Originally built as Nashville, Chattanooga & St. Louis 753, and later Louisville & Nashville 1753, Clinchfield GP7 919 was acquired in 1965 and is unique to the Clinchfield roster as it was the on... (more)

Known as a brute coal hauler in the southern states, the Clinchfield was very well known for its other attraction: excursions. The star of that show was the famous Clinchfield "One Spot". Here, a ... (more)

Prior to being contracted to operate the former Ann Arbor line by the State of Michigan, the Tuscola & Saginaw Bay was a small railroad that operated the local grain elevators in the thumb of Mich... (more)

A pair of GP35's and a RS-2 sits just outside the locomotive shop in Owosso, MI. By 1991, almost all of the existing roster of GP35's had been painted over to either black and yellow or blue and y... (more)

Elkhorn City, Kentucky, the northern most point on the Clinchfield Railroad. Despite this, it was common practice for Clinchfield trains to run north to Shelby, KY. to drop trains in the Chesapeak... (more)

Even prior to the excursion era that president Tom Moore initiated and was made famous by the Clinchfield 1, the Clinchfield still conducted special passenger trains and utilized their beautiful f... (more)

In 1964, dissatisfied with the Alco FA-1's that they owned, due to the poor visibility when switching and simply a need to upgrade, the Ann Arbor elected to replace their roster with 10 new GP35's... (more)

Prior to contract with the state of Michigan and up until 1991, Tuscola & Saginaw Bay operated in the thumb of Michigan. It operated this line primarily with Alcos and was somewhat successful. How... (more)

To help supplement the 4 axle fleet on the railroad, the Clinchfield purchased 10 GP38's in 1967. The units were great all purpose units that could be used for mine runs, extra units for mainline ... (more)

To help supplement the 4 axle fleet on the railroad, the Clinchfield purchased 10 GP38's in 1967. The units were great all purpose units that could be used for mine runs, extra units for mainline ... (more)

Less than 1 year after the State of Michigan contracted the Tuscola & Saginaw Bay to operate the former Ann Arbor trackage in the state, the railroad began to repaint some of their reliable fleet ... (more)

Less than 1 year after the State of Michigan contracted the Tuscola & Saginaw Bay to operate the former Ann Arbor trackage in the state, the railroad acquired former Detroit & Mackinac RS-2 466, t... (more)

In 1971, the desperately power short Clinchfield elected to go outside of EMD, which had made up their entire roster, to attain new power. They went to GE, which delivered the first 7 U36C's ever ... (more)

Clinchfield GP7 901 sits outside the Erwin shops, awaiting its next duty. The unit was in the first batch of GP7's that the railroad purchased in 1950, the GP7's never met expectations mainly due ... (more)

Originally purchased by NC&StL and assigned number 814, the unit then transferred to L&N after the merger, sold to the Clinchfield in January 1965, and finally sold to Clinchfield Coal Company in ... (more)