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Discussion of the operations of CSX Transportation, from 1980 to the present. Official site can be found here: CSXT.COM.

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 #219052  by Engineer James
 
Wonder if the CSX loc shown uis the same one as in the Vid clip.

 #219055  by LCJ
 
Don't know about that. CSX uses them and their competitors quite a bit.

These guys are amazing to watch, though. Basically, the railroad guys get the heck out the way, and these crews start dragging stuff around -- eventually getting everything either cleared from the track or re-railed.

The tracked machines are called sidewinders. They move an awesome amount of equipment when they gang up on it as shown in the picture -- with one on each corner for a large locomotive unit. They just keep working at it until the work is done - zipping around barely missing each other -- then they leave.

Hint: it's not inexpensive, this service.

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