Passing the famous church scene at Huntdale, two of CSX’s new GE-repowered SD40-2s make their first trip down the former Clinchfield on the point of a southbound work train.

CSX Q693 at Huntdale

Clinchfield At Church. On the night of Saturday, November 18, 2017, a very special "post ending" to the day of the CSX The Santa Train was arranged in Huntdale, North Carolina as Clinchfiel... (more)

A trio of UP power leads Q693 by the classic Clinchfield scene at the Huntdale church.

A pair of KCS units pass the classic church at Huntdale, NC on it's southbound run to Charlotte.

Stop At Church. Upon the completion of the 75th Anniversary running of the CSX/Clinchfield Santa Train, the equipment returned immediately to Jacksonville, Florida. But a very special stop ... (more)

A lone SD70MAC leads southbound ballast train W035 past the classic scene at Huntdale.

B650 passes the classic Clinchfield scene at Huntdale with a BNSF H2 leader.

CSX P001-23 rounding the curve at Huntdale under the cover of darkness in the cold mountain air.

CSX P001-23 with the CSXT CSX1 breaks the silence of a cold January night through the remote western North Carolina town of Huntdale. The OCS is on the return leg to Jacksonville, Fl. after a leng... (more)

It's 4:40 am on a cold November morning in Huntdale, NC. A rare appearance of a CN heritage motor was enough to get me out of bed at 3:00 for the hour + drive to Huntdale. The silence is broken ... (more)

W018-31 passes the classic Clinchfield scene at the Toe River Free Will Baptist Church in Huntdale, NC on a humid Summer evening along the Blue Ridge.

Passing by an iconic photo location on the Clinchfield, CSX G904 continues it's trip southbound as the snow begins to fall.

Q693 makes it's way down the Blue Ridge Subdivision with the new CSX First responders and Veterans units in charge, passing the obligatory shot at Huntdale.

The unmistakable silhouette of the EMD F40PH series locomotive awaits its conductor to button things up to head out of Huntdale, NC on a soggy November night.