CSX at 40

Producer: Kalmbach

Locations: system

Timeframe: 2020

Length: 1 hour

Sources: Many

This CSX at 40 years old is a PBS style presentation from 2020.  Released by Trains Magazine under Kalmbach Publishing. Delves into the history of this railroad. A mixture of: movie film, still photos and illustrations provide the visuals. Some musical interludes. Narrated with additional talking heads for information. The main focus is on the contemporary era of CSX.

There are some notable speakers. Jim Wrinn, Editor for Trains magazine. Hays Watkins, CEO of CSX. Kevin Keefe is one of several authors. Various other speakers.

A single DVD. A Trains watermark is on the bottom right corner of videos. Balanced soundtrack. Picture quality is excellent.

Main Chapter Menu by location. On-screen subtitles convey locations and more. A system map which illustrated the three main corridors. Narrated by Steve Sweeney and the many guests.

The CSX three main delivery corridors form a giant triangle as shown on a map. Chicago, New York and Florida as the Southernmost area.

To the Trains… 👉

There are 18 fallen flags in CSX. Some history begins the proceedings with; assorted illustrations, black and white, plus color photographs. Even movie film scenes. Concise and effective overview.

The I-95 Corridor. Northeast to Florida. The “A” line runs down to Florida. Passenger and heavy Freight traffic on this former Atlantic Coast Line route.

CSX 384 and 3031 haul an Intermodal on ex: Conrail at West Trenton, New Jersey.

Amtrak has regular service between New York and Florida. A long train at Wilson, North Carolina.

Southeast Corridor has Florida to Chicago. Racoon Mountain at Chattanooga, Tennessee. The mountain grades are a part of the route to Chicago. CSX 605 leads a hopper train. In the grand scheme, there are over 1,400 miles from Florida to Chicago.

CSX 481 / 307 are on a double-stack which is traversing through Nashville. This busy route runs North to Chicago.

The sizeable approach for Henderson Bridge, Evansville Indiana. Besides Intermodal, much Coal is mined in the Illinois Coal Basin. Number 2 coal producer region in the US.

The I-90 Corridor features Chicago to New York route. CSX 808 leads auto racks at Bear Mountain, New York. The former New York Central is the busiest corridor on the railroad.

Pulling containers, CSX 8752 leads a fast mover by Calumet Tower.28ms

Coal Traffic covers the substantial portion of hauling coal on CSX. Pikeville, Kentucky.

CSX Huntington Locomotive Shop. Chapter is narrated by the Plant Superintendent. The lone heavy repair facility on the system. Includes some interior shots.

Commemorative Diesels shows several engines. CSX Pride and Service with two specially painted locomotives are displayed here. Veterans 1776 and First Responders 911. They work in revenue service.

CSX’s Santa Train. 2017 had a Clinchfield F7A #800 is with a Clinchfield painted SD45 that year. Extended chapter that details this annual train. Travels on old Clinchfield Railroad.

CSX Today covers this revitalized road that began in 2017. The railroad was streamlined with a new, Precision Railroading design. Larger trains and reduced labor countered lower traffic density. A variety of CSX trains and locations are shown.

CSX at 40

This show is different than your usual feature. Trains has put together a view of this vast railroad from 40,000 feet. Meaning they have an overhead viewpoint which encompasses the entire system.

I’m the space of one hour, a solid sense of CSX and plenty of visual highlights are gained. The assortment of narrators provide a near constant stream of information.

The sheer volume of history and operations may require multiple watching to absorb everything. It is a briskly paced production. Highly informative in an hour.

Rating: 5 Stars