Eastern Railroad Discussion > CSX #5554 is restored as C&O #8272 -donated to Lake Shore Rwy HS

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Lake Shore Railway Society Receives Restored Vintage
General Electric Dash-7 Locomotive
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CSX #5554 is restored as C&O #8272 and donated to Lake Shore Railway Historical Society
 
NORTH EAST, PENN. -- Lake Shore Railway Historical Society is pleased to announce it has received a donation of a restored Chesapeake & Ohio "Chessie Cat"-era locomotive, C&O #8272, courtesy of CSX Transportation, Inc.
 
The 1980 Erie-built General Electric B30-7 locomotive, CSX #5554 (retired in 2009), received cosmetic restoration and has been returned to its 'as-delivered' C&O “Chessie Cat” paint scheme by the talented craftspeople of the CSX railroad shops in Huntington, W.V.  CSX has donated the renamed C&O locomotive #8272 to Lake Shore Railway Historical Society where it will become part of the museum's educational programming and display.  At Lake Shore Railway Museum, operated by the Lake Shore Historical Society volunteers, C&O #8272 will join seven (7) other General Electric locomotives in the "Locomotives that Dad & Grandpa Built Collection."
 
Ray Grabowski, Jr., president of Lake Shore Railway Historical Society, said "It is amazing what the dedicated professionals at CSX’s Huntington shops have accomplished.  On behalf of Lake Shore Railway Historical Society and our entire community, I want to thank everyone at CSX for this incredible gift, especially the skilled craft workers who contributed to make the donation happen."
 
CSX has strong ties to northwestern Pennsylvania where its predecessor railroads began operating more than 160 years ago.  Today, CSX operates its former Conrail mainline between Buffalo, N.Y., and Cleveland, Ohio, past the Erie General Electric Transportation locomotive assembly plant where locomotive C&O #8272 was built.  That same CSX mainline also passes the Lake Shore Railway Museum in the town of North East, Penn.  CSX and its predecessor railroad companies have been long time customers of General Electric locomotive products.
 
General Electric Transportation of Erie, PA, and B&O Railroad Museum, Baltimore, Maryland, assisted the restoration of C&O #8272 by contributing historic paint records, logo/lettering information and paint chips.  Plans to move C&O #8272 to Lake Shore Railway Museum have not yet been finalized.
 
CONTACT:
Ray Grabowski, Jr.
President
Lake Shore Railway Historical Society
31 Wall Street
North, East, PA  16428
lsrhs31@live.com
 

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Wow.  Colorful to say the least.

KG

Stunning! Well done!  Thanks for sharing!

Wow, that is just beautiful. This engine looks very nice. As for this unit, when will it be departing Huntington bound for North East?

Great to see one of the classic all time best paint schemes . . . just the 'cat's meow' . . . . Thanks CSX and thanks for posting.

Craig
http://www.mcmrailvideos.com/

cornerfieldhobby Wrote:
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> Wow, that is just beautiful. This engine looks
> very nice. As for this unit, when will it be
> departing Huntington bound for North East?

Think it is in the planning stages. 

I'm looking forward to visiting the museum to photograph it.  Thanks for posting.

Rob Smith
Hamilton, ON

The fact CSX would bother is just amazing to me. Chessie and GE belong together!

Posted from Android

Nice job. Hope they put it under roof till it's delivered to keep vandalism from happening.

Jim
Hatboro, PA

Wow that is nice. I sure do miss Chessie here in Southern Ontario.
Thank you to all those involed with the restoration a beautiful job!
Bill

Just imagine one of the new Ace's or GE's sporting this scheme!

This proves that the CSX paint shop can paint a heritage unit.  Sure would be nice it CSX would paint a set of them.  

John

Probably not very likely with Hunter Harrison now at the helm.

Victor A. Baird
​http://www.erstwhilepublications.com

wa4umr Wrote:
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>   Sure would be nice it CSX would
> paint a set of them.  
>
> John

Love this!