CSX C40-8s (Dead/Vaporware)

[JM1261]

2/17. Dead/vaporware due to many circumstances. Sorry.

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[ZekTheKid]

I'm dying inside from all this quality in a repaint.

[imnew]

I like the weathering.. Nice work

[JM1261]

I'm dying inside from all this quality in a repaint.

To be honest, the screenshots make the engine look better than it does in TS. Anyways, I appreciate it.

Edit - I just reread your comment now and realized that I basically said I appreciate that you're dying inside

I like the weathering.. Nice work

Thank you!

Right now the plan is to make a clean livery and a dusty livery, then I'll tackle the YN3 livery, and after that is a project only one member knows about.

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[BoostedFridge]

One of my favorite paint schemes, and a fantastic weathering job!!

[NStrains]

Toasty! Looks great!

[JM1261]

Much appreciated guys . Like I mentioned, a lot of credit goes to Ryan93 and DrewG.

Anyway, here's a C40-8 fresh out of Erie, PA.

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Currently CSX is rounding up their entire C40-8 fleet for retirement (I'm sure a lot of crews are happy about that ). I find it interesting how 20-year old Dash 8s are already being retired and cut up for scrap - then again these were built when GE still believed in quantity over quality.

[ZekTheKid]

You got my numbers, just put them on.

Anyway, are you going to possible upgrade the yellow on the YN3 and YN3B C40-8's?

[JM1261]

You got my numbers, just put them on.

Anyway, are you going to possible upgrade the yellow on the YN3 and YN3B C40-8's?

Sure! I'll match the yellow on the YN3B unit to the yellow found on these engines and in the Miami Dash 8 texture/light improvement.

And I haven't forgot your numbers .

[DrewG]

Looks good!

[JM1261]

Looks good!

Much obliged.

[imnew]

Yup.. She's ready to roll

[BNSFdude]

There's rumour that they're going back to GETS for rebuild into AC44C6Ms but that's just rumour.

[JM1261]

Yup.. She's ready to roll

Almost

There's rumour that they're going back to GETS for rebuild into AC44C6Ms but that's just rumour.

That's pretty neat. Doesn't GE offer a GEVO retrofitting/rebuild thing for older engines like Dash 8s? If so, I suppose that's one other way to breathe some more life into them.

[BNSFdude]

Not GEVO parts, but they'd have nothing left of the Dash 8 but the cooling system and prime mover I assume.