As much as I don't care much for CSX, Blue Down and YN2 will always be my favorites. If that fictional YN2 scheme was made into a real paint scheme, that would be the best paint scheme of any of the Class 1's, probably only being challenged by the BNSF fakebonnets.
I’ve always loved YN2, it’s just simple perfection and everyone knows it. YN3 onward is still pretty good, they just haven’t been able to top YN2. YN3B is my favorite of the YN3 variants like how it looks on the GP38 & 40-2s. The stealth blue livery has never really been a big favorite to me, it was different for the time even if I find it a little plain.
Well at this point you could probably put YN3C down with the YN3 lol, the scheme has been around for 2 years and locos get dirty fast, a lot of them just blend in with the regular YN3 units. I do agree with these rankings though, YN2 is my personal favorite and it’s a shame that it won’t be around too much longer
I know that many railfans seem to prefer the YN2 paint scheme for CSX, but personally I like the YN3 paint scheme the best because of how it looks in the darker blue, and mustard yellow along with the white on the top of the cab. Also I still really enjoy the CSX boxcar logo, even if it's overrated nowadays on their engines.🔵🟡