Beautiful bright sun and grass that is very green sets the scene for Clinchfield Railroad 3632 (SD45) leading the deadhead move of CSX The Santa Train on November 17, 2017. The Fort Blackmore Barn... (more)

As the morning sun starts to burn off the thick fog, Clinchfield 3632 Extra North prepares to come to a stop in Fort Blackmore, Virginia for a planned photo stop. Special thanks to all at SARM for... (more)

Northbound coke empty W222 passes through the farmland in the valley just past Fort Blackmore

Norfolk Southern AC44C6M 4001 leads 744 south near Fork Blackmore, VA.

The 74th annual Santa Train pulls into Fort Blackmore for its stops, as a crowd that is smaller than usual awaits Santa and the gifts that will be thrown off.

Framed by the Clinchfield Intermediate Signals, a southbound loaded coal train for Duke Power pops around the curve at Fort Blackmore, Virginia bound for Frisco and points eastward.

In what has been a well known scene for several years of Santa Trains, former L&N SD40-2 8033 cuts through the crowd at Fort Blackmore on the former Clinchfield main line.

A decent crowd has gathered to greet the man in the red suit and his train at Fort Blackmore as the 73rd running of this Appalachian tradition pulls ahead to distribute gifts.

Winding along the former Clinchfield, a pair of CSX GE's lead U355-18 around "69" curve just a few miles out of Fort Blackmore, Vriginia.

Surrounded by a sea of eager people waiting to see Santa, the 72nd Annual Santa Clause Special comes down into Fort Blackmore, Virginia led by a Huntington Rebuild.

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.

CSXT 4043 brings the 71st Annual Santa Train into Fort Blackmore, VA under the protection of one of the many safety crews.

The 71st annual running of the Santa Train rolls into Fort Blackmore, greeting an unusually small crowd for this stop.

CSX Santa Train making his stop in Ft. Blackmore to throw the presents to the kids there. The train makes stops in each town to throw presents from the rear platform of the train. The train operat... (more)

The masses converge on the platform of the 'West Virginia' as gifts begin to be thrown out to people in the crowd.