Northbound CSX freight Q697-13 rolls past the passiing and storage sidings at Boody, VA just north of the town of St. Paul, VA. The tracks here once belonged to the Clinchfield Railroad.

Light snow flurries fill the air as a southbound coal train rolls through the north end of Boody Yard approaching St. Paul, Va.

Under stormy skys, after the clouds have dumped some much needed rain on the area. The 74th annual Santa Train rolls through Boody on its way to Saint Paul, VA.

CSX's Santa Train keeps time through southwestern Virginia, as it has done for the last 72 years. The ex-L&N SD40-2 is passing the Seaboard signals at NE Boody on this beautiful and historic day.

After the station stop in Dante, the 73rd Clinchfield Santa Train continues its next stop as they pass the classic Clinchfield signals at N.E. Boody.

The 73rd annual Santa Train from Shelby Ky to Kingsport Tn through Boody Va

At last light near the small community of Boody, southbound Q698 carves through the thick snow as it passes a Classic Clinchfield Signal on the SE of Boody Siding.

Doing what it was designated to do this southbound unit leads a small work train back in the glory days of the "Pumpkins".

Doing what it was designated to do this southbound unit leads a small work train back in the glory days of the "Pumpkins".

As fellow railfans get there shots of the Santa Train, it continues south at the South end of Boody, past some tied down MOW equipment.

Q688 has just passed the north end of Boody southbound. This is the Kingsport Sub which was old Clinchfield Railroad and runs 147 miles from Erwin, TN to Shelby, KY. Boody is 7,700 feet siding loc... (more)

An empty coal train exits the Dante yard to serve the coal fields of Virginia with CRR 3001 and 6 other units on the point. 35mm slide from my collection, photographer unknown.

The 2012 CSX Santa Train rolls through Boody at track speed, en route to St. Paul. Nikon D700, Nikon 14-24 f/2.8

A pair of Clinchfield EMDs lead a southbound time freight through Boody, VA ||| April 1974

Leading their first coal train into 'Clinchfield Country', a pair of new CSX GE ES44AC's lead a southbound loaded U303 through Boody, on the Kingsport Subdivision to Erwin from Shelby. These locom... (more)