As darkness and a light rain sets in on the small community of Fordtown, Tennessee, a pair of CSX Ge's lead a southbound loaded unit TILX train down the main at Fordtown bound for Erwin and points... (more)

Led by a pair of rare EMD SD90MAC's, southbound loaded coke train CSX K227 crosses the North Holston River Bridge in Kingsport, TN as the train works to Carter Yard to swap power due to issues wit... (more)

Surrounded by a sea of eager people waiting to see Santa, the 72nd Annual Santa Clause Special comes down into Fort Blackmore, Virginia led by a Huntington Rebuild.

Close to halfway on its journey from Shelbiana, Kentucky to Kingsport, Tennessee, the 72nd Annual Santa Clause special comes around a curve and under an overpass as it pulls in to Dungannon to han... (more)

Passing through Dante Yard on the former Clinchfield Railroad, the 72nd Annual Santa Clause Special weaves through rows of hopper cars waiting to be loaded with black diamonds.

Climbing upgrade after stopping at Fremont, the 72nd Annual Santa Clause Special rumbles under the abandoned and virtually forgotten coal loader at Roaring Fork on its way to Dante.

Shortly after stopping at Dante, the 72nd running of the CSX Santa Clause Special is right on schedule as it continues south under an overpass in Hamlin, Virginia on its way to St. Paul for the ne... (more)

Rebuilt by CSX's Huntington, WV Shops, CSX 4047 leads the 72nd running of the Santa Clause Special across the McClure River, adjacent from the Post Office in the small southwest Virginia town of C... (more)

A beautiful scene that has been repeated over and over again for the last 72 years; the former Clinchfield, now CSX Santa Clause Special throttles up as it leaves the 7:25 stop in Elkhorn City, Ke... (more)

Grinding upgrade on the former Clinchfield Railroad, a pair of CSX GE's split the signals at Unicoi as they work hard to bring their loaded TILX southbound unit coal train to Erwin and points beyo... (more)

CSX 4043 leads the 71st annual Santa Train into Dungannon and around Osbourne Curve on a sunny afternoon.

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.

CSXT 4043 brings the 71st Annual Santa Train into Fort Blackmore, VA under the protection of one of the many safety crews.