This has to be one of the most rewarding flights our drone has ever taken! The infamous Cumberland Deadlines definitely lived up to their reputation! The title doesn’t even begin to describe the massive variety of locomotives in here, which is where this lovely description comes in! While there were lots of new locomotives for us in here, there were a handful of familiar faces too (will link below)! The majority of units in here were, as expected, EMDs, which have become a rarity in road trains in response. In the mix was one of very few, an SD60M! Retired by CSX several years back, this is a breed that’s hard to find, with only a handful scattered among various CSX deadlines. Another unit, this time one of a kind, is a YN1 locomotive, though not technically a CSX locomotive anymore 😅 GCK #7496, an EMD SD40, has made its round for sure! Serving initially for the Western Maryland Railroad, its life as a CSX locomotive began with a transfer to bowl trim service in Louisville, KY. Some years later, it was purchased by the Georges Creek Railway of Western Maryland, who later relinquished it to the Virginia Museum of Transportation, interestingly enough! Its journey seems to have ended here as it rusts away in Cumberland, MD. Also in the mix was TORC SD40-2 #996, which was purchased off of, and later returned to CSX by the Toledo Ore Company! In addition to these buried treasures was another rarity, an MT6 slug, #1015, rebuilt from a Penn Central ALCO RSD12 locomotive! These locomotives hold countless stories I’m sure, but sit back, relax, and enjoy the show! Below is a comprehensive list of all the locomotives we captured with picture and video of the deadlines! See any familiar faces?
C40-8W: 7654, 7656, 7657, 7670 (Monon Emblem), 7678, 7723, 7730, 7731, 7777, 7778, 7781, 7791, 7793, 7794, 7795, 7809, 7813, 7816, 7821, 7824, 7848, 7849, 7851, 7860, 7876, 7877, 7883, 7891, 7896, 7901, 7917
GP40-2: 4428, 6005, 6039, 6100, 6113, 6119, 6132, 6157, 6388 (Spirit of the West Point Route), 6393, 6397, 6407, 6436, 6466, 6469, 6901, 6908, 6957 (YN2), 6980, 6985, 6987
SD40-2: 996 (TORC), 8039, 8116, 8135, 8160, 8161, 8189, 8227, 8256, 8261, 8287, 8305, 8376, 8413, 8420, 8421, 8423, 8425, 8439, 8446, 8850, 8863 (YN2), 8878
GP38-2: 2500, 2503, 2513, 2516, 2540, 2564, 2568, 2573, 2616, 2618, 2634, 2650, 2659, 2662, 2663, 2670, 2674, 2677, 2683, 2721, 2730, 2808
Road Slug: 2200, 2207, 2211, 2217, 2242, 2245, 2246, 2249, 2298, 2307, 2313, 2316, 2355, 2364, 2372, 2385, 2387
SD70MAC: 4721, 4780, 4787, 4788, 4803, 4814, 4820, 4821, 4825
C40-9W: 9003, 9005, 9012, 9013, 9016, 9019, 9024, 9026
Yard Slug: 1015, 1022, 1024, 1048
CW44AH: 512, 555, 561, 582
AC44CW: 71, 135, 144
SD50-3: 8523, 8568
MP15AC: 1151, 1164
CM40-8: 7787, 7811
SD40: 7496 (YN1)
GP38-3: 2014
SD60M: 8763
MP15T: 1221
ES44AH: 946
ES40DC: 5304
GP40-3: 6540
Videos of Deadline Locomotives:
ES44AH #946: • #1776 “Spirit of our A...
SD70MAC #4814: • CSX Flared SD70MAC #48...
ES40DC #5304: • YN3c ES40DC #5304 on C...
GP40-2 #6132: • M372 Runs for its Life...
GP40-2 #6388: • CSX Heritage Unit and ...
CM40-8 #7811: • YN3c ES40DC and CM40-8...
C40-8W #7851: • UP SD70ACe and CSX C40...
C40-8W #7901: • All 4 CSX Liveries on ...
C40-9W #9016: • C40-9W and CM40-8 Lead...