Illinois Central's Blue Devils

Canadian National has had a diverse roster of locomotives over the years, one of the railroads the CNR acquired had a unique fleet of former GE Dash 8 leaser locomotives that many of you watching this video grew up seeing while out trackside in the 2000s to late 2010s. In this video we take a brief look at the infamous IC 'Blue Devils'.
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[@TheWinnipegRailfan]

join the Discord server to discuss how we could preserve IC 2466 !!! discord.gg/QsyWBP3b

[@anf_8310_ab]

Hey, uhh, sorry to bother. Is there a reason why is my discord has been kicked from the server? 🙏

[@TheWinnipegRailfan]

@ardiannurfatah5938 try one more time, it's been having a problem with auto-kicking members, I have no idea why/no idea how to fix it lol

[@anf_8310_ab]

​@@TheWinnipegRailfanah, i see, i was panicked :

[@MirasomeRailfan]

GET THE IRM OR MONTICELLO RIGHT NOW WE MUST SAVE 2466🗣️🗣️🗣️🗣️🔥

[@wrrail]

mrm does NOT need 2466 bro 😭🙏

[@PlanesandTrainsofBuffalo]

​@@wrrail mrm

[@kartertheguy712]

we NEED 2466 🗣️‼️‼️‼️‼️🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@irondiamondrailproductions9038]

IRM has a dash 8 already, bring it too Monticello

[@midwesternrail4729]

@@irondiamondrailproductions9038 FUCK THE MRM 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@Damon810Railfan]

I'm glad somebody finally did a video about these, i was just about to resort to making one myself lol. I have always loved the look of these units and their backstory, but yet over the years I've been railfanning my luck hasn't been so good when it came to catching them. Neat vid Quick edit: To confirm, 2466 is indeed still in Homewood yard (as of March 30th, 2024), and its pretty much front and center along with a bunch of other dash 8s that are still somehow existing in the yard. It even still has its horn and numberboards, lol. But I do agree that somebody should preserve it ..unless its being held captive in Homewood yard for all of mf eternity

[@Pensyfan19]

Glad to see these oddities covered! I've always wondered why they continued to have IC lettering, even after being repainted.

[@hungrymoose7627]

Hi, railway museum guy here. The problem is that, while the CN blue devils are neat, they just aren't all that unique. When you get down to it, its just a GE Dash 8. While Dash 8s are getting rarer, theres not a lot that differentiates them from other GE units both physically and mechanically. At least not anything that most of the general public would notice. I work at the Alberta Railway Museum in Edmonton and we recently were able to become the caretakers of BCOL 4618, a C40-8M "Draper Taper" cowl unit. Those are very unique as they are a purely Canadian locomotive, at least in terms of their cab and hood design. And if you want a GE cab design in preservation, RRHMA has BNSF 537 a B40-8W. Unfortunately with preservation, the hard truth is you can't save them all. You just do everything you can to make sure you save the the ones that might be forgotten some day.

[@theisononthecake63]

The CN"SF" Joke was subtle but hilarious 😂 😅

[@Amtrak09]

There’s one former LMS C40-8W still in operation for a class 1 left. Csx 7929 (former LMS 711) is STILL in operation on csx and is both the last locomotive on csx with marker lights, it is also the last former LMS locomotive on csx and all class 1s as a whole. 7929 should be preserved alongside 2466!

[@Track_Tranzit]

7929 was stored

[@Amtrak09]

@@Track_Tranzit No way! That’s saddening, atleast she is still alive unlike being scrapped but just barely. I quite literally caught her leading a train a few months ago.

[@Track_Tranzit]

@Amtrak09 yeah, sadly all CSX D8s (excluding 9280) are in storage

[@Amtrak09]

@@Track_Tranzit not exactly, C40-8Ws are still alive and in storage on CSX and aren’t all gone yet There’s quite a few although they are currently phasing out there’s still a good number of

[@Amtrak09]

Also, might I ask, how do you know 7929 was stored?

[@F40M07]

2466? I’ll try to put her at the IRM.

[@TheWinnipegRailfan]

PLEASEEEEE that would be so swag

[@CedarLakeRailfanner]

2466 and 2461 are still in Homewood as of 2 weeks ago.

[@JustATeenageRailfan]

As of yesterday I was there lol

[@CedarLakeRailfanner]

@@JustATeenageRailfan Nice, and there are some rumors that 2466 and 2461 could go up to the Missabe.

[@riograndelocos9639]

massive L

[@CedarLakeRailfanner]

@@riograndelocos9639 How is that an L

[@thedesigner00]

@@CedarLakeRailfannerno there here unit the grain train start back up

[@theoldbayrailfan]

I saw 2466 at homewood like 2 weeks ago when I went out there. Still in good condition.

