(video by Lee St. John)
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This is an east-bound freight train at Marion, Ohio in April 2016. It was principally hauling truck trailers and containers. The train was headed by three CSX Transportation (= Chessie-Seaboard Expanded) engines: numbers 335, 7926, and 617.
The lead unit, CSX # 335, is a General Electric CW44AC diesel locomotive (also known as an AC4400CW, or AC44CW). It was built in April 1998.
The second unit, CSX # 7926, is a General Electric CW40-8. It was built in October 1994 and saw service as Locomotive Management Services # 708 and then Conrail # 708.
The third unit, CSX # 617, is a General Electric CW60AC diesel locomotive (also known as an AC6000CW, or AC60CW). It was built in November 1998.
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