During the last light of the day, NS westbound 79T hauls a short string of empties with DPU's doing every bit of track speed and then some. Nikon D80.

A nice clean ES44DC leads and empty westbound coal train E485 on its way to get back on its home rails of the CSX CV Sub at Big Stone Gap. Nikon D80.

With a light snow on the ground the 2008 Santa Claus Special P905-22 heads through the Z29.7 milepost on its way to the next stop at Dante.

2008 Santa Train stopped in downtown St. Paul. Next stop is in Dungannon VA.

A large crowd with people from all walks of life gather in Fort Blackmore waiting on the gifts to be thrown off the back of the train by Santa.

The 66th running of the Santa Train running through Boody, on its way to downtown St. Paul VA.

On the last leg of its trip the 2008 Santa Train passes over the famed Copper Creek viaduct on its way to Kermit, Waycross and then finally the end of its 110 mile trek in Kingsport.

Only one more stop away from the end of Santa's journey from Shelby Kentucky, to Kingsport Tennessee.

66th Running of the Santa Train leaving Dante Virginia, on its way to St. Paul.

66 years of Clinchfield tradition rolls through Allen on its way to the next stop in Dante.

NS 703 passing through Boone heading toward a stop signal at Watkins to meet 722. Nikon D80.

NS 722 catches some sunlight on an otherwise over cast day as it rolls through Yuma on its way to meet a westbound in Surgoinsville. Nikon D80

Pusher engines on loaded TVA coal train NS 78T, passing through Watkins. Nikon D80.

Norfolk Southern research train sits tied down front of the local V19, waiting on a Central Division crew to take it west. The second unit is NS 34 a rebuilt SD35, for the research train. A cab wa... (more)

NS 707 finally on the move west through Yuma toward Duffield, after being held up in Church Hill, TN by the local T74. On this beautiful Autumn day. Nikon D80