In 1973 and 1974, Chessie System painted a number of cabooses into unique and vibrant color schemes with safety minded slogans adorning the sides as a part of its Employee Safety Awareness Program. In a further effort to increase awareness, they were used in an employee “caboose spotting contest,” and the winner received a “modern clock radio”. Some of these cabooses made it to the CSX roster in the 1980s. CSX was formed through the 1986 mergers of Chessie System and Seaboard System / Family Lines, and continues to operate today across more than 21,000 miles of track in the eastern United States.

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