In this beautiful afternoon perspective, southbound freight CSX Q696-01 works across the Copper Creek Viaduct on former Clinchfield Rails to Erwin and points south.

Running on trackage rights, loaded coal train NS 750 spans the massive Clinchfield Copper Creek Viaduct in Speers Ferry, Virginia with three GE's doing the honors. This train loaded this morning, ... (more)

In this Black and White perspective, a northbound coal train crawls across the viaduct at Copper Creek as it accelerates on its way to Starnes. This train would eventually hold there for a tree ac... (more)

A southbound unit coal train soars across Copper Creek on President's Day, 2004.

On a picture-perfect afternoon, two classic engines lead a southbound rail train out of Speers Ferry, VA over Copper Creek on the 187 foot tall Clinchfield Viaduct. The Southern viaduct over the c... (more)

Running south for Erwin, TN on the ex-Clinchfield Kingsport Subdivision, CSX coal drag U411-17 crosses the 187 foot tall Copper Creek Viaduct over its namesake creek. The ex-Southern Railway Appal... (more)

A 10 minute exposure creates a beautiful star trail effect at the scenic Copper Creek trestles. The upper is CSX's former Clinchfield trackage, while the lower trestle is NS's Appalachia District.... (more)

After MOW crews cleared up the main, a rail train gets on the move to Erwin, TN as they cross the impressive Copper Creek viaduct on CSX's Kingsport Subdivision.

Crossing the massive ex-Clinchfield Copper Creek trestle is CSX 433-303, with V353, at Copper Creek, VA. 5-03-2005

Southbound "Santa Train" is rather workaday this year, no Fs, and rather short, with an ordinary, but very clean leader. Due to visibility issues wide nosed units did not work out and t... (more)

The 1999 edition of the Santa Claus Special is running deadhead for Shelby, KY as it crosses Copper Creek. The power will be reversed at Shelby to place a conventional cab unit on the point for sa... (more)

Nearly 170 feet below, an NS empty hopper train crosses the low bridge at Copper Creek. This was photographed from the cab of UP 3985, which was disguised as "Clinchfield 676" for the 50... (more)

A long way up for the Santa Train.

Crossing over the impressive Copper Creek Viaduct, the 72nd running of the Clinchfield Santa Train passes through Clinchport, led by recently built SD40-3 No. 4047.

The 72nd annual Santa Train crosses the famous Copper Creek Viaduct high above the Copper Creek valley. Santa has two more stops in Virginia to distribute toys, candy, and winter wear before the ... (more)