The northbound deadhead move of CSX's annual Santa Train eases into the south end of Erwin Yard on a rainy morning after a nocturnal run up the Blue Ridge Subdivision from Spartanburg.
Clinchfield isn't all coal, as seen here rolling down the Blue Ridge Mountains over the Nolichucky River on a hot summer afternoon through the friendly little community of Unaka Springs.
Three of Clinchfield's SD45-2s - yellow number boards and all - are parked beside an ancient building in the back shop area. That's the Erwin 'hump' in the background.