The head-end has been augmented by the big GE and after a failed attempted the southbound coal train is again on the move. Soon it will enter Sandy Ridge Tunnel and reach the top of the grade.
I guess this is another one that falls into the "strange but true" category. On Nov. 12, 1977, four DMIR SD18s were leading a northbound Clinchfield Railroad empty hopper train at Trammel, VA. I... (more)
On the last leg of the long ferry run from Cheyenne to Kingsport, TN, UP's 3985--renumbered and relettered as Clinchfield 676--hammers upgrade at Trammel, VA under a an enormous plume of oil smoke... (more)
On Top Of The World (at least for a little while), CSX 5465 has finally achieved the summit of Sandy Ridge after a 6* hour trip covering 30+ miles on the former Clinchfield (* due to MOW work near... (more)