CSX Heritage Units?

Trains Magazine Locomotives
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Good Day,

My imagination at work…………… CSX Heritage color schemes. The original ES44AC drawing was created by Michael Eby. The drawings were modified and painted by me.

Regards,

Swafford

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Do you have anymore paint schemes you or your friend can post.

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Good Day Brian,

What railroad color schemes are you interested in? Over the past 8 years I have created over 100 schemes.

The Swafford Series color schemes are color schemes from the past represented on 21st Century Diesel Locomotives and rolling stock. My goal is to create inventive and dynamic color schemes that would look striking on model trains. The original drawings are by Michael Eby. The ES44AC’s and SD70ACe’s are modified and painted by Frank Swafford.

Regards,

Swafford

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I started with the old Chessie System back in 1978. I would love to see CSX do a Heritage series. CSX is rich in history and takes no back seat to any of the major railroads. And yes CSX has the right to even paint up some of the Locomotives that made up Conrail. People seem to forget that we got 42% of Conrail. But in closing I most definitely tip my hat to NS and UP for a job well done. CSX has missed a great opportunity to make some great headlines.

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I don’t think anybody could outdo what Norfolk did, it was awesome! It’s nice to see that railways can spend time looking back and reminding people where they came from.

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Nice artwork!

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Didn’t Fletcher send in his renditions of CSX Heritage Units?

Didn’t CSX Say they liked them?

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They could at least use the name Chessie Seaboard on the CSX locomotives.

That would be a recognition of their heritage by using the intended name, before the legal shorthand of CSX was applied widely.

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Yeah, I don’t think anyone likes the name “CSX”, except maybe CSX.

I understend BNSF isn’t really crazy about their name, but aren’t sure what to do about it.

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CSX and BNSF aren’t bad, nobody would use a full-length name anyway beyond some enthusiasts. Nobody I talk to calls it United Parcel Service, even though that is its formal name. In another transportation business, Federal Express actually changed its name to FedEx.