A flock of photographers gather to the right of Hughes Branch tunnel as the Santa Train blasts out of the 101 year old tunnel.

Santa Train number 75 makes it's way through the signal at Booty as it reduces throttle to make a stop in St. Paul.

The 108 year old tunnel at Miller Yard yet again sees a Clinchfield painted F-Unit. The 800 poses in it's original CRR gray and yellow paint scheme.

Hundreds of children and adults alike gather around the CRR 800 as it creeps through Ft. Blackmore as the only Christmas that some children will is on the rear of the train.

CRR 800 pokes out of the tunnel as it will coast to a stop at Berta Jct so that tons of gifts can be thrown out at the Santa Train stop at Haysi.

Seen along the Clinchfield Route, the 75th Anniversary running of the Santa Train heads south working its way towards its next stop.

The 75th anniversary CSX “Clinchfield” Santa Train is southbound just north of their next stop of Dante, Virginia, while en-route to a final stop in Kingsport, Tennessee. Here CSX P901-18 is k... (more)

Many are gathered to photograph the 75th annual Santa Train with fully restored Clinchfield 800 passing Union Baptist Church in peaceful Dante, VA.

A Very Special Memory. Upon the completion of the 75th Anniversary running of the CSX/Clinchfield Santa Train, the equipment returned immediately to Jacksonville, Florida. But a very specia... (more)

An eye for detail. Former Clinchfield Railroad 3632 (SD45) is seen here on the deadhead move for The Santa Train on November 17, 2017 passing Riverside Grocery in Clincho, VA. But a closer look al... (more)

The matching bridge. Railfan/Railroad Magazine Editor Steve Barry was standing next to me in St. Paul, and showed me a photo he taken in this exact spot in 1982 of a Clinchfield SD45 at the same l... (more)