Looking for CSX F7A+B High details

[Railhead001]

Can anyone recommend a site with detailed CSX F7A+B units suitable for 2019 ?
Any assistance appreciated.

RH001

 

[Forester1]

My first thought was Trainz Forge, as they have quite a few, but I did not find a CSX there...

 

[kcwright_rm]

i do not know of any good ones, try the dls? it will probably not be the best it could be...

 

[EJB]

jointed rail has a f7 a and b reskin kit on their site. there used to be some csx f7s but i can't remember who did them. no ever did the passenger cars for the csx so having the engines is kinda useless.

 

[kcwright_rm]

K&L did them, with the C&O 2765 new river pack

 

[wreeder]

Why would there be a CSX F7 combo. The loco was long out of service before CSX was created by mergers?

Seems that the Clinchfield had a few that were repainted to CSX colors and used for special purposes like inspection trains.

https://www.google.com/search?q=CSX...ECA0QBQ&biw=1537&bih=914#imgrc=MvuArJw2G1k0OM


William

 

[kcwright_rm]

CSX owned two or three ex CRR F7s in the 80's, 90's, and very early 2000's, they were basically like the F40s

 

[kcwright_rm]

and no, that is not Photoshop magic

 

[wreeder]

No, I believe you. Just hard to believe they survived that long. I've never seen them here in Alabama.

William

 

[Forester1]

So it looks like they went through two different paint schemes? The gray/blue and the blue/yellow?

 

[kcwright_rm]

they went from CRR-(i dont know what happened between that and CSX) got YN1, YN2, Potomac eagle patch, Potomac eagle blue, they did a B&O scheme on the eagle and one of them became CRR 800. That isnt the first time CSX used F7s though, in 1980 if i remember correct, Chessie (at that point kinda CSX) used two ex WM F7s to pull excursions. They would bite the dust later that year and were scrapped at the cumberland shops along with all the former WM alcos except for like two. CSX has always done OCS operations, just weren't too popular. Heck, CSX has had an OCS longer than NS.

 

[jordon412]

No, I believe you. Just hard to believe they survived that long. I've never seen them here in Alabama.

William

One of the F7B units, CSX #119 is preserved at the Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum along with either Clinchfield F7A #821 or Nashville, Chattanooga & St. Louis F7A #821. Both are privately owned and the F7B is still in YN2 colors. CSX F7B #119: http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/locoPicture.aspx?id=57753 F7A #821:http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/locoPicture.aspx?id=86931

 

[smash]

Railhead001,
I believe these are what you are looking for. Unfortunately i don't believe they are available right now.
They were on thoroughbredlocoworks. The original creator is up8328, Last post on the forum was January 2020.

Kenny

 

[kcwright_rm]

ah those, yep, i thought they were trainz forge lol, but they are really nice looking, do you have them?

 

[Railhead001]

And that's what I was looking for.......

 

[Aidan765]

If you still have the YN2 set, would you mind sending them over?