It has been explained to me that CSX rented these locomotives and the set of ballast hoppers to transport ballast between Waterloo, WI and MOW projects on the western end of CSX's system, and that... (more)
This rebuilt SD40-2 along with HLCX 8153 (ex-BN) and freshly-painted GCFX 3066 speed a manifest south towards Evansville along the straight stretch of track between Fort Branch and Haubstadt.