JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — CSX’s 16th heritage locomotive honors the Georgia Railroad.
The unit, No. 1834, was released yesterday at the railroad’s paint shop in Waycross, Ga.
“Here is our 16th CSX Heritage Locomotive – the Georgia Railroad #1834. Founded in 1833, the company was originally the Georgia Railroad and Banking Company and the banking side turned out to be very successful, spending some time as the largest bank in Georgia,” CEO Joe Hinrichs wrote on LinkedIn. “Ultimately, Georgia Railroad became part of the Seaboard Coast Line system and was part of the Family Lines System … which eventually became part of CSX. Thanks again to the team in Waycross for doing another great job!”
The Georgia Railroad locomotive joins 15 other railroads represented in the program, including Pittsburgh & Lake Erie; Family Lines; Pere Marquette; Richmond, Fredericksburg & Potomac; Baltimore & Ohio; Chessie System; Seaboard System; Conrail; Chesapeake & Ohio; Louisville & Nashville; Atlantic Coast Line; New York Central; Monon; Western Maryland; and Seaboard Coast Line.
