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Love it Ralph!
Definitely serendipitous!
that's cool. wonder if the real one is still around.
That's cool. Nice pics. 
Roots and likes run deep. This is a good example of it. 
I never really quite grasped the concept of irony:
One of the things I liked to do was see if I could track down prototype photos of locomotives I own. A lot of times I'd get lucky. Right now I'm working in reverse and converting a couple of locomotives I own to match prototypes.
quote:wonder if the real one is still around.
Doubt it. The date of the photo (1986) is telling - it's well into the Chessie System era yet the original paint and reporting mark persists. This is a likely sign that this unit is destined to be scrapped or otherwise disposed of. A handful of GP35's survived into CSX but the majority of them were converted to road slugs.
First, Ralph, as you have a good photo of the real thing in "as used" condition, I hope
to see the model's roof painted aluminum and appropriate weathering of the body done.
No excuses, now - it would look so much cooler.
Second, to the "I wonder" question: this data is available all over the InterWeb (where we are right now...), y'know.
It took me under 5 minutes to find out the following:
Per trainweb.org/emdloco:
C&O 3566 ser# 29398 blt 1964, rebuilt to slug CSXT 2228 (date?)
Now that is cool. That is very, very cool.
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