With the waterfall frozen over, CSX M693 shakes the mountain as it peaks out of the south portal of the Blue Ridge Tunnel. CSX 7000 leads the 8,000 ton train solo, with CSX 3387 brining up the rea... (more)

CSX W011 finally makes it to the top of the loops, after being restricted to 15 mph all the way up. Seen here peeking out of the north portal of the Blue Ridge Tunnel at the top of the Clinchfield... (more)

Its beginning to look a lot like Christmas. The light of W011 beams out of the north portal of the Blue Ridge Tunnel at the top of the Clinchfield Loops. Even though temperatures were in the low 5... (more)

CSX M653 emerges from the south end of the Blue Ridge Tunnel, to begin it's slow decent down the Clinchfield Loops.

An SD40-2 finds its way on the point of Q693 popping out of the South portal of Ridge Tunnel just South of Altapass.

The rear DPUs on N760 shove the loaded coal train South as the clear North End Toe River in a pocket of sun.

A clean KCS Belle brings CSX B651 through Ridge Tunnel on CSX’s Blue Ridge Subdivision. The southbound is approaching the top of the old Clinchfield Loops in Altapass, NC. The red and yellow sch... (more)

Far from Home….Kansas City Southern ET44AC 5016 brings CSX B561 south down CSX’s Blue Ridge Subdivision along the former Clinchfield. Here its nose it’s seen blasting out of the south portal... (more)

CSX B651 snakes it's way through the curves on the Clinchfield loops, with BNSF 7243 brining up the rear.

All is quiet in the mountain town of Altapass, that is until the faint sound of a K5LA echoed through the valley. Soon a brilliant glow of headlights pierced through the still darkness as the CSX ... (more)

Ethanol loads for Charlotte pass the south end of the Toe River siding and enter Vance Tunnel at Altapass, NC, with the Clinchfield-era signal protecting their move.

Q693 keeps it rolling through a meet with Q692 at Toe River and approaches the top of the grade as it exits Vance Tunnel at the South End of the Toe River siding.

CSXT Q692 pops out of a snow covered Ridge Tunnel in Altapass, NC.

CSXT G904 slowly exits a tunnel in Altapass, NC on the former Clinchfield.

A clean looking CSX SD70MAC leads Q693 south through North End Toe River on a muggy July morning.