Eastern Railroad Discussion > CSX Pride Engines

I know or atleast been informed that the 3 fully painted "Pride" locos that CSX has are doing nothing but sitting in Waycross.  It would seem to me with the coronavirus outbreak and the fact that railroads are still running, and all the services presented by these beautiful engines and the services being done the first responders, police, and the military that CSX would bring them out and move them around. Great PR. The CEO needs to get over his distaste for the authorities, as I think I read on here some time ago and start honoring the people helping keep his operation going. Any thoughts.

Where on earth did you get this conclusion from? You know there is more than one reason to store a locomotive right? 

MdRailfan Wrote:
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> Great PR. The CEO needs
> to get over his distaste for the authorities, 

yes its true they put them in storage around 6 months ago. suposedly one of the high ups didn't like them.



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 04/07/20 20:31 by green.

green Wrote:
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> yes its true they put them in storage around 6
> months ago. suposedly one of the high ups didn't
> like them.

They left the museum in North East, PA and went straight to Waycross. They were displayed there for a employee event then placed in storage. One of the higher ups did not like the fact that the last one and the heritage program was leaked and ordered them stored. Rumor is there were also two completed heritage painted units at Huntington at the same time that were put right back into the paint shop and repainted in the regular CSX scheme. I have been told the same thing by MANY CSX employees. 

Store a multi-million dollar locomotive... because someone doesn't like a paint scheme? Not buying it... 

And if its true, then yes... someone needs to resign. 

ST214 Wrote:
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> green Wrote:
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> > yes its true they put them in storage around 6
> > months ago. suposedly one of the high ups
> didn't
> > like them.
>
> They left the museum in North East, PA and went
> straight to Waycross. They were displayed there
> for a employee event then placed in storage. One
> of the higher ups did not like the fact that the
> last one and the heritage program was leaked and
> ordered them stored. Rumor is there were also two
> completed heritage painted units at Huntington at
> the same time that were put right back into the
> paint shop and repainted in the regular CSX
> scheme. I have been told the same thing by MANY
> CSX employees. 

Foamductor Wrote:
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> Store a multi-million dollar locomotive... because
> someone doesn't like a paint scheme? Not buying
> it... 
>
> And if its true, then yes... someone needs to
> resign. 

Resign?  How about being fired!  What's wrong with this person?  These types of people should NEVER be in charge of anything.
John in White Marsh, Maryland

Foamductor Wrote:
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> Store a multi-million dollar locomotive... because
> someone doesn't like a paint scheme? Not buying
> it... 
>
> And if its true, then yes... someone needs to
> resign. 
>
> ST214 Wrote:
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> -----
> > green Wrote:
> >
> --------------------------------------------------
>
> > -----
> > > yes its true they put them in storage around
> 6
> > > months ago. suposedly one of the high ups
> > didn't
> > > like them.
> >
> > They left the museum in North East, PA and went
> > straight to Waycross. They were displayed there
> > for a employee event then placed in storage.
> One
> > of the higher ups did not like the fact that
> the
> > last one and the heritage program was leaked
> and
> > ordered them stored. Rumor is there were also
> two
> > completed heritage painted units at Huntington
> at
> > the same time that were put right back into the
> > paint shop and repainted in the regular CSX
> > scheme. I have been told the same thing by MANY
> > CSX employees. 

Search through the archives. That was mentioned here before.

Posted from iPhone

Doug Wetherhold
Macungie, PA

ST214 Wrote:
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>
> They left the museum in North East, PA and went
> straight to Waycross. They were displayed there
> for a employee event then placed in storage. One
> of the higher ups did not like the fact that the
> last one and the heritage program was leaked and
> ordered them stored. Rumor is there were also two
> completed heritage painted units at Huntington at
> the same time that were put right back into the
> paint shop and repainted in the regular CSX
> scheme. I have been told the same thing by MANY
> CSX employees. 

Minor correction: They went to Hamlet on 10/26/19 for the annual Seaboard festival in town.

Club Car Wrote:
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> Conductor Wrote:
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> > Store a milt-million dollar locomotive...
> because
> > someone doesn't like a paint scheme? Not buying
> > it... 
> >
> > And if its true, then yes... someone needs to
> > resign. 
>
> Resign?  How about being fired!  What's wrong
> with this person?  These types of people should
> NEVER be in charge of anything.
> John in White Marsh, Maryland

So what, it's an engine, pride paint scheme or not. CSX decided to store a lot of units because of slow business, I don't see anyone complaining about other units going to storage. CSX is not here to entertain the railfan community. They have their reason for storing them, like it or not.



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 04/08/20 05:28 by EL-SD45-3632.

The word on the street is Boom Boom didn't like them or anything else that was planned and ordered them to go into hiding and kiboshed everything else.  If somebody has a better answer I'm all ears...



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 04/08/20 06:39 by MPCA349.

Nope, that's pretty much it...

CG

MPCA349 Wrote:
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> The word on the street is Boom Boom didn't like
> them or anything else that was planned and ordered
> them to go into hiding and kiboshed everything
> else.  If somebody has a better answer I'm all
> ears...

