Roger Puta Collection

The tunnel beneath the Southern that links the former CRR and C&WC required an approach from the south that was neither flat nor straight, as shown by this northbound train about to enter the tunn... (more)

As it switches local industry around Johnson City, this Clinchfield SW7 is showing the signs of its 32 years of service. Less than ten months later, it would be off of the roster.

F7B disguised as a passenger car so the public would not notice it when it was used with the little 4-6-0 steam engine they had.

The Builder's Plate to 802 as a F5A.

802 was a F5 when the CRR got her in 12-16-48 later upgraded to a F7A. Retired in 8-79, was painted black in 1974. Shipped to EMD 2-15-80 on an SCL order.

The CRR employees were very friendly. This hostler invited us into the cab of F7A 802 as he moved the engines along the ready track for fuel and sand.

GP 7 915, GP 7 909, F 7A 805

I spent one afternoon on the south end of the Clinchfield, and managed to catch two road trains. Along with a northbound from Bostic, NC, there was this northbound that originated in Spartanburg, ... (more)

A northbound Clinchfield freight originating in Bostic, NC rolls past the lumber mill in Logan.

In the early evening hours of a late May day, a Clinchfield freight rolls north outside of Glenwood, NC. The three locomotives (two SD40's and an SD40-2) display the three paint schemes used by th... (more)

Overview Clinchfield engine facility Erwin

Clinchfield RR power at Dante, VA || August 1978

Built as #423 in August of 1882 for the Columbus, Chicago & Indiana Central RR, the "One Spot" did not make it into the hands of the Clinchfield Railroad until 1900. It did so by way of it's pred... (more)

It's almost dark as a manifest pulls into the yard at Elkhorn City. If your first exposure to the Clinchfield was at Elkhorn City, you might not believe it was a very modern, efficient railroad. ... (more)