OMG they finally did it!!! Csx put out a b&o heritage es44 as per multiple pics on social media. It is looking like I may finally get to see a wm and chessie es44. I’m thinking I may be getting quite a few rail king es44s if they make a bunch of heritage units.
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That's cool. I dig the heritage stuff. I didn't know CSX was resisting the heritage experience.
I think railroads will do anything for good P.R. these days!
Hopefully BNSF will do some of their own actual heritage units. I would totally buy a few BNSF heritage locos from Lionel (and maybe MTH if I get DCS). Most of the other Class 1 Railroads have them: UP, CN, and NS.
I saw another video mentioning up to 20 HU's being produced....no specifics beyond the number.
Imagine if they didn't do a Chessie System unit 
@EMD posted:Imagine if they didn't do a Chessie System unit
B&o, western md, chessie and conrail are what I’d be buying if they made them all. There is a rumor of 25 units going around Facebook
@RSJB18 posted:I saw another video mentioning up to 20 HU's being produced....no specifics beyond the number.
I’d have to really limit it to 3 or 4, Atlas or imperial mth. A part of me would love 20+, but I don’t have bankruptcy plans.
Whoa, i just realized American railroading will observe its bicentennial in, 4 years...
@Times Square posted:Whoa, i just realized American railroading will observe its bicentennial in, 4 years...
Now that will be very special won't it?
Time for another big rail fair, like Chicago's in 1947/1948. As @BenLMaggi mentioned the railroads could use some good PR for once.
Mike
Even if it's gonna have that fade thing I eagerly await the Atlantic Coast Line unit, that purple and silver combo is gonna look absolutely awesome.
Personally, I think the fade on the B&O looks hideous, but to each their own lol. The Lionel fantasy ACL heritage Sd70ace will probably be better looking that whatever CSX rolls out. That's kinda sad
@Patrick B posted:Even if it's gonna have that fade thing I eagerly await the Atlantic Coast Line unit, that purple and silver combo is gonna look absolutely awesome.
Maybe it is because I already have a true b&o heritage sd70 from Lionel, but I look forward to getting a fade unit. It will probably be a rail king one, but I’m definitely getting one (and hopefully a caboose to match). I will miss the chessie logo on the nose, but it’s still gonna be amazing!
Their executive units don’t count as Heritage painted units?
@CentralFan1976 posted:Their executive units don’t count as Heritage painted units?
They do, but I didn’t think of them as heritage, as they’re not really normal use units.
Chessie just got unveiled.
Looks great, thanks for posting.
Now, I am going to need to buy a scale sized version for my layout.
@Craignor posted:Looks great, thanks for posting.
Now, I am going to need to buy a scale sized version for my layout.
Since I don’t see me getting o54 min+ for the Lionel version, I’ll be on the lookout for an atlas chessie and a mth imperial b&o. Not sure what I’ll do for western md. Any other road names that catch my eye would probably be rk imperial.
Is that a promo for the heritage units? If it is, we might be getting a fireball western md unit, which would be really cool.
No, it’s not a promo, it’s just an old poster. Don’t rely on it for anything.
Here's the story from Trains. Sharp looking unit
Fellas what are we thinking? Next fall for the o scale models to be delivered?
Looks good to me.
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You can add the Seaboard System to the list of CSX “heritage” units. The engine number is 1982.
Bob
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