In what has been a well known scene for several years of Santa Trains, former L&N SD40-2 8033 cuts through the crowd at Fort Blackmore on the former Clinchfield main line.

Just north of the Clinchfield intermediate signals and Osborne's Curve in Dungannon, the 73rd annual Santa Train passes an ancient crossbuck and nice white fence as it hurries to maintain its equa... (more)

CSX's Santa Train keeps time through southwestern Virginia, as it has done for the last 72 years. The ex-L&N SD40-2 is passing the Seaboard signals at NE Boody on this beautiful and historic day.

Awaiting departure from Dante, the 73rd Annual Santa Clause Special rests at one of the most iconic shots on the Clinchfield Railroad -- Union Baptist at the North End of Dante Yard.

With Kodachrome blue skies towering above, the 73rd annual Santa Train comes to a stop in Dante, VA on the former Clinchfield mainline. This was my first experience of the north end of the Clinchf... (more)

CSXT 8033 leads the 73rd Santa Train out of Dante Yard, past a string of coal cars being stored there.

A decent crowd has gathered to greet the man in the red suit and his train at Fort Blackmore as the 73rd running of this Appalachian tradition pulls ahead to distribute gifts.

After the station stop in Dante, the 73rd Clinchfield Santa Train continues its next stop as they pass the classic Clinchfield signals at N.E. Boody.

The 73rd annual Santa Train prepares to enter the s-curve tunnel at McClure as they make good time to the next stop at Dante.

Emerging from the south portal of the Clinchfield's State Line Tunnel between VA and KY, the 73rd Annual Santa Clause Special interrupts the immense silence in the Breaks Interstate Gorge.

The 73rd Annual of the CSX Santa Train splits the intermediate signals near Dungannon on the former Clinchfield Railroad

The 73rd annual running of the Santa Train rolls across the famous Copper Creek viaduct with the NS Appalachia District seen below.

The southbound deadhead return trip of the 73rd Santa Train cruises through Marion at track speed, passing the classic Clinchfield MP sign at the Z 222. Will this be the last year the Santa Train... (more)

The southbound deadhead return trip of the 73rd Santa Train breaks the silence at Relief on this cold November night. This scene has played out year after year on this same night, but will 2015 b... (more)

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)