Back in the day, they still painted railroad bridges. While Copper Creek looks pretty shabby today, in 1964 a trio of EMDs pulls through freight 94 across the freshly silvered structure on a cold ... (more)

Scene looks like a model set-up as the 69th CSX Santa Train slowing passes over the famous steel structure.

A pair of new GEVO's shove on the end of this long empty hopper train into where the sun don't shine here at Speers Ferry.

Southbound excursion has let a few die-hards off for some shots. What's not in this photo? It was done right, special excursion, special price and people who really wanted to be there.

Two CSX ES44AC's soar across the famous Copper Creek Trestle with coal loads on a warm May evening.

CSX Santa Train 2009 makes like a sleigh over Copper Creek.

A pair of midtrain units and radio control car 905919 struggle upgrade east of Speers Ferry approaching Watkins.

NS 720 grinds upgrade through the Troublesome Creek valley a short distance east of Speers Ferry.

Westbound NS empty hopper train blows through Speers Ferry at track speed toward Norton. Nikon D80.

NS 7682 leans into a curve at Speers Ferry heading west, leading mty train 703. Not sure what happened to the number board above the engineers window. Nikon D80.

The shadows have grown long at Speers Ferry as a loaded SB coal train negotiates the curves on the former Clinchfield Railroad.

During the last light of the day, NS westbound 79T hauls a short string of empties with DPU's doing every bit of track speed and then some. Nikon D80.

A nice clean ES44DC leads and empty westbound coal train E485 on its way to get back on its home rails of the CSX CV Sub at Big Stone Gap. Nikon D80.

Lots going on here! As the Santa Train neared Speers Ferry, the crossing gates on the NS Appalachia District track that crosses under the CSX main were tripped by a NS backhoe doing work on the t... (more)