The FULL(ish) History of the CSX Railroad.

[@LocoPro]

Feel free to skip to 8:30 to skip my yap and filming. Some extra notes about the information:
 (1) Some of y’all who are historically may be learned may be quick to jump to say the New York Central Railroad was founded in the 1850s. However, I put on the screen the New York Central System, which was actually founded as the New York Central Lines following a bunch of mergers in the 1910s and then later rebranded into the New York Central System in the 1930s. Since this New York trackage was known as the New York Central System when important stuff happened, I just combined the dates. (2) The Atlanta and Lagrange Railroad actually took seven years to hit West Point, GA, so it technically reached its terminus in 1854 but then was rebranded in 1857. (3) The Clinchfield Railroad wasn’t known as the Clinchfield Railroad until 1924, when the ACL placed the Carolina, Clinchfield, and Ohio railroad under the holding company, “Clinchfield Railroad.” (4) I spelled “Fredericksburg” wrong on the timeline. My fault. 😂 (5) The dashed lines on the map are parts that CSX doesn't own. Some of it is shortline owned and some of it is passenger owned. If you got any more info or concerns my comments are open.

[@ItzTrains_Productions]

Great video. If you do a NS video I would recommend mentioning Conrail Shared Assets as technically in South Jersey, Pennsylvania and Michigan conrail is still around tho primarily in south Jersey.

[@LocoPro]

@ Is that so, eh? Thanks for that info. :)

[@ItzTrains_Productions]

@@LocoPro Yes no problem :) it’s kinda cool especially here in South Jersey cause we get NS high hoods leading CSX GP40s. Really cool clash of railroads.

[@Pensyfan19]

The Lackawanna Railroad logo is wrong as it represents the present day shortline instead of the predecessor (Delaware, Lackawanna *and Western*), but this is otherwise a minute detail when compared to the rest of this amazing video. Keep up the great work! (See my other comment for more details)

[@ItzTrains_Productions]

@@Pensyfan19 Yooo wsp Pennsyfan

[@SilverCometMedia]

Yeah, this confirms it. We have a new best Railroad KZbinr. The new gen Danny Harmon

[@LocoPro]

:))

[@CreamyPennePasta]

Nah I don’t think so

[@grandchungus173]

Hello Railfan Ryan Stokes, Big fan Railfan Ryan Stokes, Can i get a Autograph Railfan Ryan Stokes

[@SilverCometMedia]

@ meet & greet at Hamill Rd tomorrow at 3am

[@Transit_TruckinOfGA]

@@CreamyPennePastaget out

[@CSX_1973]

One of my personal favorite railroads if you couldn’t tell lol. Really hits close to home I see a lot of CSX locos in mass and has a lot of history with conrail 🔥

[@RAtheGoodRailfanner_888]

Old is better than new.

[@ChessieRailfan8272]

This helps a lot for my model RR. It's based on the CSX RR during 1985-1990, on the Sand Patch Grade. Awesome video and editing!!

[@TrainMedia00]

I used to visit to Florida every summer and Christmas, I only catch CSX trains in Plant City FL the line from the classic seaboard line. And I also catch CSX trains in DC in 2016.

[@protosheep]

This is definitely one of your best videos of all time. I hope this video does well for you, clearly put in the effort! PAN AM RAILWAYS FOREVER!!!!!!! (awesome to see my footage in there!!!)

[@cryorig_transit05]

I hate how CSX doesn't fully cover them in the heritage livery...

[@LocoPro]

@@cryorig_transit05 You and me both, trust me. 😂

[@Georgiarailvideos6325]

19:31 i can imagine being the one who tells the dispatcher saying "yea we lost the train for the 5th time today"

[@The_goofy_railfanner]

(HEEEEES BACKKKKK!) but on a serious note, when CSX units had stickers on it like 3173, 5500, 3440, railfanners didn’t like it that much. And when they revealed the B&O unit somewhere between February and march of last year, people seems to like it, others don’t, and then it loops over when a new heritage unit is revealed. This is why you have to listen to your fans. (Extra: I want NS to make a heritage unit of the TA&G railway)

[@AGSSouthRailfanner]

You have to do another version of this with NS

[@LocoPro]

Gotta be like the fifth person I’ve had say this, glad y’all liked it this much. :))

[@jalooney]

CSX just released the Clinchfield Heritage Unit this past week. A lot of the old Clinchfield RR got wiped out in TN and NC from Helene. They’re actually running a special holiday train to Erwin, TN with the Clinchfield HU leading to help support the communities where the tracks are still intact. It’s also gonna lead the CSX Santa Train that same weekend along the line.

