CSX is proud to officially unveil CSX Locomotive 1973 honoring the Chessie System, a predecessor of CSX. Our new heritage locomotives are a tangible link to our past even as CSX continues to innovate and modernize to lead the railroad industry into the future. | CSX

Numbered CSX 1853, CSX’s eighth heritage locomotive commemorates the distinguished history of the New York Central Railroad (NYC)! Originally chartered in 1853, the NYC was a vital transportation link between the Northeast and Midwest United States. It eventually merged with the Pennsylvania Railroad, which subsequently became part of Conrail and, ultimately, part of today’s CSX. Each of our new heritage locomotives reinforces the #ONECSX team’s pride in the history of CSX as we continue to deli