Seen from the NS Appalachia District, a rebuilt SD40-3 leads the 71st annual Santa Train across the Copper Creek Viaduct en route to Kingsport, TN.

A northbound empty hopper train crosses the Copper Creek Viaduct with a mix of Family Lines and Clinchfield power. 4 months from now, the Clinchfield would be no more as the formation of Seaboard ... (more)

With the help of two B units, the mighty Clinchfield 1 spot pulls hard with 12 coaches in tow. The little 10 wheeler would often struggle to pull two of the coaches that the Clinchfield owned, but... (more)

NS GP50 7068 speeds westbound Frisco local T74 through Speers Ferry on a rainy spring evening enroute to Duffield, VA to switch local customers. Built in 1980 for the Southern Railway to pull some... (more)

Easing down the steep grade that begins at Big Cut this CSX empty train is going westbound on NS trackage rights. At Big Stone Gap they will reach their home rails and return to Loyall, KY. This... (more)

High hood SD 40-2 3290 leads a heavy coal train out of Speers Ferry, Virginia. Three additional radio controlled six axle units are cut in mid-train.

Three six axle units on the headend, three more mid train with the caboose bringing up the rear.

Three radio controlled units push hard mid train.

Three GEVOs lead loaded ECP equipped coal train 722 through Speers Ferry. I remember this day being the coldest day in November I can ever remember for this region, it had snowed the night before,... (more)

An AC6000 leads an empty CSX westbound operating on NS trackage, into some sweet light at Speers Ferry. Nikon D700, Nikon 24-70 f/2.8

A southbound CSX freight on the old Clinchfield crosses Copper Creek Viaduct at Speers Ferry, Virginia, on October 26, 1990. Two EMD SD50s power the train, led by Seaboard System No. 8539.

Speers Ferry, VA 7/23/12 - Thirty minutes under the massive Copper Creek Viaduct on the former Clinchfield Railroad shows the rotation of the earth, pivtoing around the North Star. One general man... (more)

Speer's Ferry, VA 7/23/12 - With Norfolk Southern's Appalachia District below, CSX hopper train T-141 glides across the massive Copper's Creek Viaduct on the former Clinchfield Railroad. Just ahea... (more)

Norfolk Southern's Interstate Railroad heritage unit passed under the CSX Kingsport Subdivision at Speers Ferry on its maiden revenue run. Young railfan Hunter Richardson shoots video of the scene... (more)

This shot brings back some great memories of an event that will never again happen. Even today, I'm amazed I was a part of it. This scene was taken by my friend Joe Givens. I was on board the trai... (more)