CSXT 4384 (SD40-3) leads CSX Q254-16 east out of Indianapolis, Indiana on its way to Cleveland, Ohio.

CSXT 4384 leads autorack train Q254 north on the LIRC towards Indianapolis. 4384 had it’s nose repainted because it originally carried the Spirit of Clinchfield sticker, but the sticker has sinc... (more)

CSX rack train Q241 rolls under the C&O signals at Risingsun, Ohio, led by CSXT 4384. The 4384 was chosen to pull last year's Clinchfield Santa Train and the nose of the unit was decorated to rese... (more)

The 2016 Santa Train crosses a small creek as it winds its way towards the next stop on its journey, St. Paul.

With the former Clinchfield stickered SD40-3 leading the charge, the engineer of F756 guides his load along the Columbia Sub through Govan, SC.

Classic Signals Ready to Fall With replacement signals up all along the Columbia Sub, it is only a matter of time before the classic SAL signals go dark. But for now, the signal mast and... (more)

A pair of standard cab EMDs lug autorack train Q299 westbound past milepost BG111 on the CSX New Castle Subdivision in Ravenna, Ohio after a brief but intense rain storm. The lead unit, 4384, was ... (more)

The Santa Train throttles up as it departs Dante for St. Paul.

Under stormy skys, after the clouds have dumped some much needed rain on the area. The 74th annual Santa Train rolls through Boody on its way to Saint Paul, VA.

Battling much a much needed rain showers, the 74th Santa Train rounds the curve in McClure. A small community in Dickenson County, VA. From here it will make its way to its next stop in Dante.

The 74th annual CSX Santa Train passes under the Roaring Fork Tipple at Wakenva, VA deep in the heart of the CLINCHFIELD.

The lead locomotive of the 2016 Santa Train proudly shows its Clinchfield nose decoration denoting the route at which the train traverses. Here we see the train pausing in front of the Union Bapti... (more)

The 74th annual Santa Train pulls into Fort Blackmore for its stops, as a crowd that is smaller than usual awaits Santa and the gifts that will be thrown off.

The 74th running of the Clinchfield Santa Train rolls through the Breaks at dawn in a drizzling rain. Soon the train will duck into the tunnel at Skaggs Hole and arrive at the 4th stop of the day,... (more)

A Classic Clinchfield location, and one of my favorite spots on the now mothballed section of the Clinchfield. The 74th Running of the Santa Train passes by Union Baptist Church in Dante, Virginia... (more)