In the recent Historic Rail catalog, they had a series of AC4400CWs painted in fallen flag railway colors and the best was the Chessie engine. The Chessie paint scheme follows the contours of the engine great. Did anyone else see this? And it would be awesome if CSX painted an engine like this, but I know it won't happen. http://www.historicrail.com/product_inf ... 20American
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Chessie AC4400CW fantasy model
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The engines are made by Athearn (famous for the B&O SDP40 and FP45).
Makes sense that Chessie would have rostered the big AC's, but I think they would have worn B&O lettering as the AC4400CW's on CSX were initially assigned to the former B&O lines (specifically sandpatch)
GulfRail wrote:Makes sense that Chessie would have rostered the big AC's, but I think they would have worn B&O lettering as the AC4400CW's on CSX were initially assigned to the former B&O lines (specifically sandpatch)The last B&O diesels to wear the B&O overall blue and yellow lettering were EMD SD40-2's.
Wade Rice
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Daniel Willard (1860-1942) and Jervis Langdon, Jr. (1905-2004) - Two of B&O's best presidents and managers!
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Member, B&O RR Historical Society
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Daniel Willard (1860-1942) and Jervis Langdon, Jr. (1905-2004) - Two of B&O's best presidents and managers!
President Leonor Loree (1858-1940) brought the B&O into the 20th century!