The triumphant return of Clinchfeild 800 to home rails was a welcomed and highly anticipated event for hundreds of photographers. The EMD product of 1948 was featured leading CSXT's 75th Anniversa... (more)

The Santa Train slows for its station stop in Haysi.

CSXT 142 emerges into a gloomy, rainy Sunday morning from one of the multiple tunnels on the CRR.

Emerging out from one of the many tunnels on the former Clinchfield Railroad, an empty coal train returning from Duke Energy in Brice, North Carolina powers through Haysi, Virginia on a cold and w... (more)

Southbound Coal train U302 exits Russell Tunnel at Haysi, Va.

After stalling in the Breaks Gorge, the first cut of X800 rolls Southbound out of McClure Tunnel, passing the Clinchfield era signal. Moves on this stretch of railroad are very rare.....but slowly... (more)

The Santa Train makes a 15 minute stop in Haysi with the head end poking out of Mcclure Tunnel #8 of the Clinchfield.

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)

Shortly after the 72nd Annual Santa Clause Special comes to a stop at Berta Junction, the children of the community of Haysi, Virginia gather around the observation car, greeted by Santa Clause an... (more)

After negotiating the Breaks Interstate Park, southbound Q698 emerges from a tunnel and into Haysi, Virginia engineer Kris Hazen at the helm. This train would continue all the way down the Clinch... (more)

In this early morning scene, CSX 5005 leads southbound G610-20 out of a tunnel in Haysi, Virginia, just having exited the Breaks Interstate Gorge. This grain train will make it to SE Delano befor... (more)

The 71st running of the Clinchfield Santa Train rolls to a stop in the town of Haysi. Burrowed between two small tunnels, the nine car Santa Train consisting of CSX's private business cars will di... (more)

A pair of brand new CSX GE ES44ACs, released from Erie, PA just five days prior, lead a southbound OUCX coal train out of Russell Tunnel at Haysi, VA just before the break of dawn on a chilly Febr... (more)

Southbound loads led by a pair of brand new AC GEVO's have just emerged from Russell Tunnel, near Haysi southbound on the former Clinchfield mainline.

North of Haysi, CSX P913, the 2011 Clinchfield Santa Train catches the first rays of the morning sun, southbound on the unique and scenic Kingsport Subdivision. This marks the 69th anniversary for... (more)