CSX Railroad (CSX) 8821 - EMD SD40-2

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look closely

Trailing second on Q404

K442 (Lawrenceville, GA - Bensenville, IL) is stopped at CP North Pembroke for a meet with Q503. This is the north end of CSX's Casky Yard.

K442 (Lawrenceville, GA - Bensenville, IL) rolls past the grain elevators at the north end of the Trenton passing siding.

K442 (Lawrenceville, GA - Bensenville, IL) rolls north near the Kentucky - Tennessee state lin between Sadlersville and Guthrie.

K442 (Lawrenceville, GA - Bensenville, IL) rolls past the grain elevator at Sadlersville.

K442 (Lawrenceville, GA - Bensenville, IL) passes CP Middle Courtland. It will meet a southbound coal train, Q025, and G370 on the Courtland stretch of double track before continuing north.

K442 Lawrenceville, GA - Bensenville, IL) crests Baker Hill as it passes through downtown Greenbrier.

K442 (Lawrenceville, GA - Bensenville, IL) climbs Baker Hill.

A duo of CSX SD40-2s lead a auto train east.

CSX 8064, 8821, 6498, and 2319 haul a line of boxcars past mile 841 in Fairburn, GA on February 28, 2019.

CSX 8064, 8821, 6498, and 2319 haul a line of boxcars past across Elgin Road in Fairburn, GA on February 28, 2019.

CSX SD40-2 8821 (CR 6411) runs 2nd in a quartet of units crossing Elgin Road in Fairburn on February 28, 2019.

CSX SD40-2 8821 (CR 6411) runs second in a quartet of units at Fairburn on February 28, 2019.

CSX SD40-2 8064 leads a quartet of EMD’s toward Spence Road in Fairburn, GA on February 28, 2019.

CSX SD40-2 8064 leads a quartet of EMD’s across Spence Road in Fairburn, GA on February 28, 2019.

CSX SD40-2 8821 (CR 6411) runs second in a quartet of units at Fairburn on February 28, 2019.

CSX SD40-2 8821 (CR 6411) runs second in a quartet of units at Fairburn on February 28, 2019.

CSX SD40-2 8821 (CR 6411) runs second in a quartet of units crossing Elgin Road in Fairburn on February 28, 2019.

CSX 8064, 8821, 6498, and 2319 pause with a line of boxcars at Elgin Road in Fairburn, GA on February 28, 2019.

CSX 8064, 8821, 6498, and 2319 pause with a line of boxcars at mile 841 in Fairburn, GA on February 28, 2019.

CSX 8821, a veteran Conrail SD40-2 is on home turf hustling another load of precision railroading west out of Marion.

heading north on track 2 on this late Sunday morning

csx 8821 is a ex-Conrail 6411

CSX SD70AC No. 4763 and SD40-2 No. 8821 lead an autorack train through Dolton Junction in Dolton, IL.

CSX SD40-2 No. 8821 trails on an autorack train as it passes through Dolton Junction in Dolton, IL.

CSX SD70AC No. 4763 and SD40-2 No. 8821 lead an autorack train through Dolton Junction in Dolton, IL.

CSX 8821 sits with a stopped grain train that will soon head north in Cairo Ohio

CSX SD40-2 8821 (ex-CR 6411) with the new logo.

CSXT 8821 an SD40-2 was built in September 1977 as Conrail #6411.

While I cropped this, I noticed that the cab was stenciled to be a GP40-2. Ooops.