The triumphant return of Clinchfeild 800 to home rails was a welcomed and highly anticipated event for hundreds of photographers. The EMD product of 1948 was featured leading CSXT's 75th Anniversa... (more)

The Santa Train slows for its station stop in Haysi.

CSXT 142 emerges into a gloomy, rainy Sunday morning from one of the multiple tunnels on the CRR.

Emerging out from one of the many tunnels on the former Clinchfield Railroad, an empty coal train returning from Duke Energy in Brice, North Carolina powers through Haysi, Virginia on a cold and w... (more)

Southbound Coal train U302 exits Russell Tunnel at Haysi, Va.

After stalling in the Breaks Gorge, the first cut of X800 rolls Southbound out of McClure Tunnel, passing the Clinchfield era signal. Moves on this stretch of railroad are very rare.....but slowly... (more)

The Santa Train makes a 15 minute stop in Haysi with the head end poking out of Mcclure Tunnel #8 of the Clinchfield.

Seeing sunlight for the first time since it's 6:30am departure from Shelbiana, the southbound 73rd Annual Santa Train weaves through an s curve near the north portal of Russell Tunnel --- and a st... (more)

Shortly after the 72nd Annual Santa Clause Special comes to a stop at Berta Junction, the children of the community of Haysi, Virginia gather around the observation car, greeted by Santa Clause an... (more)

After negotiating the Breaks Interstate Park, southbound Q698 emerges from a tunnel and into Haysi, Virginia engineer Kris Hazen at the helm. This train would continue all the way down the Clinch... (more)

In this early morning scene, CSX 5005 leads southbound G610-20 out of a tunnel in Haysi, Virginia, just having exited the Breaks Interstate Gorge. This grain train will make it to SE Delano befor... (more)

A pair of brand new CSX GE ES44ACs, released from Erie, PA just five days prior, lead a southbound OUCX coal train out of Russell Tunnel at Haysi, VA just before the break of dawn on a chilly Febr... (more)

Rolling Thunder through the morning fog, and the tunnel at Haysi, as the 67th running of the Santa Train prepares for it's stop. It's still early in the trip.

Lone AC44 rolls across the Russell Fork River bringing MTY's back to Shelby Yard in remote southwest Virginia.

Friendly wave from the crew as CSX 933 exits Russell Tunnel and gets ready to duck into McClure Tunnel directly behind me.