The Santa Train is arriving a few minutes ahead of schedule and will make a gift-tossing stop in this small SW Virginia community.

The CSX Santa Train picks up speed after having stopped to let Santa and helpers distribute gifts.

The 72nd running of the CSX (Clinchfield) Santa Train parallels Highway 72 and the Clinch River as it rolls into Fort Blackmore on its yearly trek from Shelby, KY to Kingsport, TN.

With the Clinch River in the background, the 72nd running of the Clinchfield Santa Train eases into Osbourne's Curve with SD40-3 No. 4047 leading the way. The train has already completed several g... (more)

Crossing the Russell Fork of the Big Sandy River, the 72nd running of the Clinchfield Santa Train arrives at its second stop of the morning in downtown Elkhorn City. The office car special is dest... (more)

The 72nd annual running the CSX Santa Train, crosses the Copper Creek Viaduct; which was constructed in 1907 by the Clinchfield Railroad.

With hands raised high, the children in the crowd at St. Paul hope to be one of the lucky ones to catch a toy from Santa.

A Clinchfield tradition.. After departing Shelby, KY on the former C&O at 6:30 am this morning, CSX P913, the 2011 Clinchfield Santa Train has successfully arrived in downtown Kingsport. It seems ... (more)

Pausing briefly at Dante to allow children from local communities to catch a glimpse of Santa on the rear observation car, a Dante based conductor has returned to the cab of CSXT 4025 with boxed l... (more)

With over a dozen photographers gathered at Clincho to document the passing of the 2011 Santa Train, Santa himself waves to the railroad enthusiasts from the rear end observation platform of CSX b... (more)

North of Haysi, CSX P913, the 2011 Clinchfield Santa Train catches the first rays of the morning sun, southbound on the unique and scenic Kingsport Subdivision. This marks the 69th anniversary for... (more)

CSXT 4025, a recent rebuild by CSX's Huntington Locomotive shops leads the southbound 2011 Clinchfield Santa Train. Formerly, CSXT SD40-2 8184, and originally L&N 3556, CSXT 4025 has been complete... (more)

CSX P913 has just established "three step protection" and locals from the community of Ft. Blackmore and surrounding areas enjoy catching a glimpse of Santa on the rear end observation platform of... (more)

With CSX safety teams in place, locals surround both sides of the right of way as the 2011 Santa Train arrives at Fort Blackmore from the north. The train will pause briefly to hand out gifts to c... (more)

The 2011 Santa Train has just concluded its annual stop at St. Paul with over two hundred locals gathering trackside in town. The train will make three additional stops in the afternoon before ter... (more)