CSX Heritage: Locomotive 1973 Honoring the Chessie System
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- Опубликовано: 15 июн 2023
- CSX is proud to officially unveil CSX Locomotive 1973 honoring the Chessie System, a predecessor of CSX. Our new heritage locomotives are a tangible link to our past even as CSX continues to innovate and modernize to lead the railroad industry into the future.
Glad to know CSX is finally making heritage units. I also like how they’re giving it a different take than others. Being different is what makes you special
Special all right , so special , they TOTALLY dropped the ball here dude. And they have the stones to brag about a half assed job , no less. PAINT THE NOSE YOU FOOLS !!
I’m excited for what the next one is going to be
I agree with you on that. Cory Mears
@yousmelllikefart What does that mean? Cory Mears
Looks like CSX is making a comeback with their new heritage units.
Yup
This is anything BUT a come back , they dropped the ball ; PAINT THE NOSE !!
@@johnuhelski8613 ^
@@johnuhelski8613at least they're making heritage units
They're not going to paint the nose/cab! yes this is about money/stockholders That’s it that’s all they care about. It’s shocking they even did this but for them to go back and pull these locomotive out of service. because real fans are unhappy with the design...that's highly unlikely! CSX is about marketing they are brand and even on the heritage units. CSX is still marketing their brand on the front so it can’t be missed! That’s their thinking marketing their brand Comes above all else!
Glad the employees got to do a cool project like this.
As an 11 year old girl who loved cats and trains, when I first saw this logo on railcars in 1974, I knew it was a cat. Just about every train I would see after that I'd be looking for the cat head. I would later learn from a train magazine that Chessie is a sleeping kitten. I've loved trains all my life, and now that Chessie has made a comeback...I'm now in love with her again.
I so much appreciate your efforts. My father was a dedicated employee of the Chessie system (over 40 years) then known as the C&O Railroad. What a wonderful tribute you have provided.
Thank you!
It only took 5 to 6 weeks to paint this unit! Wow! Thanks to everyone at CSX for making these heritage units. Really appreciate the hard work and time that you guys are putting in these. Cant wait for the next heritage units to be released.
I'm glad to see that CSX has finally decided to do the heritage locomotives. The positive feedback of 911, 3194, & 1776 probably helped motivate this decision. Been waiting since Lionel did some nice fantasy engines 10 yr ago. 200yr anniversary is coming up soon
50 years on from the Chessie’s inception, I’m glad to see there’s something big to commemorate this short but impactful railroad company.
Happened to see Chessie in Ashland VA, it looks awesome in person! Fantastic job CSX!
Cannot wait to see this out in the rails.
It's been out on the rails for about 2 days
This Will Always Remember Chessie The Railroad Cat For Her Family & Legacy At Museums, Rolling Stock, Merchandise & People At CSX God Bless Chessie
amen
I can't wait to see the Seaboard System unit because it personaly is one of my favorite railways
I enjoyed seeing this unit as well as the CSX-1827 B&O Heritage unit. Please keep 'em coming !
I grew up a couple miles from the old C&O mainline that ran from Columbus to Toledo. Me and my best friend (who is now a CSX engineer) used to ride our bikes down to the tracks during those long lazy summer days in the late 70’s/early 80’s to watch Chessie System trains coming from or going to Parsons yard in Columbus. To this day the Chessie System scheme is still my all time favorite and it broke my heart when it started to disappear (which was happening at the same time as when we were losing cabooses off of the end of trains).
Awesome! Beautiful! I'm grateful CSX is doing heritage units!👍
This is an amazing looking HERITAGE UNIT to represent the CHESSIE SYSTEM! I wish I lived near where CSX runs to get lucky enough to catch this beautiful piece riding the High Iron! Cheers from Laurel, Delaware USA.
My mom’s favorite railroad is the chessie system. She was born in 1972, one away from this number. Pretty cool unit, hopefully it comes to SoCal soon
I absolutely love how you guys are doing these units. Very cool. Keep up the great work
Great looking unit! For those wondering, The CSX letters stand for: C standards for Chessie, S Stands for Seaboard System, and the X doesn't stand for any railroad, but all the employees that make up CSX, but Railfans these days call it Xpress. Can't wait to see more of these heritage units!
