CSX coal drag with helpers

[dragonpullman]

I wonder if CSX has ever thought about contracting VMV in Paducah, Kentucky to finish building the last of the road slugs for it 2351-2399 series, seeing as they have geeps coming out of their ears.

[rockguitarist946]

a railroad in the 80s and 90s. so shut the hell up

[NCCR2580]

Great early CSX footage here, I love those days of all the old paint jobs and still catching those 4 axels in that service!Strait GP40s like the bottom helper, awesome! Great video!

[SkyhawkACE123]

Alot of railroads back in the 90's.

[RailsandRoads]

Are the 1st 2 locos a mother/slug set?

[trainamtrakcsx]

wow 2 seaboard units nice!

[trainamtrakcsx]

3 different scemes and a chessie hopper nice

[ChessieSeaboardX]

WOW look at unit #2670 in fresh YN2 paint. Seeing that paint scheme will be a rare thing in a few more years. Loved the video.

[vze428s7]

wait i noticed that first loco kinda look odddddd????? wheres the engine vents!!!???

[trainiax]

It's a road slug. Slugs don't have diesel engines--only traction motors and auxiliary equipment. In this case, the slug was converted from what used to be a GP35. It draws power for its traction motors from the GP40-2 connected to it.

Slugs are used in lower-speed applications, where tractive effort is important--not horsepower, or speed. You get the tractive effort of two locomotives using a single diesel engine--but of course you only get the horsepower of a single unit.

[GrnArrow092]

Slugs like that one can be fitted with an extra fuel tank to provide more capacity for fuel. It can allow the train to keep moving and not have to stop as often for fuel. Most engineers like to operate slugs as the lead because it provides a more smooth and quiet ride. Some slugs have their cabs removed. They are filled with concrete and used primarily for more traction as well as more pulling power.

[trainiax]

I see St. Lawrence & Atlantic road slugs all the time. They too have fuel-sharing capability, and the crews prefer them to lead.  They were rebuilt from GP38's and GP40's.

[sittinsidewayzz]

Keep em coming!!! Nice Ive never seen CSX and Seaboard System run together. Looks pretty good!!

[SpecificationR]

gotta love the sounds of those old emd's

[SkyhawkACE123]

no kiddin'.....couldn't have said it better!!!

[GP30RDMT]

? There is nothing Conrail about that unit or it's horn.

Love the stealth RDMT. -Jeffrey

[wxyz9009]

2212 is ex-B&O GP35 #3551.

[NSAaron]

I feel sorry for the old Conrail RS-3LR horn.

[tipdrip215]

thats not conrail. this was made in 94, 4 years before the split between CSX and NS.

[DASCO2136]

Why would they need helpers when the drag is on flatland?

[e44e33]

There's a ridge between Point of Rocks and Baltimore

[DASCO2136]

i see