For Progress. When it was retired from active service, the CSX Huntington, West Virginia shops took former Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad EMD SD40 7534 (CSX 4617, CSX 8393, née-CO 7534, 3/1971) and repainted to match its as delivered appearance. Before going to the C&O Railway Heritage Center in Clifton Forge, Virginia, the unit spent some time parked on the Buckingham Branch Railroad in Staunton, Virginia. This photo on November 16, 2017, was just before sunset but the light still illuminated the engineer's side of the unit, showing the detailed work that was done by the shop employees.
The "BB" was founded in 1988 and ran its first train on March 6, 1989. The BB has grown from 17 miles of track and two employees to 275 miles and 75 employees, spanning over Virginia in three separate divisions.
