Reduced to being a lowly yard switcher this GE is idling out front of the old Clinchfield HQ. Somewhere there's on the site there's a shot of the unit in stealth scheme.

Buttheads had no place after SBD came along so all these are going, mostly to scrap. A sad transition for me. When I was in college and had no money I spent many weekend afternoons watching them... (more)

Southbound ethanol loads pass through the north end of the former Erwin yard. The train is passing the former station, and the former Clinchfield headquarters building. The majority of the yard ... (more)

In what could easily pass as a potential merger photo, KCS and CP power lead a southbound ethanol train. The kicker here? It's nowhere near Rich Mountain. CSX B651-01 splits the signals at &quo... (more)

A southbound unit coal train revs up and begins its southbound journey off the Rock Creek Lead which bypasses the yard on the west side.

A BNSF Ace is a nice surprise on this southbound Cincinnati to Rocky Mount Q653. Slowly traffic is returning to the former Clinchfield mainline.

Caboose 1021 may have great paint, but it has other issues. This photo illustrates two things - the Erwin shop area always offered a surprise or two, and the Clinchfield had a weird collection of... (more)

The yard at Erwin has a distinct vertical curve about the middle. Here a southbound unit coal train makes that evident. To the right is one of the new remote control switches.

Honorably retired. Clinchfield dolled up some their old cabs and sold them at auction. To me that shows something so lacking in the world today, a touch of class. What a crummy Christmas gift t... (more)

On a crisp October afternoon, a pair of CSX AC GE's hold back a T722-21 for Brice as they come down the main at Rock Creek, Erwin, Tennessee. The track in the foreground is the 'Rock Creek Lead',... (more)

For some reason I’m partial to low numbers, single units, etc. Must be a steam fan born too late. Great day out with Felix Freeman and Tom Sink. Here a bunch of empties head north to the coal... (more)

The consist for the CSX Santa Train is headed home to Jacksonville FL the day after the 76th running of the annual train.

Clinchfield 800 looks right at home as CSX train P90108 passes the 1925 Erwin, Tennessee, depot.

THE CLINCHFIELD LIVES AGAIN. After passing Q696 at Rocky Siding and climbing the loops through Spruce Pine, Q692 continues north towards Kingsport. It's almost like it was 5 years ago... if it wer... (more)

Nice shiny new sign with one of my favorite EMD, the nicely proportioned SD40 with good innards.