Even prior to the excursion era that president Tom Moore initiated and was made famous by the Clinchfield 1, the Clinchfield still conducted special passenger trains and utilized their beautiful f... (more)

It's not clean, it's "Clinchfield clean", which means you can read the roadname and the number. You should see one that's dirty.

Clinchfield F7 #810 resting at Spartanburg, SC in March '71.

CRR F7 #810 leading a southbound out of Vance Tunnel at Altapass, NC in the summer of 1970.