The cab on the Loram trainset was built by Fruit Growers Express in Alexandria, VA and spent most of it's life in RF&P service.
A Loram MofW trainset sets idle on the former L&N in Hazard.
CSX 5539 (C&O 8257) sits in Corbin Yards in the last days of her life. She is now off the CSX roster, along with the former L&N C30-7, CSX 7057, she's coupled to.
Ex-Conrail Geep 3040 sits idle in Norton Yard on the far reaches of the Pocahontas Division.
CSX 744 rolls east with a loaded coal train on the former Southern Railway.
Wheel sets and traction motors for various General Electric models.
On the rear, note the Seaboard System logo peaking through the X.
CSX 475 leads a NB empty mixed coal train through the rural Letcher County, KY town of Blackey. Several inches of snow linger on the ground on this sunny day.
P92922 crosses Copper Creek and makes its way to the next stop about a mile up the track.
P92922, no longer the Santa Train heads south. Until next year!
All the passengers off, all the goodies gone, and Santa in the Kingsport Christmas Parade--the 2003 Santa Special is officially over. The deadhead to Jax begins.
"We went down to the river and into the river we..." hoped we didn't fall. Santa's sleigh crosses the pretty bridge in Kingsport.
Eye candy for the railfan...Copper Creek hosts the Santa Train for a few moments.
A full view of the 2003 Santa Train at St. Paul. Not visible is the crowd of hundreds gathered at the rear of the train.
My favorite subject, Sean Anderson, takes a well deserved breather from the chase. He and his dad (and I) have chased since Shelby, KY.