[@TheWinnipegRailfan]

This is peak 🔥🔥

[@Pensyfan19]

@TheWinnipegRailfan hello there fellow rail based youtube content creator.

[@piedmontrf81]

DURHAM & SOUTHERN SPOTTED but in all seriousness, great video. really REALLY informative and well done.

[@LocoPro]

Knew you'd like that one. 😂

[@ytjacksonplays1620]

I missed the L&N on my section of CSX (Mohawk Sub in NY) a few weeks ago. But luck would catch up as I was lucky to see a duo CSX heritage (1827 B&O and 1852 MW) and CSX 1776 all on the same day (11/8). Glad you were able to see it!

[@SeaboardStudios]

Little bit of bite sized information: in 2019, CSX would sell their P&A, Tallahassee, and part of their Bainbridge sub. For context: this is trackage in the Florida panhandle going from Pensacola,Tallahassee, and ending at Baldwin.

[@LocoPro]

Never would have found that to put on the map, thanks for the info. :)

[@TwoRibbonRailvideos]

11:30 bro is having fun at this point...

[@LocoPro]

I'm really just bullying y'all at this point. 😂

[@dinotrainv2_.]

I chased 2102 the same day and we were both at Mountain top where those diesels got hooked up to the steam train. I’m disappointed I didn’t get to say hi to you because I didn’t know what you look like 😂

[@TwoRibbonRailvideos]

@@LocoPro I'm going in fall 2025, so anything 2102 is just more reason to fuel the hype at this point

[@Stormbergrail]

Great video, thanks for putting it all together!

[@TherealJamorieDesean]

Alright now we need "the fullish history of norfolk southern"

[@krystianrodgers]

Awesome video! The footage is stellar. Very smooth and clear. And your delivery of the historic information was concise. The funny sounds kept it entertaining as well. Excellent presentation. Keep up the good work

[@LocoPro]

@@krystianrodgers Thank you Mr. Rodgers. :)

[@NickyDsTrains]

This vid is HEAT bro, great work as always🔥🔥🔥

[@LocoPro]

@@NickyDsTrains NICKY D. 🗣️🗣️🗣️

[@KCRX3]

Monon is usually pronounced (Mow-non) rather than (Mah-non); I’m aware that this isn’t all that important, I figured it was worth noting

[@LocoPro]

@@KCRX3 Thanks for the correction. :)

[@brandonproulx9583]

Our 573 Maine central got some love!

[@kanel.6326]

minecraft soundtrack is wild

[@LocoPro]

Bro is new around here. 😂

[@thereverendburl]

I grew up right off of what use to be the Rock Island Line in Illinois... This video was great explaining all the changes. I use to have an HO scale Chessie locomotive growing up too. Brought back all the feels!

[@LukeSesayRailfan]

Let’s Go

[@Bayarearailphotos]

Guess who’s back. Back again Loco’s back, tell a railfan.

[@K1nLies]

Loving the educational content 🔥

[@imatrainperson1195]

I got to travel CSX trackage on the ex RF&P and B&O lines this summer so it’s cool to see how all those came together, thanks for putting in the effort of showing that. Amazing how much of an alphabet soup modern railroads are, and this is just CSX. I’ve heard that the X stands for consolidated, idk how many people use that but somehow that’s what I found at some point.

[@LocoPro]

Yeah, like I said, no one really knows, which is honestly crazy. 😂

[@imatrainperson1195]

@@LocoPro imagine being a company around for 35+ years and still no one knows for sure what your name stands for. Bruh cmon

[@LourdesReynoso-x7p]

I love your content, it was brilliant!

[@ThatGeorgianCoalCracker]

Georgia Railroad when the seaboard merged with it it's final charter run was in 1983 I'm glad to see Georgia Railroad get mentioned for once keep doing the good work man and thank you for putting this video together

[@Trainman-611]

LETS GOOOOO

[@TheQuebecRailfan]

Who let this man cook on this vid🔥🔥

[@LocoPro]

Was in the kitchen cheffing. 👨‍🍳

[@KevinCSX]

I just started working for CSX. I appreciate this video because I keep seeing these different Heritage Units in my yard and I always wonder the history of railroads merging together to make CSX what it is today. (Even my profile picture is me on the Chessie system power 😂)

[@Piedmontfoamer724]

I am NOT gonna miss the premiere

[@PArailkid]

Lets Go!