I’ve read that X stands as a multiplier of Chessie and Seaboard being together
@@pacentralrailfan2102 That is true.
X stands for railroad. Many reporting marks have it as the last letter.
Crash
Smash
Xplosion
"X" actually stands for the word corporation when multiple stock listing companies merge from individual status to form a separate holding company that will replace the original merged entities.
Good job Guys on making this Locomotive.
I gotta say this is one of the best heritage schemes ever done, and for the Chessie.
What????
One of the best ever?
@yousmelllikefartI like them. I think they're very creative and original, just like CSX's.
Like, love or hate them is irrelevant... CSX is about marketing their brand money/stockholders are their bottom line. Of course anybody got the right to come on RUclips and complain hate and do all of that. That’s first amendment rights so type away about what won’t change CSX trains in the design of the hair G-Unit, the CSX making sure even with the heritage unit CSX is the brand that you’re going to see first coming your way and that’s what makes them money! And that’s all they care about!
Thanks for making vid CSX
An amazing job by the Waycross paint shop again. This heritage unit will probably be my favorite. I sure hope it ends up out west sometime soon!
Wow ! That is so cool ! Brings back a lot of great memories !
Thanks for sharing !
1973 looks great, y’all did a great job in this!
Cool locomotive CSX! Thank you!
I really love it!!!!!! Thank you for bringing it back. I remember seeing the chessie loco when I was a little kid
Looks good ready to see more and more heritage units
Great paint job!
Can't wait to see what road is next to be released!
The 1973 Chessie Heritage unit was in Smithfield, NC seen by myself. Beautiful Locomotive.
I think its super cool and the guys did a fabulous job. Thank you.
Absolutely fantastic!!!
Greetings from Spain.
Full paint them though.
Looks good but I think it look even cooler in full paint tbh
Can't wait to see this all over VRF 😁 Well done guys 🎉
I wish they would put on a 80's k5la on 1973 but still a amazing heritage unit
I got to see this locomotive in Ashland Virginia and it really made me happy because a lot of my family used to work for chessie back in the day
Wonderful!
This was the first CSX Heritage Unit I saw, really cool to see!
That looks fantastic! Slick paint job...What's next...Seaboard System?
I hope Seaboard is next.
L&N for me or even C&O and WMR
Oooo looks fantastic!
Awesome work CSX!
Nice. Looking forward to the next one
Heck ya...It looks great guys!
Absolutely love seeing this!! Fantastic job guys!! Send this one through Tipp City OH!! Paint more!!
Hi from england wow! absolutely loving these heritage units well done c.s.x.
Thank you. Hope you also do a B&O heritage
Me too, I also hope for a chessie one.
@@backonpro5679This is the Chessie one.
I think the fade on the CSX heritage units looks weird. If they wanted to maintain a slice of corporate identity, I feel that just the yellow nose with the company logo would suffice. A unique opportunity to honor a stalwart and beloved past is marred by modern corporate centralism. They should have followed the NS prototype, which pleased everyone. Aside from that, the Chessie paint job looks sharp. Kudos to the paint shop craftsmen for a job well done.
Beautiful paint job!
This is my favorite
CSX #1973 “Chessie System Heritage Unit” looks beauty!
@CSXOfficial fantastic keep up the good work 🦺
As a kid, I loved the Chessie engines. Nothing like seeing the little kitty on the big train. 😍
Nice paint job! Caught this on 16th of September 2023!
This is probably my favorite of the csx heritage units so far (until more of them come out). I just think csx has done a great job. i just think they're special painted units are really fantastic. the 911, the 1776, the 3194, the 4568, and both the 1827 and the 1973. i think they should do another unit for the pride in service program. (one honoring emt's). the idea i had was the unit painted white with the orange stripes representing a ambulance. with the fire police and ema shelds and a print screen on the windows with the ems logo. and the charity logos like the 911 and 3194 carry. that's what i thought of (also it should come with the boxcar logo even though they don't use that anymore i do miss that). also another one a tribute to the state of Kentucky (since the tornadoes almost 2 years ago and the flood a year ago). though i mostly think of the tornadoes effected the state more. hope they can do all of that one day.
