Climbing upgrade after stopping at Fremont, the 72nd Annual Santa Clause Special rumbles under the abandoned and virtually forgotten coal loader at Roaring Fork on its way to Dante.
Shortly after stopping at Dante, the 72nd running of the CSX Santa Clause Special is right on schedule as it continues south under an overpass in Hamlin, Virginia on its way to St. Paul for the ne... (more)
Just off its stop at Fremont the Santa Train Continues South towards its next stop at Dante.
Rebuilt by CSX's Huntington, WV Shops, CSX 4047 leads the 72nd running of the Santa Clause Special across the McClure River, adjacent from the Post Office in the small southwest Virginia town of C... (more)
A beautiful scene that has been repeated over and over again for the last 72 years; the former Clinchfield, now CSX Santa Clause Special throttles up as it leaves the 7:25 stop in Elkhorn City, Ke... (more)
The Santa Train stopped at Dante, at one of the often photographed landmarks on the former Clinchfield. Union Baptist Church.
The 2014 edition of the annual CSX Santa Train rolls around Log Cabin Curve (named for the log cabin inside the curve visible in this photo) on its approach to the stop in Dungannon where a massiv... (more)
The engineer of the annual CSX Santa Train gives the congregation of railfans at Pool Point a wave as the train enters the Breaks.
The 72nd running of the CSX (Clinchfield) Santa Train parallels Highway 72 and the Clinch River as it rolls into Fort Blackmore on its yearly trek from Shelby, KY to Kingsport, TN.
The 72nd annual running the CSX Santa Train, crosses the Copper Creek Viaduct; which was constructed in 1907 by the Clinchfield Railroad.
CSX train Q573 passes through the middle of the Franklin Country Club golf course just north of Franklin, Kentucky off US 31-W. In a few moments the train will pass through the downtown area befo... (more)