[@LMTrainsandModeling]

yesss he’s back chat‼️‼️🗣️🗣️🔥🔥

[@KendallTNRailfans15]

Great video there!

[@2010train1]

The history that started in 1827

[@LocoPro]

@@2010train1 Bro stealing my thunder. 😂

[@SPCChicago8374]

They Should Really Make a Rock Island Heritage Unit, ik the only RI line that is now owned by CSX is a small line in Illinois but they should make it on a SD40 or smth

[@DrDinnerTable]

Really enjoyed this video. The footage and information was brilliant. The “meme” sounds or whatever they were got a little boring but hey, overall I enjoyed it. Thanks :)

[@Thenumbersthatareodd]

Well, your spot and Ellingson brings great power [sometimes lol for me]

[@USA_Railfan]

Let's Goooo 🔥🔥🔥

[@RAtheGoodRailfanner_888]

Do history on cn soon.

[@callumnichols7652]

The man, myth, legend had returned!

[@yeahman70]

Great video, but at the logo and picture you used for the DL&W is for the modern day Delaware-Lackawanna Railroad, a short line based in Scranton, PA which is around today, which is not the same as the Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad, the former Class I railroad which became part of Erie Lackawanna and later Conrail. Also, with the Pan Am acquisition, some of Pan Am’s trackage was part of something called Pan Am Southern. Pan Am Southern was a joint venture between Pan Am Railways and Norfolk Southern, and NS ran a couple run through trains onto PAS trackage. As part of the CSX acquisition, Pan Am (now CSX)s share of Pan Am Southern went to Genesee & Wyoming, and made the new Berkshire & Eastern Railroad, a G&W railroad that now runs all of the PAS trackage. Great video in general, lots of history and it is very good

[@LocoPro]

Thanks for that correction. I had a feeling something was off with that logo, but I legit couldn’t find anything else. 😂 And thanks for all the other info as well. :)

[@safetran50]

So cool to see the CN&L featured

[@LocoPro]

Went deep into the timeline for this one.

[@capefeartrainsandsirens]

As a CSX glazer I approve 👍

[@AndrewTHECHESSIEGUY]

Let’s goooo!!! Loco, you make the BEST train vids my man!!!!🥳👌😁

[@LocoPro]

Thanks man. :)

[@AndrewTHECHESSIEGUY]

No problem! High greens and god bless!

[@JacobCTrainsCSXNS]

you should do NS next

[@LocoPro]

Maybe one day, not anytime soon though.

[@JacobCTrainsCSXNS]

@@LocoPro I feel that u busy

[@LocoPro]

@@JacobCTrainsCSXNS College goes brr. 😅

[@centerbeamgamingandtrains7451]

Loco is cooking with this one ❤

[@DV_Graph1cs]

Really great in-depth video but that bump at 3:10 tho ☠️

[@LocoPro]

You weren't supposed to notice that detail luh gang.

[@LukeSesayRailfan]

W Video 👍

[@joshatterberry2887]

You should do a video like this for Norfolk Southern

[@LocoPro]

Maybe one day, my friend. This video took so long, I need a break from anything like this. 😂

[@bingbingitshunter8132]

The goat is there

[@jacksonsdrones]

"THE PENN CENTRAL BABY!!!" 🗣🗣🔥🔥

[@AGSRailfan]

You forgot Alabama Tennessee River Railroad line was NC&stl and then L&N then CSX because I didn't see the line no where on the map 😭also at 30:28 killed me

[@LocoPro]

Where would that have been on the map? It wasn’t on the Trains.com map.

[@LilGloStix]

WE BACK

[@railfanlynx]

yo dawg you coming to winterwatch?

[@LocoPro]

Probably not.

[@DCAreaRailfan]

Great video! What camera did you use?

[@LocoPro]

Canon G70, my friend. :)

[@DCAreaRailfan]

@@LocoProthanks, I appreciate it!

