Eastern Railroad Discussion > CSX - 903180 - Safety Caboose

CSXT 903180 Safety caboose
arrive in Fostoria, Ohio this week.

It replace the Chessie System B&O
bay window that has been around for sometime.

Not sure how long it will be here and
if the B&O bay window will ever come back.

Does anyone know where csxt 903180 came from ?

Thanks,

Eddie Durnwald
Fostoria, Ohio

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Ed, try a google search. Ask the railroad employees in Fostoria what's up too.
Mike, St marys, O Great photos as usual.

I'd guess Charleston--looks like a victim of chemical rain!

CSX seems to be doing some caboose shuffling...

The 904033 bay window cab just came north to Lima. Was this the former Fostoria cab Eddie?

CG Tower

CSXT 903985 former B&O Chessie System
bay window is the one that was around
Fostoria for many years. Both ends
received a fresh coat of yellow paint.

Eddie

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I'll see if I can track down why all the cab shuffling suddenly.

CG Tower


Eddie-Durnwald Wrote:
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> CSXT 903985 former B&O Chessie System
> bay window is the one that was around
> Fostoria for many years. Both ends
> received a fresh coat of yellow paint.
>
> Eddie

The 3180 came from Columbus, OH thats where it was the last time I saw it. Don't know if this is the reason behind the caboose moves but, CSX has been looking for a cab to replace the one that was damaged in a derailment 2 months a go in Richmond VA.

Russ

Some may be "shuffled around" depending on the need for a working stove in inclimate areas of the system. As we all know, many are "shoving platforms" complete with doors/windows welded shut....

I have personally not seen this cab since October 1990, and was not aware it even existed yet today. It was in Columbus Ohio the last time I saw it. I also did not have it in my notes that it had become a Safety Cab repaint, more than likely done by Dwight Jones. Apparently, it has been painted like this since 1993.

This was indeed a Dwight Jones creation commissioned by the C&O Historical Society and the cooperation of CSX.

CG Tower


rhmich Wrote:
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> I have personally not seen this cab since October
> 1990, and was not aware it even existed yet today.
> It was in Columbus Ohio the last time I saw it. I
> also did not have it in my notes that it had
> become a Safety Cab repaint, more than likely
> done by Dwight Jones. Apparently, it has been
> painted like this since 1993.

Somewhat off-topic, but this thread made me think- is the B&O 904000 still in-use, and if so, is there any particular region where it spends most of its time?

The CSXT 904033 was the former Washington Court House, Ohio caboose on the former CSX midland Sub.

Send her back home.

Rusty

When I check out CSXT 903180 today
I notice it was a light blue / purple color
then the green from last evening.

Was not able to get a good shot
as units were sitting in front of it.

Then check out the other side
and it was the green color.

The caboose has two different colors.

Eddie



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 12/10/09 14:19 by Eddie-Durnwald.

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Several "special" cabooses were painted in two tone paint schemes.

CG Tower


Eddie-Durnwald Wrote:
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> When I check out CSXT 903180 today
> I notice it was a light blue / purple color
> then the green from last evening.
>
> Was not able to get a good shot
> as units were sitting in front of it.
>
> Then check out the other side
> and it was the green color.
>
> The caboose has two different colors.
>
> Eddie

Great photos. Here is some background info about the 903180: The Chesapeake & Ohio Historical Society celebrated the 20th anniversary of the introduction of the safety caboose on Chessie System at the group’s annual national conference at Columbus, Ohio, July 22-25, 1993. A C&O wide-vision caboose was repainted to be reminiscent of the original safety caboose schemes. Each side had a different color. Following the C&OHS Conference, the group removed the Chessie lettering from caboose 903180, replaced it with CSX, and added a safety slogan in place of the conference slogan.
Lance