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Southbound CSX local freight L134 passes through Gwathmey, VA on March 21, 2025, led by GP40-3 No. 6536.
Q652 with one heck of a lashup approaches the Callahan Turnout, bound for Waycross. The consist is as follows:
CSX 8011 (SD40-2)
CSX 7564 (C40-8)
CSX 465 (AC4400CW)
CSX 4046 (SD40-3)
CSX 4806 (SD70AC)
CSX 4555 (SD70MAC)
CSX 6520 (GP40-3)
CSX 2383 (RD SLUG)
CSX 6983 (GP40-2)
CSX L78702, powered by #CSX2383 [Road Slug] and it’s GP40-2 mother unit, shoot south on Track 2 between CP PARKER and CP CYPRESS in Pompano Beach, passing under N Andrews Ave. The runaround move is performed during a window between northbound and southbound TriRail trains authorized by RTA dispatch.
L78702’s nine cars, comprised of two 60’ TBOX hi-cube boxcars and seven assorted tank cars loaded with liquified petroleum gas, were standing on Track 1 south of the NW 15th St grade crossing. Once the crew completes the runaround, the power would enter the industry lead to Boise Cascade and begin serving the first customer of the day.
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Pompano Beach, FL
SFRTA Mainline
Date: 12/02/2022
ID: CSX L78702
Type: Local
Direction: Southbound
Car Count: 0
1. CSX Road Slug #2383
2. CSX GP40-2 #6983
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© Vicente Alonso 2022
Anyone who frequently takes I-95 south between Broward and Miami-Dade County probably have a shared hatred for the horrible traffic that builds up at Exit 16 headed south. I personally hate it and will do anything to take the express lanes just to avoid it (and the traffic at the Turnpike connection too, god I-95 sucks). I used to see Ives Dairy as a simple inconvenience in my commutes south, foolishly ignoring the Ives Dairy Rd overpass that goes above the SFRTA mainline.
In my pursuit of the venerable CSX slug set that was calling Hialeah Yard it’s current terminal, a little bit of scrolling through a friends’ Instagram account gave me some inspiration to attempt shooting the slug set at Ives Dairy on their run south. Who wouldn’t want to shoot rare power on a sweeping superelevated curve with ideal sunlight for southbounds? Come December 2nd, and the moment L78702 finished working AmeriGas, I booked it south to Ives Dairy before they could even get a light behind P62902 knowing how bad traffic builds up between Pompano and there, as there was no way I would have the time to get a shot of them at the Cypress Creek Canal AND at Ives Dairy.
Set up at the overpass with a good 30 minutes of wait time, L78702 swept under Ives Dairy at MP 1023 at 15:41 with ten outbound cars for Hialeah Yard; two boxcars from Boise Cascade and eight empty tanks from AmeriGas. #CSX2383 [Road Slug] leads south with the trailing “mother unit” #CSX6983 [GP40-2] providing the power, roaring away at notch 8. With this shot under my belt, I think it’s time to step away from the ‘sluggie’ for a bit and focus on other enticing train rarities in the state *wink wink*.
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Ojus, FL
SFRTA Mainline
Date: 12/02/2022 | 15:41
ID: CSX L78702
Type: Local
Direction: Southbound
Car Count: 10
1. CSX Road Slug #2383
2. CSX GP40-2 #6983
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© Vicente Alonso 2022
Looking down on I-95 from SW 42nd St, #CSX6983 [GP40-2] and #CSX2383 [Road Slug] diverge off of Main 1 to take the New River drawbridge on their way north to Pompano Beach to work two customers for the day; one for Clean Harbors and eight for AmeriGas. Didn’t think I’d beat them from Opa-Locka to FTL, but I guess I-95’s morning rush traffic spared me while in pursuit of a venerable slug set.
RRPictureArchives has a photographic collection of 187 CSX road slug units, running from 2200 to 2387. CSX’s road slugs have been rebuilt from GP30’s, GP35’s, GP39’s, and GP40’s, although many of them have either been sold off, stored, or scrapped; word on the street is that only a dozen or less are still in service on CSX. Road Slug 2383, pictured here on L78729, was built in 1969 for the Chesapeake & Ohio as GP39 N° 3911. When CSX was formed, the 3911 would be renumbered to 4291. Come the year 2008 and the 3911 would be rebuilt into a CSX Road Slug, sporting its current number and paint scheme, paired with mother unit GP40-2 N° 6983.
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Fort Lauderdale, FL
SFRTA Mainline [CP S DANIA]
Date: 11/29/2022 | 09:46
ID: CSX L78729
Type: Local
Direction: Northbound
Car Count: 9
1. CSX GP40-2 #6983
2. CSX Road Slug #2383
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© Vicente Alonso 2022