Awaiting departure from Dante, the 73rd Annual Santa Clause Special rests at one of the most iconic shots on the Clinchfield Railroad -- Union Baptist at the North End of Dante Yard.

With Kodachrome blue skies towering above, the 73rd annual Santa Train comes to a stop in Dante, VA on the former Clinchfield mainline. This was my first experience of the north end of the Clinchf... (more)

A decent crowd has gathered to greet the man in the red suit and his train at Fort Blackmore as the 73rd running of this Appalachian tradition pulls ahead to distribute gifts.

After the station stop in Dante, the 73rd Clinchfield Santa Train continues its next stop as they pass the classic Clinchfield signals at N.E. Boody.

The 73rd annual Santa Train prepares to enter the s-curve tunnel at McClure as they make good time to the next stop at Dante.

Emerging from the south portal of the Clinchfield's State Line Tunnel between VA and KY, the 73rd Annual Santa Clause Special interrupts the immense silence in the Breaks Interstate Gorge.

Seeing sunlight for the first time since it's 6:30am departure from Shelbiana, the southbound 73rd Annual Santa Train weaves through an s curve near the north portal of Russell Tunnel --- and a st... (more)

In absolutely beautiful morning sunlight deep in the hills of Southwest Virginia, the 73rd Annual Running of the Santa Clause Special crosses the McClure River at Clinchco, Virginia on it's way so... (more)