Old CSX Train Videos in West Virginia 1990-91

[@zachariassiefker9249]

Nice video! Absolutely love the CSX loaded West Virginia coal trains, the GP30M’s, and of course the ex B&O GP40’s in the video!

[@the.porter.productions]

Alright! Starting off the video with some sweet power trailing! Big fan of the b&o and chessie! - JP

[@appalachianrails]

Is that Q300 at 1:30? I think it is because of the reefers on the train.

[@ChessieStorm]

appalachianrails, I don't think Q300 ever ran through this area of W.Va. on the old C&O. Q302 and Q303 are the manifest freights on this line then and now. Hope that helps.

[@juliussespiritu]

ChessieStorm I spoke with a friend of mine who is a CSX engineer out of Russell. Chessie ran manifests 90, 91, 92, and 93. 92 and 93 are today's Q302 and Q303. 90 and 91 were manifests that ran between Chicago and Richmond, VA that had TOFC and reefers as well. My engineer friend said that they still ran 90 and 91 for a few years up in the CSX era. Sometime later, they diverged them onto the B&O via Sandpatch as Q400 and Q401. Q400 and Q401 still exist today, but they no longer run all the way to Chicago.

[@appalachianrails]

ChessieStorm www.railpictures.net/viewphoto.php?id=197441&nseq=362 www.railpictures.net/viewphoto.php?id=43682&nseq=6

[@Nethanel773]

Alright, middle days of CSXT's rainbow fleet! Like it! Thanks for putting this up.

[@sheilasembly-crum8447]

Oh, I saw three (I believe) C&O passenger trains....those were the days. Thank you for sharing this video!

[@CountryCarReviews]

I remember those coal cars at 4:13

[@KevinCNYC1991]

This is classic footage of CSX in action. Thanks for sharing this footage.

[@timgiles9413]

I wish the train still went through Cowen WV and up through Erbacon WV.

[@DJ_FOOD_STAMP]

Nice!

[@Brian4449]

Gotta Love Those Blues, Stealth's Away.

[@tommythomason6187]

People call them, "coal drags," but quite often, they ain't draggin'. This first one here is burnin' some ass, lol.

[@1940limited]

Are they still moving this much coal in WV? I hope so.

[@ChessieStorm]

Not these days. Track 2 is out of service between Cotton Hill and Sewell, W.Va. It's now used as single track in there. Track 1 across Hawk's Nest Bridge thru Fayette to Sewell is the primary track. Other places, CSX has torn up sidings and removed track due to declining coal traffic, which has affected the old C&O.

[@1940limited]

@@ChessieStorm No surprise here, but still sorry to hear it.

[@Brian4449]

I spy a Ex Guilford GP39-2.

[@legendarygodzilla7341]

The trains look old to me

[@1940limited]

The videos were shot 30 years ago.

[@GMan9029]

Awesome shots! I never got to see old CSX power like this. Did CSX ever lease Santa Fe engines, if so I made a video on my channel of a SBD GP38-2 #543. Go check it out.

[@brianbooher7318]

I no its a little late to respond but yes I don't no who they came from but csx around this time had bunches of ex Santa Fe units.i see the old clinchfeild line daily an around 89 90 you'd thought it was a Santa Fe line not csx