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Regular poster 105 posts Dan S. Regular poster 105 posts
Dan S.

I have recently completed a heritage CW44-9 painted in chessie paint.. I liked the end result so much i am considering hypothesizing that the system was not absorbed into csx but seaboard was absorbed into it. So the system Survives into the 1990s.  The unit is fitted with a TCS t1 decoder and runs fibre optic headlights and walkway lights. 1.5v microbulbs for ditch lights. Sorry for bad pics but they were taken off my smartphone as the electrons in my camera no  longer want to hold hands.

Enjoy

 

Dan
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George J Frequent poster 741 posts
George J

Correct Me If I'm Wrong

But, the Chessie System IS CSX (that's where the C and the S in CSX comes from).

IIRC it wasn't "absorbed" it was the absorber!

Regardless... nice paint job on the GE!

George

"And the sons of Pullman porters and the sons of engineers, ride their father's magic carpet made of steel..."

Milwaukee Road : Cascade Summit- Modeling the Milwaukee Road in the 1970s from Cle Elum WA to Snoqualmie Summit at Hyak WA.
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Jurgen Kleylein Prolific poster 1,119 posts
Jurgen Kleylein

Chessie Seaboard

Actually CSX started out as a temporary designation to facilitate the merger of Chessie System and Seaboard System;  it effectively means Chessie Seaboard Combined (X).  Somehow the management liked the sound of it and the name stuck.

Jurgen

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dfandrews Prolific poster 1,037 posts
dfandrews

CSX

Chessie System merged B&O, C&O, and WM.  Later, CSX combined Chessie System with the Seaboard Lines + other pieces.

I agree:  great paint job, and I like the lighting , too.

Along the lines of what-if paint jobs, Trains magazine, May 2012, pg. 16 has an article and thumbnail side views of 18 heritage paint schemes that Norfolk Southern will do on SD70ACes and ES44ACs.                                            My choice is the Reading one.

Don - CEO, MOW super.

Rincon Pacific Railroad, 1960.  - Admin.offices in Ventura County

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George J Frequent poster 741 posts
George J

Merger Mania

I was living in Baltimore at the time of the merger mania, and I remember reading something about how Chessie Systems promised that each of the merger railroads would maintain their own identity - not unlike the model Appalachian Lines of McClelland, Koester and King.

That lasted almost until the ink on the contract dried!

I've always felt that if someone were modeling the Appalachian Lines in the modern era it should have a moniker such as VMX or ALX or something like that and a paint scheme that equals or surpassed CSX's in drabness!

George

"And the sons of Pullman porters and the sons of engineers, ride their father's magic carpet made of steel..."

Milwaukee Road : Cascade Summit- Modeling the Milwaukee Road in the 1970s from Cle Elum WA to Snoqualmie Summit at Hyak WA.
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stogie Regular poster 251 posts
stogie

Another scheme

This is nice also: http://jointedrail.com/index.php?option=com_virtuemart&page=shop.browse&category_id=75&Itemid=544&vmcchk=1&Itemid=544

But in the end, I just like the Chessie System colors.
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rekline New member 8 posts
rekline

Great Job

I would love to read how you painted it,  I have been wanting to do the same for a PRR SD70Ace in tuscan red and 5 stripes (would settle for 1 stripe) but have shied away from it because of the cost of a loco and would hate to ruin it.  (not real confident in my painting skills for this level of detail).

Thanks
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George J Frequent poster 741 posts
George J

Re: Another Scheme

I'm not feeling the love for it!

To be honest, I never really liked the Chessie System paint, and that modern interpretation of it (IMHO) is going from bad to worse!

George

"And the sons of Pullman porters and the sons of engineers, ride their father's magic carpet made of steel..."

Milwaukee Road : Cascade Summit- Modeling the Milwaukee Road in the 1970s from Cle Elum WA to Snoqualmie Summit at Hyak WA.
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LPS L1 Regular poster 329 posts
LPS L1

cool! amazing work yours is

cool! amazing work yours is far better than the Athearn version from a while ago

SKOTI

Building a layout featuring a "what if" L&PS railway and any other shiny/grimy trains I can get my paws on.

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royalblue72 New member 1 post
royalblue72

Great Stuff

I've liked your concept so much I adapted it. I've been following on the Diesel Detailer and it's cool. I just picked up the "Fantasy" ES44AC units from Intermountain in Chessie today. Stick with the "Modern" Chessie idea. It's cool.
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