CSXT 8954 shatters the tranquility as it hits the diamonds in East Chicago. The classic Calumet East Chicago landmark is actually still manned, and the steel plant in the distance is also still in use. Slap this great WO49 in the shot and you have a memorable scene! Two classics brush shoulders, both getting extremely rare by the day.

2019年11月3日 · Here is a short walkaround video and description of CSX EMD SD45-2 number 8954, to go along with Mac's video uploaded immediately prior to this one. (I'm still wearing him in this video; you...

CSX 8954: The museum's newest & most powerful locomotive. Built by the Electro-Motive Division of GM in August of 1974, this SD45-2 was ordered by the Seaboard Coast Line as their 2049 & it's worth noting that not only is it the first SD45-2 to be set aside for preservation, it still retains the original 20 cylinder 645E3 prime mover ...

2018年8月31日 · Electro-Motive Diesel (EMD) built CSXT No. 8954 in August 1974. It was one of only 136 SD45-2 diesel-electric locomotives the McCook, Illinois-based EMD constructed between 1972 and 1974 and the last of the model developed. Seaboard Coast Line, a predecessor line of CSXT, purchased the unit and 14 others in 1974.

Has anyone figured out why CSXT 8954 has such remarkable longevity? I noticed that someone has posted photos on Railpictures.net recently of this locomotive, that remains in service on CSX today. Here is a locomotive, whose sisters were retired over ten …

Other locos with this serial: CSX 8954(SD45-2) SCL 2049(SD45-2) SBD 2049(SD45-2)

CSX 8954 CSX 8954 is northbound on the S-line (ex-SAL) at Fairfax, S.C. It will turn west t the center of town and head to Augusta, Ga.

CSXT 8954 shatters the tranquility as it hits the diamonds in East Chicago. The classic Calumet East Chicago landmark is actually still manned, and the steel plant in the distance is also still in use. Slap this great WO49 in the shot and you have a memorable scene! Two classics brush shoulders, both getting extremely rare by the day.

2018年9月4日 · DULUTH, Ga. — CSX Transportation donated a rare SD45-2 locomotive to the Southeastern Railway Museum that is the first of its kind exhibited in a museum. Electro-Motive Division built CSX No. 8954 in August 1974.