On a beautiful but cool morning, a Norfolk Southern Heritage unit train crosses the Copper Creek viaduct bound for Kingsport TN

A friend and myself ventured out the morning of February 3rd, 2017 with the goal of catching the once a week Loyall to Eastman coal train on the ex L&N Cumberland Valley. After arriving at Hagans ... (more)

NS 744 rolls across the former Clinchfield mainline and across the highest viaduct of Copper Creek with NS 4001 in the lead

1990's or 2016? A four pack of Norfolk Southern standard cab locomotives lead northbound loaded coke train 686 across the Clinchfield Railroad's Copper Creek Viaduct on a picture perfect afternoo... (more)

Using trackage rights over CSXT's Copper Creek Viaduct, NS southbound coal train 799 glides along the former Clinchfield Railroad shortly after the passing of the 73rd running of the Santa Claus S... (more)

The 73rd annual running of the Santa Train rolls across the famous Copper Creek viaduct with the NS Appalachia District seen below.

A loaded NS coal train using trackage rights crosses over Copper Creek Trestle shortly after the Santa Train crossed.

As of the date of this photo it has been eight days since CSX has operated any of its own trains over this segment of the former Clinchfield from Frisco, TN to Dante, VA. After CSX's announcement ... (more)

Brand new CSX GE ET44AH #3258 leads a southbound loaded SCWX coal train across the Copper Creek Viaduct enroute to Erwin, TN and points south. The engine was released from GE Erie less than a week... (more)

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)

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)