Obviously at Dante though not on the slide. Neither was a photographer. It must have just been repainted as these got filthy, often unreadable in a very short time on this coal hauler.

It's a little scary out there high above the creek and the Southern line below as a East Tennessee NRHS steam-only excursion heads back south.

Rounding the a curve is a northbound steam excursion, all steam, courtesy of an East Tennessee Railfan Association (RIP).

For the 75th running of the Clinchfield Railroad's Santa Train, current owner CSX pulled a surprise on everyone and had two Clinchfield units pull the train. The 800 was an actual Clinchfield Unit... (more)

The 75th Clinchfield Santa Train eases across the massive Copper Creek trestle near Clinchport, Virginia.

Santa Comes Early. The Santa Train, covering the former Clinchfield Railroad between Shelbiana, Kentucky and Kingsport, Tennessee, traditionally operates on the Saturday before Thanksgiving... (more)

Riverside Grocery. One of the great retail oriented scenes on the Clinchfield Railroad portion used by The Santa Train is Riverside Grocery on Dickenson Highway in the "company town&qu... (more)

While railfanning on the former Clinchfield RR, I came across this box car sitting in Spruce Pine North Carolina.

Clinchfield 800 leading the 2017 Santa Train past the barn and houses at Osborne Curve in Dungannon

Clinchfield 800 leading the 2017 Santa Train at North End Boody

Clinchfield 800 leading the 2017 Santa Train at Union Baptist Church in Dante

Clinchfield At Church. On the night of Saturday, November 18, 2017, a very special "post ending" to the day of the CSX The Santa Train was arranged in Huntdale, North Carolina as Clinchfiel... (more)

The Clinchfield Railroad was primarily a coal hauler, although not as big as B&O, C&O, N&W and others. The gray and yellow 3010 was one of 24, SD40s such units in the Clinchfield, seen here at E... (more)

Tea Kettle Cab. The cab of Clinchfield Railroad locomotive no. 1 is open to visitors at the B&O Railroad Museum, affording guests young and old the opportunity to sit behind the control... (more)

Santa On Santa Train. The addition of Watauga Valley Railroad Historical Society and Museum's Clinchfield Railroad 100 to hold the markers on CSX's The Santa Train was a sight to behold on ... (more)