CSX SD70MACs sold to Paducah and Louisville

EDIT: WAS MISINFORMED ON SOME NUMBERS

I am "saddened" to report that 16 CSX SD70MACs have been written off the roster and are now the property of the Paducah and Louisville Railway, "PAL".

2 power moves of 8 units each ran from Corbin, KY to the area that they will be interchanged. They will be repainted into the PAL graphics.

This is awful in my eyes. They are phasing out some pretty strong EMD pullers.

The Class I cites declining coal shipments as why these are being sold. I guess these are the first to go since the EMDs have been admittedly a bit flawed especially the pre-pro SD70ACes. If I were CSX I would have sold some AC4400CWs though.

This dreadful move brings the 70MAC roster down from 220 units to 204 units.

I will never forget my catches of these locomotives.

[..CSX..] 4719

News hot off the press!

Just in from Ben's FB Group Roseville Yard Productions, CSXT 4719, an SD70MAC, now has the boxcar logo applied. Amid a bunch of repaints into YN3 that never got it, this is the first non-ES44AH locomotive to have it. Let's hope it's not a photoshop!

I find it cool. The logo allows CSX to get competitive and market their product better. As DH puts it they are getting serious about their corporate image.

Links:
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