>
> So what, it's an engine, pride paint scheme or
> not. CSX decided to store a lot of units because
> of slow business, I don't see anyone complaining
> about other units going to storage. CSX is not
> here to entertain the railfan community. They have
> their reason for storing them, like it or not.

Wait a minute! ... You mean Corporations don't exist solely to satisfy the cravings of a hobby such as transportation photography or nostalgia  history buffs?   



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 04/09/20 04:20 by Molino.

Molino Wrote:
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> Wait a minute! ... You mean Corporations don't
> exist soley to satisfy the cravings of a hobby
> such as transportation photography or nostalgia 
> history buffs?   

OK, but tell me who the bigger fool is;  The people that like this kind of thing and celebrate its existence, or people who hate stuff like this and go to the trouble of hiding it from the people who do after it has already been done?   When I see management decisions like this, I see somebody who is insecure and must tear down the efforts of others in order to build themselves up. 



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 04/08/20 07:23 by junctiontower.

RayH Wrote:
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> ST214 Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
> -----
>
> >
> > They left the museum in North East, PA and went
> > straight to Waycross. They were displayed there
> > for a employee event then placed in storage.
> One
> > of the higher ups did not like the fact that
> the
> > last one and the heritage program was leaked
> and
> > ordered them stored. Rumor is there were also
> two
> > completed heritage painted units at Huntington
> at
> > the same time that were put right back into the
> > paint shop and repainted in the regular CSX
> > scheme. I have been told the same thing by MANY
> > CSX employees. 
>
> Minor correction: They went to Hamlet on 10/26/19
> for the annual Seaboard festival in town.

Must have been a last minute change. When I talked to the CSX guys at North East, they were going to Waycross next, then revenue service.

junctiontower Wrote:
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> Molino Wrote:
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> > Wait a minute! ... You mean Corporations don't
> > exist soley to satisfy the cravings of a hobby
> > such as transportation photography or
> nostalgia 
> > history buffs?   
>
> OK, but tell me who the bigger fool is;  The
> people that like this kind of thing and celebrate
> its existence, or people who hate stuff like this
> and go to the trouble of hiding it from the people
> who do after it has already been done?   When I
> see management decisions like this, I see somebody
> who is insecure and must tear down the efforts of
> others in order to build themselves up. 

That may be the motivation here, but that's so far an inside problem that it will never see the light of day! Except when Boom Boom does anything at all we will all look at him with jaundiced eyes! And how the general  public looks matters not, so long as HIS boss approves...

Yeah, but all of those other stores units are old....

These are brand new.


EL-SD45-3632 Wrote:
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> Club Car Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
> -----
> > Conductor Wrote:
> >
> --------------------------------------------------
>
> > -----
> > > Store a milt-million dollar locomotive...
> > because
> > > someone doesn't like a paint scheme? Not
> buying
> > > it... 
> > >
> > > And if its true, then yes... someone needs to
> > > resign. 
> >
> > Resign?  How about being fired!  What's wrong
> > with this person?  These types of people
> should
> > NEVER be in charge of anything.
> > John in White Marsh, Maryland
>
> So what, it's an engine, pride paint scheme or
> not. CSX decided to store a lot of units because
> of slow business, I don't see anyone complaining
> about other units going to storage. CSX is not
> here to entertain the railfan community. They have
> their reason for storing them, like it or not.

Posted from iPhone

ST214 Wrote:
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> RayH Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
> -----
> > ST214 Wrote:
> >
> --------------------------------------------------
>
> > -----
> >
> > >
> > > They left the museum in North East, PA and
> went
> > > straight to Waycross. They were displayed
> there
> > > for a employee event then placed in storage.
> > One
> > > of the higher ups did not like the fact that
> > the
> > > last one and the heritage program was leaked
> > and
> > > ordered them stored. Rumor is there were also
> > two
> > > completed heritage painted units at
> Huntington
> > at
> > > the same time that were put right back into
> the
> > > paint shop and repainted in the regular CSX
> > > scheme. I have been told the same thing by
> MANY
> > > CSX employees. 
> >
> > Minor correction: They went to Hamlet on
> 10/26/19
> > for the annual Seaboard festival in town.
>
> Must have been a last minute change. When I talked
> to the CSX guys at North East, they were going to
> Waycross next, then revenue service.

They may not have had the best information (see "then revenue service" too)...  They were also supposed to go to Nashville after Hamlet.



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 04/08/20 09:26 by RayH.

Food for Thought. Boychuk's mentor, EHH, let CSX cosmetically restore and donate an SD40 to the C&O Historical Society and a B30-7 to the Lake Shore Railway Museum. Last but not least, he allowed the complete restoration of Clinchfield 800 to be the star role for the 75th anniversary of the Santa Train 3 years ago. Word is that EHH even wanted to expand the Santa Train tradition to the rest of the CSX network as he had in mind the Christmas Train when he was at CP.

from what i was told in nov, it was infact JB who didn't like then and had them stored. the time coincides with his elevation to coo after ed harris just took the title of vice president.

I heard the same thing from a knowledgeable person.

It's CSX's railroad and they obviously can do whatever they like with their engines, but it sounds pretty darned childish to me. But he wouldn't be the only American in a leadership position who fits that description.