Easily the most unique on the Clinchfield roster and one of the rarest diesels in the US was the EMD NW3. This diesel was a standard switcher that was 1 of 7 built in 1942 for the Great Northern,... (more)

A weather beaten and tattered veteran of the Clinchfield diesel roster, GP7 905 rests under the sanding tower in Erwin, TN. before making another journey out on the Clinchfield system. 35mm slide... (more)

A northbound manifest freight passes through the remote community of Lost Cove, NC as it begins to make its assault up the Famous Blue Ridge loops toward the top at Altapass, NC. and eventually Er... (more)

A southbound Clinchfield mixed freight waits to depart Erwin, TN. and enter one of the most beautiful and most remote stretches of the Clinchfield system, the Nolichucky River Gorge. 35mm slide fr... (more)

Led by the first SD40 received by the Clinchfield, #3000 leads a train on the southern most point on the railroad, Spartanburg, SC. 35mm slide from my collection, photographer unknown.

A special train by the Clinchfield was run on August 19th, 1971. from Erwin, TN. to Altapass, NC. The train was for members of the NRHS East Tennessee Chapter, and for the excursion, the famous C... (more)

By 1981, the 4 remaining F-units on the Clinchfield roster had been demoted to mine run duty. Seen here in 1981, the 4 F's bring loaded coal into the yard in Dante, VA, likely from the Nora or Mo... (more)

One of the newest and one of the oldest on the Clinchfield roster rest outside the Clinchfield locomotive shops. The U36C would eventually be traded to SCL for SD45's so that the Clinchfield coul... (more)

A loaded southbound coal train crosses the Catawba River Trestle led by one of the seven former SCL SD45's that were acquired in trade for seven Clinchfield U36C's. 35mm slide from my collection,... (more)

During the 1970's, the leadership of Tom Moore was less than stellar as far as track maintenance was concerned. As a results, scenes such as this were common, and cost the railroad a lot of money... (more)

A southbound Clinchfield mixed freight bursts out of one of the many tunnels on the famous blue ridge loops in 1971 with SD40 3016 leading. 35mm slide from my collection by an photographer unknown... (more)

An empty coal train exits the Dante yard to serve the coal fields of Virginia with CRR 3001 and 6 other units on the point. 35mm slide from my collection, photographer unknown.

A northbound manifest freight with SCL power just outside of Bostic, NC. 35mm slide from my collection with no photographer listed.

The cab of Clinchfield No. 1, former Black Mountain, built in 1882. After being restored and used in excursion service in the 1970s, it was sent to the B&O Museum for exhibit in the 1980s.

Clinchfield F7 #817 along with a leased MK Alco at Erwin, TN in March 1971