This is amazing. Love Chessie.
Can’t wait to visit and see this firsthand!!
Beautiful homage to three fine railroads of yesteryear.
Why the heck is the Chessie lettering so small? Plenty of room to make it bigger like it was on the actual Chessie engines.
The tiny lettering looks terrible, and why is there a Chessie C on the back of this engine? The cat was only on the front of Chessie locos.
Can all of you guys back me up if anyone get triggered by putting hate comments on me when I say this engine is Hideous and terrible
It’s about time CSX got with the program.
Amazing! I love this locomotive lol
I like it. Kudos to the paint team!
It definitely takes me back seeing the Chessie cat. Miss those Old locomotives.
One of the best ones so far
That is a great initiative. Looking forward to see more Heritage units. U"n shure the guys at the shop will have other exciting Projects to develop and enjoy. There are ao many great schenes they can create (ACL, SAL L&N).
I love this!!!
It's very nice to see that the chessie system is being honored, now can there be a pere marquette one?
I love it!!!!
When I wrote for the Waycross Journal Herald I loved to get sent to the Waycross shops.
Really good
They’ve finally done it, 11 years after NS
Bravo CSX as a shareholder and railfan
This Chessie paint scheme is actually my favorite of the CSX heritage fleet
CSX #1973 is here. Chessie System Heritage Unit is here. I like it. It's my favorite CSX Heritage Unit. #CSX #ChessieSystem #Heritageunit
I LOVE THAT ENGINE!!!!!!Cory Mears
I've loved Chessie system paint scheme since I was 2 years old back in 1990 so I hope I get to see this beauty run threw my town before something happens to it or CSX changes it back to the standard colors ❤❤❤
Edit: i hope they do something like this for the seaboard part of the railroad that makes up CSX
Another great heritage scheme! Keep it up! Can’t wait to see the rest. Keeping the cab CSX and blending to the heritage paint behind it looks really good! Great idea!
My favorite
Hoping it makes its way up to philly!! I can see the freight rail line out my window while I'm at work!
Chessie Systems is the C in CSX in 1982 they merged with Seaboard to form CSX.
yea they brought back chessie i missed you long time no see
If you guys ever reopen the Illinois sub the first train needs to be the C&O and the B&O heritage units back to back
Nice!
Looks beautiful! I do wish however that “Chessie System” & the rear “C” emblem were larger.
I saw this unit about 2 weeks ago in Hopkins County, KY - by total coincidence - it was paired with another unit and then a DPU in the middle - moving coal out from one of the mines. It was dark and I didn't have my camera but even at night it looked damn good and shined.
I was wondering if there's a way to find out (or who to contact) if it would be back by the Hopkins yard so I could get a good set of pictures. Always loved the old Chessie livery and thought it was the coolest thing when CSX came out with this Heritage Unit so the old Chessie colors could shine again --
CSX I Like your trains I seen one in East Bernstadt
I'm excited for 1976
They should have a mixed freight consist with all the new heritage units leading and dpu’s
I’m so happy to see Chessie back out on the rails, sleep well Chessie
It looks ok!
I definitely want these in scale models. Engine 1973 . 😼 I am glad for Chessie the sleeping kitty is on this engine. How many model engines in HO scale I have even in the early CSX beginning. Awesome CSX. 👍🎥⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Thats good!
Great job on 1973 CSX, cant wait to see more out on the road.
Very cool. Hopefully it sees service between Brunswick, MD and Cumberland. MD.
Good video, like
Love the cat
Nice
Needs a touchup. Kind of hoping they can update it at some point!
BEST VID EVER🎉🎉🎉
Would like too see more cheese system paint scheme on the locos miss that scheme from the 70s❤😊😅