Two SD40's and an F B unit lug Clinchfield's coal Train 26 southbound at Colonial Heights, Tenn. on Nov. 25, 1966.

Clinchfield southbound 92 sits at the south end of the Erwin yard awaiting clearance to enter the single track that covers a significant portion of the Clinchfield in the Nolichucky River Gorge. T... (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)

With white flags flying, CRR 800 waits patiently to work a passenger train as the Clinchfield One Spot passes by as it will work the same excursion. 35mm slide from my collection, photographer unk... (more)

When the One Spot was not to pull an excursion, the Clinchifield would call on FP7 200 and F7 800. Even though both were not exempt from freight service, but when they were needed, they were shiny... (more)

A southbound coal drag roars out of Pool Point Tunnel in notch 8. From here to Sandy Ridge Tunnel, just north of Dante, VA, it is a steady grade that requires helpers, and with the long coal drag... (more)

Easily the most unique on the Clinchfield roster and one of the rarest diesels in the US was the EMD NW3. This diesel was a standard switcher that was 1 of 7 built in 1942 for the Great Northern,... (more)

A weather beaten and tattered veteran of the Clinchfield diesel roster, GP7 905 rests under the sanding tower in Erwin, TN. before making another journey out on the Clinchfield system. 35mm slide... (more)

A southbound Clinchfield mixed freight waits to depart Erwin, TN. and enter one of the most beautiful and most remote stretches of the Clinchfield system, the Nolichucky River Gorge. 35mm slide fr... (more)

A southbound Clinchfield mixed freight bursts out of one of the many tunnels on the famous blue ridge loops in 1971 with SD40 3016 leading. 35mm slide from my collection by an photographer unknown... (more)

F7 815 and GP7 903 and another F lead Clinchfield's daily coal Train 26 south through Colonial Heights south of Kingsport, Tenn.

It's hot, the haze hugs the trees, the "jarflies" are buzzing in the trees as smells of diesel exhaust, cratering grease and creosote waft from the old engine terminal. The whole place seems to b... (more)

CRR U36C 3601 resting at Erwin, TN || June 1973

Richard Beal photo: Sitting outside the freshly re"signed" engine shop at Corbin, KY. An old Clinchfield warrior suns herself.

Clinchfield U36C #3600 with a SD40 trailing, southbound at Spartanburg, SC || January 1972