The 2024 Santa Train pauses in Fort Blackmore, VA while Santa tosses out gifts from the last car.

On November 24, 2024, the CSX Santa Train rolled through the Cincinnati area, heading back to their home base in Florida after their annual journey on former Clinchfield Railroad rails in Kentucky... (more)

While slowing down to make her next stop at Dungannon, CSX P001-23 With CSX 1902 Eases by the barn at a local barn on the outskirts of Dungannon .

While the motive power was building their air, the conductor came over and had conversations with us. Since they were gonna be sitting a while I asked politely if they could turn on the marker lig... (more)

Halfway between the stops at Dungannon and Fort Blackmore, the southbound CSX Santa Train cruises alongside Virginia Route 65, where numerous farms and homes share the valley with the 100+ year ol... (more)

The 2024 CSX Santa Train passes over a bridge before its stop at Toms Bottom. There, Santa and his helpers will disperse gifts to the awaiting children.

The southbound CSX Santa Train Ferry Move, P001-23, takes the connection from the Wilder Branch to the CC Subdivision at Latonia Junction.

The 2024 CSX Santa Train rolls over a small river in Clinchco, VA. The Clinchfield heritage unit leads while 3 F40s and passenger cars full of goodies trail.

The CSX office car special streaks through the Duff Mountain gorge adorning its fancy new paint scheme.

CSX P001-23 makes its way east as it rolls by on former Clinchfield trackage along the banks of the McClure River in Dickensen Co. Virginia. With the line twisting and turning as it follows the ri... (more)

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

CSX P001-23 the OCS with the CSXT CSX1 in the lead cruises east along the former C&O Big Sandy Subdivision towards a crew change in Shelby, KY. The train is back underway after making a stop at Da... (more)

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)

Running from a mass of storms that played havoc on our chase, CSXT P001-23 makes their final approach to their new home at Rice Yard in Waycross, GA. Leading is freshly repainted into the B&O Capi... (more)