By 1981, the 4 remaining F-units on the Clinchfield roster had been demoted to mine run duty. Seen here in 1981, the 4 F's bring loaded coal into the yard in Dante, VA, likely from the Nora or Moss branch. 35mm slide from my collection, photographer unknown.
Photos of North America's favorite First Generation locomotives. EMD, ALCO, Baldwin; essentially anything that represents the OG wide cab diesel locomotive