SMYRNA, Georgia — CSX Transportation’s Chicago & Eastern Illinois pulled a northbound freight through Smyrna, Georgia, on the evening of Friday, Jan. 30, shortly after the city unveiled its new Jonquil statue downtown.
CSX unveiled the unit, its 17th heritage unit, in July 2024, honoring the C&EI, which was established in 1877
CSX No. 1877 is a GE ES44AC-H, a heavy-ballasted version of GE Transportation’s 4,400-horsepower Evolution Series AC-traction locomotive. According to various sources, it was built as CSX 3060 in 2012.
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