With the help of two B units, the mighty Clinchfield 1 spot pulls hard with 12 coaches in tow. The little 10 wheeler would often struggle to pull two of the coaches that the Clinchfield owned, but... (more)

A CSX loaded coal train crossing the Copper Creek Viaduct under cover of night

CSX ES44AC 907 and AC4400 126 leading an empty coal hopper train back North on the Copper Creek Viaduct near Clinchport, VA

CSXT AC4400's 346 and 388 lead a loaded coal train over the NS's smaller viaduct over Copper Creek near Clinchport, VA. CSX and NS grant each other reciprocal trackage rights over each others trac... (more)

CSXT AC4400 333 leads new at the time ES44AC 3055 with a loaded coal train over Copper Creek Viaduct near Clinchport, VA while a couple of fishermen enjoy the beautiful fall day.

Two CSX GE's (an AC44 and a C60) lead a southbound loaded coal train across Copper Creek Viaduct on a Spring morning.

A CSX eastbound coal train on NS trackage rights claws into the 1.7 percent climb from Copper Creek to the top at Big Cut. Copper Creek Viaduct--the well-known ex-Clinchfield structure--is in the ... (more)

Three brand new CSX GE ES44ACs (3073-3072-3071) bring a southbound Duke Power coal train across the Copper Creek Viaduct at Clinchport enroute to Erwin, TN and eventually Brice, NC.

Many years ago--before CSX management wasn't quite so anal about the public relations value of running steam--borrowed UP Challenger 3985 masquerades as "Clinchfield 676" on the 50th running of th... (more)

An NS coal train is rumbling across the bridge on the left, while a CSX southbound grain train is coming across the top on the big trestle.

A westbound empty hopper train rolls downgrade over the NS bridge at Copper Creek, en route to Loyall, Kentucky. The larger ex-Clinchfield viaduct looms overhead.

Four six-motor EMDs have a CSX unit coal train in tow at Copper Creek. All are in Seaboard System paint except the well-worn ex-Chessie unit. Third unit back is a rare bird--an SD45. The train is ... (more)

A single unit handles a northbound string of empty hoppers at Copper Creek, on fall afternoon. A glimpse of the NS trestle below can be seen in the bottom of the frame.

Running on CSX trackage rights (the ex-Clinchfield), this NS coal train flies over the small Copper Creek valley near Speers Ferry, VA. The train originated at the NS Norton Yard, and attained CSX... (more)

Etched by the slowly dropping evening sun on a winter day, this westbound CSX freight is dropping downgrade on NS trackage rights, bound for eastern Kentucky. The grade the hopper train traverses ... (more)