The sixth locomotive in CSX’s new heritage series is here! Locomotive 1850, designed and painted at the CSX Locomotive Shop in Waycross, Georgia, honors the Louisville & Nashville Railroad. Originally chartered in 1850, the L&N grew into a vital transportation link between the Gulf Coast and the nation’s heartland. It was eventually absorbed by the Seaboard Coast Line Railroad, which subsequently became part of the Chessie System and, ultimately, today’s CSX. | CSX

131K views · 3.9K reactions | The 20th CSX heritage locomotive, Locomotive #1902, honors the Clinchfield Railroad, originally chartered to serve coal mines in eastern Kentucky, Western Virginia, and Eastern Tennessee. We're excited to announce that #1902 will make its inaugural run with this year's #CSXSantaTrain, a legacy dating back to the Clinchfield's "Santa Claus Special" in 1943. Join us for the 82nd run on Saturday, November 23, as we continue this cherished tradition! | CSX | Facebook

Numbered CSX 1869 in honor of the year the C&O was formed, CSX’s newest heritage locomotive commemorates the proud history of the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway! The C&O Railway was a major line among North American freight and passenger railroads for nearly a century before becoming part of the Chessie System in 1972. Each of our new heritage locomotives is reinforcing the #ONECSX team’s pride in the history of CSX as we continue to move the nation’s economy with safe, reliable and sustainable rai