Mexico Bound CSX Units...Or Todays Mega Lashup

[setxrailfan]

Silsbee, Texas today;

CSXT units en-route to FXE in Mexico.

H-LALSLA1 22
BNSF 636
BNSF 1034
CSXT 4579
CSXT 4565
CSXT 4552
CSXT 4564
CSXT 4590
CSXT 4593
CSXT 4592
CSXT 4558
CSXT 4536
89 cars

U-KTXDRD 02T at right

 

[Gary38]

Nice catch mark.

 

[setxrailfan]

Thanks Gary. In the first photo that's conductor Lane on the 11 unit train. He put the derail back on in the working position after that rock train dpu cleared and I lined the main track switch for him. It's all "dark territory" on the BNSF in this area for 150 miles.

 

[SDJeff]

I caught that train in Orange, Tx before it got to your yard. Looks like they swapped power and put the warbonnet on it in Beaumont.

I didn't have time to get in a got place to take photos at the old SP depot, so all of my pics from the train look crappy like these.

 

[SDJeff]

My bad, it was a different train

BNSF 5096, 5146
CSX 4595, 4516, 4547, 4544, 4511

 

[Abilene Ks Railfan]

Awesome consist!!

 

[tjs]

Is the lease on these csx locos up or were they sold to a locomotive lessor then leased to FXE?

 

[CSX 700]

Is the lease on these csx locos up or were they sold to a locomotive lessor then leased to FXE?

this is just a lease. CSX has a surplus of power currently and as a result is leasing a group of SD70MAC's and SD80MAC's to Ferromex short term. When the lease is up they will return to CSX.

Bryan Jones
Brooks,KY

 

[nman281]

Nice catches Mark. Always interesting to see that many units heading out on one train.

 

[setxrailfan]

Thanks Nick. Only the first two BNSF units were running. All of the CSX power was DIT.