08-08-2014, 12:56 PM
I could not resist and got me this Athearn RTR SW1500 for my layout.
Looks like a perfect match but it isn't. CSL was and still is (under a new name) an exclusive iron industry service
Anyhow the CSL SW1500 can be used from the early 1970s until today. The paint scheme never changed. Just add yellow reflectors and ditch light for a contemporary model.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Chica...or_Railway
I found a few photos (http://www.railpictures.net/viewphoto.ph...417&nseq=7) of a string of covered hoppers pulled CSL engines. May be they did occasional serve some other industry but I assume the hoppers contain some additives used for steel cooking.
![[Image: IMG_3548_zpsfe8f4850.jpg]](http://i966.photobucket.com/albums/ae149/faraway52/FL2014-2/IMG_3548_zpsfe8f4850.jpg)
Looks like a perfect match but it isn't. CSL was and still is (under a new name) an exclusive iron industry service
Anyhow the CSL SW1500 can be used from the early 1970s until today. The paint scheme never changed. Just add yellow reflectors and ditch light for a contemporary model.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Chica...or_Railway
I found a few photos (http://www.railpictures.net/viewphoto.ph...417&nseq=7) of a string of covered hoppers pulled CSL engines. May be they did occasional serve some other industry but I assume the hoppers contain some additives used for steel cooking.
Reinhard