The day after the world was supposed to end, its business as usual for CSX, as a conductor walks his train while handling yard switching duties for the paper mill. Nikon D700, Nikon 24-70 f/2.8
The 70th annual running of the Clinchfield Santa Train soars over the North Fork of the Holston River near Kingsport, TN on a absolutely gorgeous afternoon.
Nearly completing its 70th running, CSX's Santa Train crosses the Holston River at Kingsport, under the power of freshly repainted SD40-2 No. 8140 and executive F40 No. 9993.
Clinchfield's only boiler-equipped F7 for passenger service (which ended in 1954) No. 200 leads a northbound freight over the South Fork of the Holston River just a couple miles from Kingsport, Te... (more)