[@cameron.s.9368]

2466 is sidelined but still exists! BCOL C40-8M cowl body is still listed on roster and was seen on trains within the last few months The iron range is really where you gotta go, CN has about 20 C40-8 standard cabs that were brought there to replace some of the older EMD stuff so they might stick around a little while there.

[@BNSFrailfan01]

The dash 8s along with the remaining EMDs will all be gone likely by the end of this year as new AC44C6Ms are brought in to replace them. Get up there while you can

[@cameron.s.9368]

@@BNSFrailfan01 so sad 😭

[@BNSFrailfan01]

@@cameron.s.9368 I’ll be up there next week and my goal is to see the last 2 15th anniversary dash 8s that are active on the roster

[@wrrail]

icrr my beloved

[@bigiron2572]

Conrail units, but covered in maple syrup

[@NashRailfan]

DMIR 403 and 215 should be preserved

[@milepost26.69]

I really do hope the unit is preserved, or atleast one of them. Plenty of the ex CR/LMX Dash 8s ended up on various G&W roads which is cool but none (obviously) are in the blue. I never grew up seeing the CN patches but i remember the NS and CSX ones down in the southeast. Would be awesome to see this thing in a mueseum in the future!

[@syeet1234]

at least G&W bought a bunch of ex-conrail D8's that they started using recently

[@RDC2003]

There’s a museum in pa with a AC6000 in ge paint preserved

[@Afoamer]

Despite the fact that some of the dash-8s have gotten retired two of them, a.k.a. Ex-CSX Units continue to live on in Peru

[@Ayden2008]

Would you like it if 2466 was added to trainz 2? I’m sure it’s available for the PC versions, but it’s not for the mobile

[@JackTheRailfan]

It is sad that I never got to catch one of these, but I did however see BCOL 4609 on yard and local duty in Prince George, BC in 2023. (Which was also around the time 2466 was stored)

[@yeahman70]

Do you know if 4609 is still working up there?

[@JackTheRailfan]

@@yeahman70 I think it is, but I’m not sure entirely

[@owenacaster]

not sure exactly when was the last time I saw one of the blue devils, but it would have to be either before, during, or after 2020. Though the the last time I saw the dash-8 cowls in operation was during summer 2021 at the Maymont, SK grains connect terminal. And the last I saw any dash-8 was in 2022, as I seen one of the funeral trains in Edmonton.

[@BNSFrailfan01]

Ah yes, CNSF heritable units. True classics.

[@stephenbinkley]

I remember seeing one of the devils in brantford right before they were sent to welland

[@railsofontario3029]

2459: HEYYY YOU FORGOT TO PUT MY SCRAP PICS 😭😭😭. very good video it gets dash 8 thumbs up

[@modified_2t22]

When I hear blue devils, for some reason I always think of the drum corps.

[@1978garfield]

I used to see these all the time around Decatur, IL. Confused the heck out of me the first time. I liked them because at the time it was the closest I would get to seeing something IC on the rails. My theory is they changed everything to CN because they could not figure out how to make IC out of noodles.

[@LakeMichiganRailfan]

2466 is still there as of yesterday

[@Texasrailfan9021]

Great job We have to save CN 2466 I’m a UP Railfan and I want it back! #SaveCN2466

[@RedwoodLine]

i think i saw a blue devil at griffith indiana last year

[@streamlinedtransit]

CN is dog water. The end, roll the credits. Real

[@TheCNRailfan]

unpopular opinion

[@cnnsrailfan6511]

I managed to get 2464 leading on CSX a week before it was destroyed in that 3 train pile up in Suman IN great Leslie RS3L it had

[@kylehc15]

ive noticed diesel locomotives kind of look the same lol it be nice if the made a new design so they were more powerful but also looked different

[@BaronVonPwn]

Its weird growing up in North West Tennessee, being served by Canadian locomotives .

[@illinoiscentralrailroadfan6015]

I grew up in Bardwell and Paducah Kentucky from 84 to 05 with the Illinois Central

[@amtrak713productions8]

Funny thing is i met a lot of my now good friends almost 4 years ago when one came through as run through power on a csx train near me

[@PlanesandTrainsofBuffalo]

3:34 Cowl Unit Productions mentioned!!!!!

[@FallenFlagFoamer]

Just saw #2466 yesterday, still in storage in homewood.

[@P0w2you]

The last 4 times I've taken Amtrak south to Carbondale, or Jackson MS, I've seen standard cab deathstars! Every time 😅 like I guess I been lucky

[@anf_8310_ab]

I see Hunter Harrison, i'll continue watching

[@JustATeenageRailfan]

My baby’s!

