/2000  Upload Date: 2/5/2014 1:18:54 AM
Location:  Decatur, AL
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Yard,Action
Locomotives:  CSX 6930(GP40-2) CSX 2301(Road Slug) CSX 6080(GP40-2)
Views:  335   Comments: 0
Grab shot
Title:  Grab shot
Description:  Another one of those "hold up the camera and fire" shots, this taken from adjacent I 10
Photo Date:  7/13/2000  Upload Date: 1/28/2014 1:36:26 AM
Location:  Mobile, AL
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  CSX 7869(C40-8W) CSX 7012(C30-7) CSX 8600(SD50)
Views:  622   Comments: 0
Eastbound past the cement plant
Title:  Eastbound past the cement plant
Description:  An eastbound rolls past the Blue Circle Cement plant at Solvay and will soon be in Dewitt.
Photo Date:  8/2/2000  Upload Date: 1/28/2014 12:58:19 AM
Location:  SYRACUSE (CP293), NY
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  CSX 628(AC60CW) CSX 7371(C40-8W)
Views:  450   Comments: 2
Entering the yard
Title:  Entering the yard
Description:  An eastbound train arrives at Dewitt Yard with a northern visitor.
Photo Date:  8/2/2000  Upload Date: 1/28/2014 1:32:10 AM
Location:  DeWitt, NY
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Yard,Action
Locomotives:  CSX 7870(C40-8W) HLCX 6226(SD40-2) HLCX 6208(SD40-2)
Views:  404   Comments: 0
Older power
Title:  Older power
Description:  An SD40-2 leads a westbound under Willis Av late in the day.
Photo Date:  8/17/2000  Upload Date: 1/28/2014 1:22:44 AM
Location:  SYRACUSE (CP293), NY
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Signal,Action
Locomotives:  CSX 8211(SD40-2) HLCX 569(C36-7EM)
Views:  289   Comments: 1
CR power
Title:  CR power
Description:  A Conrail SD40-2 leads an eastbound at CP 293
Photo Date:  8/17/2000  Upload Date: 1/28/2014 1:26:10 AM
Location:  SYRACUSE (CP293), NY
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  CSX 8861(SD40-2) CSX 8504(SD50)
Views:  341   Comments: 0
Local on the branch
Title:  Local on the branch
Description:  An ex CR GE works Solvay Paperboard on the track that was once the NYC Peanut Line.
Photo Date:  9/10/2000  Upload Date: 1/28/2014 1:01:03 AM
Location:  SYRACUSE (CP293), NY
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  CSX 3166(B23-7) CSX 7341(C40-8W) CSX 7731(C40-8W)
Views:  504   Comments: 1
Rolling west
Title:  Rolling west
Description:  CSX 476 leads a westbound under the Willis Av bridge as it makes its way out of Syracuse.
Photo Date:  9/10/2000  Upload Date: 1/28/2014 12:47:53 AM
Location:  SYRACUSE (CP293), NY
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Signal,Action
Locomotives:  CSX 476(AC44CW) HLCX 5058(SD40) CSX 7729(C40-8W)
Views:  578   Comments: 0
Mixed power
Title:  Mixed power
Description:  An ex CR unit trails a CSX GE on a westbound van train.
Photo Date:  9/10/2000  Upload Date: 1/28/2014 1:04:27 AM
Location:  SYRACUSE (CP293), NY
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Signal,Action
Locomotives:  CSX 5005(AC60CW) CSX 8737(SD60I)
Views:  520   Comments: 1

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