Numbered CSX 1869 in honor of the year the C&O was formed, CSX’s newest heritage locomotive commemorates the proud history of the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway! The C&O Railway was a major line among North American freight and passenger railroads for nearly a century before becoming part of the Chessie System in 1972. Each of our new heritage locomotives is reinforcing the #ONECSX team’s pride in the history of CSX as we continue to move the nation’s economy with safe, reliable and sustainable rai

95K views · 3.8K reactions | CSX is proud to officially unveil CSX Locomotive 1973 honoring the Chessie System, a predecessor of CSX. Our new heritage locomotives are a tangible link to our past even as CSX continues to innovate and modernize to lead the railroad industry into the future. | CSX | Facebook

The CSX fleet of heritage locomotives is continuing to grow with the introduction of CSX 1871 painted in a custom design honoring the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad (ACL). First appearing in 1871, the ACL was officially incorporated in 1900 and extended from Georgia to Richmond, Virginia, and later into Florida. The ACL merged with the Seaboard Air Line Railroad in 1967 to form the Seaboard Coast Line, which later became part of CSX. CSX 1871 will carry the ACL colors across our 20,000-mile networ