CSX 1712 leads M426 this day as seen at the Sandy Pond Road crossing in Ayer. Looking a bit the throwback especially as it leads the wide cabs, these units are designated "SD-40E3", the"E" for Eco/Low Emission. I have heard them called Lego units perhaps referring to their angular look. It was the last of 13 units rebuilt from CSX EMD SD-40-2 engines at Progress Rail's Muncie, IN shops in 2017. CSX's press release at that time envisioned these units in yard service. Steve Demboske took a a better quality photo of this engine (see it on this site) while it was still coming up from Worcester and clued me in on its progress.

Photographed by Ron DeFilippo, March 8, 2023.
Added to the photo archive by Ron DeFilippo, March 9, 2023.
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