The Clinchfield Railroad was primarily a coal hauler, although not as big as B&O, C&O, N&W and others. The gray and yellow 3010 was one of 24, SD40s such units in the Clinchfield, seen here at E... (more)
A set of Clinchfield power awaits its train by the company offices in Erwin, TN on May 22, 1976.
Just a few hundred yards out of Erwin yard, the trio of SD40-2s leading a southbound freight lean into the superelevation as they charge across the short Asheville Highway overpass.
Clinchfield SD40s #3010 and 3013 in the yard at Dante, VA in May '74.