CSX Paint Schemes

[diburning]

Are the designations for paint schemes such as YN, YN2, YN3, Bright Future, Dark Future, etc all railfan created, or are some of them official or unofficial CSX designations?

[charlie6017]

I *think* the designations are CSX-created, but if I'm wrong, please correct me.

But, I believe YN, or "Stealth" is CSX's first corporate scheme
C40-8 #7587

YN2 or "Bright Future"
SD-50 #8629

YN3 or "Dark Future"
SD60I #8749

Hope that helps!

Charlie

[diburning]

So... the new boxcar logo on the GEVOs.... does that make it YN3.5?

[roadster]

I never felt a simple logo change was a new designation of paint sceme. Was the BNSF swoosh a new sceme or logo change?

[charlie6017]

I don't think the logo change has qualified it as a paint scheme, as everything else is still the same.

Charlie

[scottychaos]

I don't think the logo change has qualified it as a paint scheme, as everything else is still the same.

Charlie

Personally I *would* designate it as a new paintscheme..
because there are no "rules" about what constitues a new scheme, and who says the scheme has to be radically different to "count" as a new scheme? where is the line?
A new logo, but with everything else the same, is IMO enough to deserve a new designation..
or perhaps a "sub designation" at least..just to keep things clear..

So we have YN3..how about YN3b for the new one? that would make sense, since its a variant of YN3.
but you clearly cant call it YN3..because it isnt YN3, so it has to have some kind of unique designation
to differenitate it from "original" YN3.

But does anyone know what CSX is calling it?
whatever that is, that should be what we, as railfans, call it too..
CSX must have an official designation for it..maybe it just hasnt leaked out to the railfan community yet..

Scot

[mmi16]

But does anyone know what CSX is calling it?
whatever that is, that should be what we, as railfans, call it too..
CSX must have an official designation for it..maybe it just hasnt leaked out to the railfan community yet..

Scot

There is no official designation on the box car logo paint scheme - there is no mention of it in any locomotive records that have the scheme.