Weaving out of the Nolichucky River Gorge, a veteran C40-8 leads southbound Q696 through the small photogenic community of Huntdale, North Carolina situated on the Clinchfield Railroad.

Always the last ritual on a trip to the Clinchfield was to wait for a Sunday afternoon southbound and follow it from Poplar through the gorge, down the loops and into Marion before parting ways wi... (more)

After getting a fresh crew at Erwin, Q696 works its way south along the Blue Ridge Sub passing the little white church at Huntdale, NC with daylight quickly fading.

Q696 rounds a curve past one of the iconic Clinchfield shots at the church in Huntdale, NC.

In a rare situation Georgia was hit with snow the night before and this units wears a souvenir as it returns empty cars for loading in Virginia & Kentcuky.

A CSX oil train heads north on the former Clinchfield mainline near Huntdale, NC towards Erwin, TN.

A northbound inspection train on the old Clinchfield.

Echoing through the Appalachian Mountains, CSX Q697 rounds the curve at Huntdale on her journey north to Erwin and ultimately Russell, KY.

She could only handle a couple of the older coaches upgrade to Altapass (note, no EMD flatcars-with-an-attitude) but she handled them well. I got to shovel a little coal into the corners on the w... (more)

Grinding up grade on the former Clinchfield with 100+ coal loads - over 12 years after my previous upload with slightly different technology in my bag. See photo no. 331206.

Grinding up grade on the former Clinchfield.

SCL SD45 2011 leads a northbound train through the sweeping curve at Huntdale, NC on the modern-day CSX Blue Ridge Subdivision.

A pair of U30Cs lead a northbound empy hopper train through Huntdale, NC on the Blue Ridge Subdivision. This scene is dominated by DPU-equipped GEVO units in the modern era.

The sun peaks out from behind the Blue Ridge Mountains to illuminate the Toe River Freewill Baptist Church and the southbound CSX coal train at this famous former Clinchfield trackside location. T... (more)