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Catching #CSXT1973 What a beautiful machine it is. What a blessing!

Posted on June 20, 2024September 16, 2024 by SEAtkinson

 “All locomotives are beautiful, but some locomotives are more beautiful than others!” Oh, yes, but before my last trip to Trainland, I wanted to take three days to catch the Chessie System heritage locomotive, CSXT1973.  It was hanging around in Indiana, within an easy drive from  the Porter-Chesterton area.  Well, it went easy, back to…

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Vermilion is the name of the "orange-red," third color of the Chessie System. It's the text color of the banner! Below are the codes to reproduce this color!

Hex #EC3817
RGB 236, 56, 23
CMYK* 0, 76, 90, 8
HSL* 9, 85%, 51%
Pantone* Bright Red C (#F93822)

The "orange-red" is a color called "vermilion." Hex	#EC3817
RGB	236, 56, 23
CMYK*	0, 76, 90, 8
HSL*	9, 85%, 51%
Pantone*	Bright Red C (#F93822)

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