CSX Paint Schemes - TrainWeb
Starting in October 1987, the CSX-blue scheme was a simplification of the CSX-s scheme. This scheme lasted through October of 1988 when it gave way to the stealth scheme. Instead of masking off the blue stripe just above the walkway and adding the gray side skirting and black below that, eveything from the blue stripe down became blue.
Five of the worst locomotive paint schemes - Trains
Sep 21, 2023 · No. 1: CSX stealth gray Rolling north on Burlington Northern at Turners, Mo., two stealth-painted SD60s take coal empties to the Powder River Basin for reloading. It’s one of the worst modern diesel locomotive paint schemes in this author’s opinion.
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One notable scheme was the “Stealth” scheme, which featured a dark blue and gray design. This scheme was intended to make the locomotives less visible and blend in with their surroundings. The scheme was controversial, with some railfans loving it and others hating it.
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Aug 29, 2024 · It was dubbed the "Stealth" livery by railfans; according to the "Bull Sheet" the first locomotives to wear it were B30-7's #5508 and #5511, which rolled out of the shops in Waycross, Georgia on May 6, 1986. A year later, full-scale production began of repainting predecessor units.
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Jun 16, 2011 · I caught this stealth unit (with yellow nose) last week.... I doubt there are too many stealth units left on CSX: CSX 7587 is still in the stealth...
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Stealth. The most boring and cheapest paint scheme applied by CSX was dubbed "Stealth" by railfans. It was nearly invisible in fog or rain and was fortunately abandoned. This C40-8 on its way to New Orleans through Biloxi, MS in 1990 also …
CSX "Stealth" Units Question - Trainorders.com
CSX "Stealth" Units Question. Author: NYCSTL8. I thought all of the solid gray "Stealth" units had been re-painted, but one such, an old standard-cab GE ( 4587 or 4787? ) was the 2nd unit of 3 leading Q108 through Crestline, OH, this afternoon. The numbers on the cab were larger than normal and slanted. Is this a "Stealth" or some other variant?
CSX Transportation - Locomotive Wiki
Initially, CSX painted their engines in a gray scheme, nicknamed "Stealth" by train crews, due to its low visibility. CSX then put dark blue around the top and front, but it still didn't do.
Athearn HO SD50 CSX “Stealth” w/ DCC & Sound - Spring …
Heavy coal trains and steep grades required extra tractive effort to successfully ascend the mountain passes. The locomotives were hastily patched or sublettered for CSX and released into service, and were repainted at a later time. Fully assembled and ready-to-run Separately applied wire grab irons Separately applied air tanks MU hoses
Broadway Limited 983 HO CSX Stealth Series Diesel GE …
This is a Broadway Limited 983 HO Scale CSX Stealth Series Diesel GE AC6000CW - Powered (No Sound) - Assembled #669.Producing an incredible 6000 horsepower, these giants stretch almost 76' long from coupler to coupler.