Clinchfield 800 leads a Lhoist North America employee appreciation special across "Time Zone Bridge" near Westel, Tennessee. The train is splitting the Central/Eastern time zone boundary... (more)

One of Clinchfield's GP38s awaits the call in the tiny yard at Elkhorn City. Can't get much farther up in the hills than here.

One of ten GP38s (acquired 1967) on the Clinchfield roster, 2006 is seen putting together a train for those SDs in the distance to haul over the mountains to Kentucky. Funny to think about SP an... (more)

The Clark County Fire Department greets Clinchfield 800 and C&O 2716 with a water salute as they approach Main Street in Downtown Winchester. Kudos again to the fine folks at CSX, the Kentucky Ste... (more)

Oddballs on Clinchfield's EMD-dominated roster, the U36Cs were disliked enough that a trade with SCL for a like number of SD45s was arranged. I never thought CRR's gray and yellow looked as good ... (more)

Clinchfield's first diesel, 800, a F3 rebuilt to F7 specs, leads the 75th annual Santa Train down her home rails through the winding curves at Sun, VA.

I know it was SBD at this point but hey, I won't tell if you won't. I'm pushing the idea of a Ohio to Savannah MRL-type railroad with equal access and we could name it, well, Clinchfield. I can ... (more)

As it switches local industry around Johnson City, this Clinchfield SW7 is showing the signs of its 32 years of service. Less than ten months later, it would be off of the roster.

F7B disguised as a passenger car so the public would not notice it when it was used with the little 4-6-0 steam engine they had.

802 was a F5 when the CRR got her in 12-16-48 later upgraded to a F7A. Retired in 8-79, was painted black in 1974. Shipped to EMD 2-15-80 on an SCL order.

In the early evening hours of a late May day, a Clinchfield freight rolls north outside of Glenwood, NC. The three locomotives (two SD40's and an SD40-2) display the three paint schemes used by th... (more)

Clinchfield RR power at Dante, VA || August 1978

I'm not sure of the story behind this unit, I vaguely remember hearing that it was lettered up as a joke as it is a former Louisville & Nashville unit, but any insight would be appreciated. 35mm s... (more)

A lone Clinchfield GE U36C sits in the yard in Spartanburg, SC. In just a year from now, this unit and the 6 others that the Clinchfield took delivery of in 1971 to help ease a power shortage, wou... (more)

In 1972 Senator Howard Baker utilized the famous Clinchfield 1 spot for old fashioned "whistle stop" campaign tour. Here, the train is passing through Nashville, TN. on the last day of the tour. 3... (more)