[@Piedmontfoamer724]

That was so good that I didn’t learn anything

[@LocoPro]

Bro watched this on mute. 😂😂

[@JustinBrysonJ34]

I live in the laurens county area with the CN&L wooooo!!! But they dont have many trains that run through here anymore and where i live, we dont hardly get anything through unless its the same train which has 2 of the same gevos with the same roadplate numbers and the same consist of cars.. first starts out with a few covered hoppers then nothing else but autoracks.. i hate seejng the same train.. i just wanna see one of these heritage units

[@LocoPro]

Any busier lines nearby you could visit?

[@JustinBrysonJ34]

@LocoPro not really tbh

[@zaketherailfan]

natural bridge station mentioned 🗣️🗣️🗣️🗣️ (when is the gatekeeping over)

[@LocoPro]

The backlog is so deep, bruh, you ain't even got a clue.

[@GamerBoy-cr6vu]

Loco, when you put Minecraft music in your videos it reminds me immersive railroading (a mod that add real life 3d trains).

[@LocoPro]

Love Minecraft music, man, C418 is a master.

[@RAtheGoodRailfanner_888]

You forgot to mention the Csx yn2 paint scheme.

[@LocoPro]

This wasn't a video about paint schemes. 😂

[@RAtheGoodRailfanner_888]

@ You also forgot to mention dash 8s and 9s in this of Csx. The Csx dash 9s of course.

[@LocoPro]

@ This is a history video. 😭

[@RAtheGoodRailfanner_888]

@@LocoPro hush dash engines are history..

[@MiddleTennesseeRailfanning]

Nice,what camcorder do you use to take videos?

[@LocoPro]

Canon G70.

[@railfanjayden]

I live wp and it is ex chv

[@SignalMan9292]

Yessir

[@BlueMountainRailFilms]

11:34 thats not really THAT reading, the OG reading lines was merged into conrail in 76, then in 83 the blue mountain reading was created eventually turning into RBMN. Completely different railroads other than owning some reading equipment, having a paint scheme based off the reading and owning some reading trackage. Now i get if your saying THAT reading to 2102 since it is a reading locomotive, if so my bad.

[@LocoPro]

@@BlueMountainRailFilms Yeah it was supposed to be about the locomotive. I actually looked this up online during editing and everything you said was right, RBMN ain’t the original Reading, but just for the locomotive I made the reference. :)

[@BlueMountainRailFilms]

@LocoPro alright mb, also W vid

[@LocoPro]

@ Not your bad at all.

[@sekrailfan831]

What camera do you use?

[@LocoPro]

@@sekrailfan831 Canon G70.

[@sekrailfan831]

@@LocoPro thanks!

[@vuurvrproductions4656]

still waiting

[@vuurvrproductions4656]

i never forget

[@LocoPro]

Soon.

[@vuurvrproductions4656]

@@LocoPro😜

[@xvumns]

Yo are u from north carolina? Btw im Christian too 😜

[@LocoPro]

Nah, Georgia.

[@xvumns]

@@LocoPro ohh cool i love georgia haha

[@93greenstrat]

Excellent video and much appreciated. Now, as a good subscriber to this fine channel, I will now pontificate my vast knowledge and mastery of the subject at hand (disclaimer; I am being totally silly here). So with regards to Chessie System Inc., the C&O bought out B&O's controlling stake of the Western Maryland Railway which ceased to be an" operating rail entity" in May of 1983. The B&O did, however, take over the WM's remaining operations. CSXT Transportation was actually created on July 1st of 1986 by the renaming of the Seaboard System Railroad. By Apriil 30, 1987, the C&O completed its acquisition of the B&O and by the end of August that year, the mighty Chesapeake &Ohio Railway was formally absorbed into CSXT. Also of note: Chessie System Inc. (as well as SCLI) basically ceased to exist with the formation of CSX Corp. in 1989, but since the railroads were not combined, Chessie System was essentially a marque of CSX Corp.

[@LocoPro]

I appreciate this nuanced information. As I researched this it became clear that you can really go down a rabbit hole of the minutiae of names and business holdings and such.

[@nstrainfanyt]

He spent 200 hours on this, please watch it 👉👈 (fast forward the whole thing)

[@LocoPro]

I will be deleting all my 2102 footage.

[@nstrainfanyt]

@LocoPro Do it, no balls

[@NKP_Railfanning_Productions]

@@LocoPro plz don’t 🫣

[@user-vh1uc6in7b]

Yes sir CSX Trains Baby. 🦃🦃🚂🚃🚃🚃🚃🦃🦃