Nostalgia & History > The Hills of Barberton - C&O 8404

Many people forget that Barberton, Ohio south of Snyder Avenue looks similar to Southeast Ohio/West Virginia. Here is C&O 8404 heading east in September 1989. The fourth unit is NYS&W.
Bob

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Interesting action photo. The lead unit has been rebuilt twice. It started out as C&O #7553 SD40. It was subsequently rebuilt by VMV as an SD40-2 and was renumbered to #8404 as in the posted photo. Recently, the unit was rebuilt as an SD40-3 and was renumbered to #4299. So this unit is still in active service.
ALLEN

The Susie-Q unit is a bonus.

KG

Great shot on 8404.

Randy

krm152 Wrote:
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> Interesting action photo. The lead unit has been
> rebuilt twice. It started out as C&O #7553 SD40.
> It was subsequently rebuilt by VMV as an SD40-2
> and was renumbered to #8404 as in the posted
> photo. Recently, the unit was rebuilt as an
> SD40-3 and was renumbered to #4299. So this unit
> is still in active service.
> ALLEN

It was rebuilt at Huntington by CSX themselves.

NYSWSD70M Wrote:
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> krm152 Wrote:
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> > Interesting action photo. The lead unit has
> been
> > rebuilt twice. It started out as C&O #7553
> SD40.
> > It was subsequently rebuilt by VMV as an SD40-2
> > and was renumbered to #8404 as in the posted
> > photo. Recently, the unit was rebuilt as an
> > SD40-3 and was renumbered to #4299. So this
> unit
> > is still in active service.
> > ALLEN
>
> It was rebuilt at Huntington by CSX themselves.


Not to pick nits, but the original number would have been 7453, then 7553...