CSX F units

What became of CSX's Fleet of F7Bs, FP7s and a F7?
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sold

Yes Nip. but to whom?

What did become of the F units?

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They were sold to some other railroads I beleave. I want to say a shortline or two in West Virgina. If someone had the time you could probably go from there, and look up all the shortlines around WV and see if any of them have an ex CSX unit.

I caught them twice in my life, once they were in Buffalo, NY on the BR&P with an inspection train, I also chased them south of Cincinnati when CSX was using them on the roadrailer trains.

One things for sure....We'll never see these beuties on CSX trackage again!

C&O Historical Socitey has one.
Been painted as a C&O PF7 and it is use.

None of F's were ever repainted into the Chessie System, correct?

No F units every got Chessie System colors catfoodflambe. this is as close as they got. http://www.railpictures.net/viewphoto.php?id=76900
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The CSX F's were all former Clinchfield Units. They were as follows:
F7A 116 (CRR 800)
F7B 117, later renumbered 417 (CRR 869)
FP7A 118, later renumbered 418 (CRR 200)
FP7B 119 (CRR 250)

They were used in the Detroit-Atlanta roadrailer service in 1988. They originally wore Clinchfield black, then later Family Lines grey with CRR initials, then Seaboard System grey after 1983. I know they were in CSX's "Stealth Grey" scheme while they were in roadrailer service. I'm not sure when they were repainted in the yellow nose scheme. When were those WM F-units retired from freight service?

The F units were repainted from the early CSXT paint scheme with blue top and trim to the yellow-nose paint scheme during the first half of 1990.

I thought they were sold to the group that does the potomac eagle excursions... not sure though.

In 1994, 117 and 118 were leased by CSXT to Eagle Canon Passenger Car Company, which operates the "Potomac Eagle". That year, Eagle Canon also began leasing 116 from the C&O Historical Society, to which that unit had previously been donated. The lease of 117 and 118 (which had been renumbered to 417 and 418 in 1996) was terminated in 1998; and in January 1999, those units were routed to the Huntington Locomotive Shop for storage. Former 116, which has been repainted and renumbered as a "C&O" unit is still in "Potomac Eagle" service. Units 118 and 117 entered "Potomac Eagle" sevice on April 29, 1995; 116, 117, and 118 first operated together in "Potomac Eagle" sevice on May 12, 1995; and 116, 417, and 418 last operated together on November 1, 1997. The units were also occasionally operated in freight service by the South Branch Valley Railroad, on which the "Potomac Eagle" operates.