Up And Out Early. The return of "The Santa Train" for 2022 was greeted with the CSX Office Car Train in its Baltimore & Ohio Railroad (B&O) tribute paint for the first time. There are a few "first shots" that once can choose from on this route, but Pool Point in Elkhorn City, Kentucky is one that never disappoints. On Saturday, November 19, 2022, CSX 1 (F40PH-2, ex-CSX 9998, exx-OHCR 280, née-AMTK 280, F40PHR, EMD, 4/1978) led the train over the Clinchfield Railroad's Russell Fork bridge at about a half-hour after sunrise. The train would travel the traditional route from Shelbiana, Kentucky to Kingsport, Tennessee, distributing toys for the Christmas Season.
CSX has extensive passenger operations that include office car specials, trips to major events like the Kentucky Derby, track geometry trains and the annual Santa Claus train over the northern section of the fallen flag Clinchfield Railroad.
