Scale Train Drawings

[Noel]

I'm glad you are happy. I did need the ending year of the Tennessee Central. 1969. I was thinking that was a perfect road number for this engine.

[mapitts]

Still thinking on what could be next in the "what if" from around here. One thing that does pop into mind was Seaboard System's SD50's. L&N had ordered them, but by the time they were delivered the merger had already gone through. They would have had the straight style "L&N" on the side with a grey nose.

[Noel]

On it.
EDIT: Do you mean this?

[mapitts]

Yes, but in L&N. See my post above. Also what would an L&N "Heritage" C44-9W or SD70ACE or the like look? That opens a lot of doors with CSX heitage units now that I think of it! Have you noticed how many times this thread has been viewed? I know a lot of people from around the world see this. Some from the US probably never even knew of the TC.

[Noel]

Ill get these done. You have gotten me on a CSX family streak Thanks!

[Noel]

L&N 8516. She was originally a yellow nosed SD50 for about 10 years when she was ordered in 1985. She was painted into the grey nose in 1995.

[Noel]

CSX 1971. The L&N Heritage unit was revealed today!

[Noel]

CSX 1957. The NC & StL unit has been unveiled today.

[arizonachris]

Beautiful work, Noel. Love the LN and NC&StL units Nice work!

[mapitts]

I can just see a couple of those setting in Cowan TN shoving a train to the top of the hill. Last time I was there, a ballast train was getting ready to be shoved up the hill from the east side at Rockledge. No sooner than that push was done a stack train shows up and had to hold for a push as well. Most people think of this part of the world as flat. Anything but. Cumberland Mountain is as steep and curvy as it gets. If a east bound train cannot make it up 5 Mile Hill @ Normandy TN at 25 MPH, they have to use the pusher. Most of the pusher action is from the west bound side. The writer David P. Morgan from Trains Magazine was once quoted as saying "Cumberland Mountain is the cross that the NC & StL has to bare". It is so steep that at the top there is a 2300' or so tunnel. I have shot a lot of pictures and spent many mornings & afternoons there. He also did a nice story on the Tennessee Central. J. Parker Lamb also shot a lot of pics of the TC.

[Noel]

CSX 1956. Her sister is 1957. They are a pair!

[mapitts]

Very nice! The old NC & StL is not forgotten! That may be my favorite next to the Southern SD30.

[Noel]

I tried to do the NS Lehigh Valley Heritage Unit.

[Noel]

A second version of the Progress Rail SD45s ordered by NS:

[Noel]

Burlington Northern bought CSX? Sick.