[@2010train1]

4:56 IC 2464 was scrapped after a 3 way train collision in Westville Indiana on Jan 6 2012

[@CentralManitobaRailfan]

The Big blue

[@railroadhistoryarchives]

Whoah. That was cool.

[@TheWinnipegRailfan]

Thank you! America ya

[@CanadianmeeseRailfaning]

i going to see if i can get the owner of the museum i new to get, wish me luck.

[@pendremacherald6758]

What is that Conrail RJ Corman scheme and where can I get more of it?

[@bgmcc907]

What’s the story on 2466’s trucks? They look like EMDs.

[@TheWinnipegRailfan]

Same manufacturer/design used I believe

[@MattTheAllertor125]

Ah yes ive been wondering why are ic's (now cn) ex lmsx dash 8 called blue devils

[@MattTheAllertor125]

And sad to see the dash 8s (my childhood heros including the blue devils) to go bye bye. Great locos tbh

[@SCFR_Guest5]

Nice

[@ASILLYTRAINBOY2011]

Ill get the tvrm to get it >:3

[@YQRAviation]

aRe YoU a FoAmEr?

[@TheWinnipegRailfan]

YES muahahahaha

[@CedarLakeRailfanner]

I think we all were at one point like 8 years old

[@randydobson1863]

hello The Winnipeg Railway & it's is Randy and i like yours video is cool & Thanks The Winnipeg Railway & Friends Randy & Is WAS In Moncton N.B & Moncron Gordon Yard In Jan 2024 8 & 2566

[@LMLRailfan]

aka Conrail's Blue Angels

[@midwesternrail4729]

Fuck conrail rahhhhh

[@orlandorailfanproductions2010]

Why do some CN units have IC reporting marks?

[@Alawo-]

Fat Albert Mentioned??!?!!1?¹1!?

[@3bydacreekside]

"Railfans dont pull" Bruh sometines the railfans TURN INTO the goth girl

[@Railfantastic]

Nawwww the heritable units are be being scraped

[@MikeLarryII788]

I can confirm Rail fans are unable to can get girls just like a toad once said in Paper Mario Color-splash said "I'm very lonely but hey trains are cool i guess".

[@cpeast]

I remember seeing the blue dash 840CW new. This was back in the early 90s. Sad they are being sc@&pped.

[@midwesternrail4729]

IRM NEEDS 2466 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🔥🔥🔥

[@midwesternrail4729]

Guys i contacted the IRM and unfortunately they said they couldnt acquire it 😔🙏😭😭😭😭😭😭

[@danielferrovias]

are you one of those guys that is Hyperfixated in Sally acorn?

[@TheWinnipegRailfan]

cannot confirm or deny, lol

[@illinoiscentralrailroadfan6015]

The Illinois Central ran all the way to New Orleans

[@railroadhistoryarchives]

All hail plankton

[@TheBNSFRailfan]

Aw yes Crash National CNSF

[@TheBNSFRailfan]

Illinois Central more like identity crisis

[@CSXF40PH-2Productions]

Rq, is 2462 still out there?

[@LakeMichiganRailfan]

its off cn property, not much time till it gets scrapped but it does still exist

[@railsofontario3029]

It’s sitting drained & Dead in Welland. Last i checked it was still around

[@wirtr]

IC doggie

[@Train43Kaleb]

You put mick jagger music in there

[@outlawriderandoubletrouble]

The George Bush library in college station Texas has a UP SD70 ace on display number 4141 in honor of George H W bush.

[@ZombieSlayer-dj3wb]

So the rumor is an ex csx ceo is trying to oust the current ns ceo

[@justinmalachinski1]

I wanna see a GE engine with ICG paint

[@midwesternrail4729]

CN 3008

[@justinmalachinski1]

@@midwesternrail4729 no I mean the Orange and White

[@midwesternrail4729]

@@justinmalachinski1 itll look odd ngl but still id like to see that on the freeport sub since theres an icg bridge with the deathstar logo on it

[@justinmalachinski1]

@@midwesternrail4729 my grandfather and I were going over the idea of painting a Ho SD70M-2 in the orange and white ICG PAINT

[@Canadian_Winters]

Get them big ass horns out of the caption, we tryna see the meme

[@Windsor_Colorado_EF3]

silly ending

[@sidneyadnopoz3427]

Always the best

[@railfaninacar]

Hii! TWR

[@TheWinnipegRailfan]

HELPPPP MEEEEE !!!!

[@Ayden2008]

If there are blue devils, what about the red devil? 😈

[@jjandllcrazyadventures14]

uh oh...

[@Ayden2008]

@@jjandllcrazyadventures14 it’s a joke sunny

[@CoalChrome]

CNSF lol

[@Planes_man]

Off brand conrail