CSX Railroad (CSX) 2249 - Rebuilt EMD Road Slug

CSX 2249 stored at LTEX

James Olmstead photo

S576 is passing the yard power.

Local power parked at the north end of CSX's Memphis Jct. Yard. Photo taken with permission.

Local power parked at the north end of CSX's Memphis Jct. Yard. Photo taken with permission.

Local power parked at the north end of CSX's Memphis Jct. Yard. Photo taken with permission.

A CSX Gentilly yard crew uses a GP40-2/GP30 slug set of power to drag a train from the UP into the yard. The UP power was removed from the train by CSX hostlers earlier in the day. These CSX road slugs were not very common in New Orleans.

Four axles idle away in Winchester.

CSXT 2249 & 6471 are seen at Charmian, PA.

CSX road slug 2249

Part of the consist of train Q353-21. Former CSX 4113 GP30 and BO 6910 GP30 built in October 1962. Works with CSX 6425.

F742 blasts through Aberdeen with its pair of SD50's passing the slug set on F741.

F742 blasting by F741 in downtown Aberdeen.

CSX F741 working around Aberdeen.

CSX F741 working around Aberdeen

F741 working around Aberdeen.

F741 working the Aberdeen & Rockfish interchange.

CSX F741 cruises southbound through Hoffman on the final leg of its trip from Raleigh to Hamlet with a GP30 slug leading the way.

F741 on the inbound lead at North Hamlet Yard.

F741 on the inbound lead at North Hamlet Yard.

F741 on the inbound lead at North Hamlet Yard.

A classic GP30 mother and slug set look splendid in their navy blue livery as they head for Hamlet with southbound train F741 in tow.

Q439-13 moves west towards CP 5 with CSX ES44AH 735 leading an ex Conrail C40-8W and a mother-slug set.

2 former B & O units that look pretty good considering there age, with 2249 dating from 1962 and 6425 from 1978.

Almost 50 and stilll looking ready for that next call. Always thought that GP-30's were cool looking, even if it says road slug on the side.

The contemporary SD70MAC idles beside the one-of-a kind GP30 design from yesteryear. Both designs unique in respective ways.

Whether a fan of YN3 paint (Dark Future) or not, there can be little doubt that it surely rejuvenates an almost fifty year old one of a kind GP30 body.

CSX train Q649 southbound

Leading D796 westbound to a stop, this slug shows what's left of the waning sun.