SD40 4617 still painted C&O... until NOW

. . . except for the CSX logo on the nose. Saw it Sunday June 5 at the Stanley service track.

Cool Catch!

It is currently being used in the Chicago area....

wow!
thats quite the dinosaur!

http://www.railpictures.net/viewphoto.php?id=75992

http://www.railpictures.net/viewphoto.php?id=75991

Scot

it speaks well for the sheet metal fabrication section at Lagrange back in early 1970's, eh?

If CSX were smart they would restore that scheme to it's full grandure.

SEPTALRV9072 wrote:If CSX were smart they would restore that scheme to it's full grandure.

Absolutely. We all know it's in their best interest to keep the foamers happy...

Someone on the Loconotes mailing list claims the 4617 is listed to recieve paint as its being shopped soon.

She's on her way (or already at Waycross) for work, and paint is scheduled

Loyd L.

It is now in fresh YN3. I posted a pic on Trainorders. 2667 was scheduled for painting too (last SBD unit).
Larry

And here she is on railpictures. Not my photo, just posting the link.

http://www.railpictures.net/viewphoto.p ... 300&nseq=3

This is a very sad picture. Its terrible to see this unit repainted. Really sad

She looks nice in new paint, hopefully its a sign she'll be around for a little while longer. The way she was before, I always assumed she very well could be the next unit on the retirement list.

Be cool if she got preserved someday. I believe she's basically a unrebuilt SD40? That's pretty rare on a Class 1 these days, combined with carrying her original paintscheme so long, makes her seem more special than your typical SD40.

I was curious if anyone could post a update for this unit in light of the economic downturn that has led to widespread storage of units and many newer Dash 2's being let go by carriers, including CSX? Last updates I saw still had her in service down in Florida back in March.

I know her and her three SD40 sisters were in MOW service as of her repainting and are to be retired when a major failure happens, but I hope it doesn't happen for a while.

Thanks