CSX 4601 still sporting its Seaboard System paint scheme sits in the yard at Kingsport of a chilly January night. [Canon D60 image, ISO 200, 20" @ f6.7, 17mm]
FURX 3047 sits on the point of Q181 at the south end of Carter Yard in Kingsport as a soutbhound loaded coal train streaks by on the mainline.
In the first few minutes of sunlight on this chilly Tuesday morning, brand new SD70MAC #4713 leads Q695 south as it leaves Kingsport after making a rather hefty pickup.
CSX 8045 and a GP40-2 have just finished the 2nd trick yard job duties in the yard at Kingsport and now sit idle on this frosty December night.
NS GP50 7055 sits in Kingsport, TN on a frosty December night as it awaits its work at 11pm on the night job switcher to Frisco and back. [Canon D60, 19 seconds @ f/6.7, ISO 200, 19mm]
2003 Santa Train is 52 tons lighter with all the candy and toys distributed along the 110 miles. The Santa Train is ready to depart for Erwin and call it a day!
2003 Santa Train is crossing North Fork Holston River just around the bend Santa will hop on a Fire Truck for the big parade.
CSX 8077 leads the 2003 Santa Train over the Holston toward its end in Kingsport Yard.
P92922, no longer the Santa Train heads south. Until next year!
All the passengers off, all the goodies gone, and Santa in the Kingsport Christmas Parade--the 2003 Santa Special is officially over. The deadhead to Jax begins.
"We went down to the river and into the river we..." hoped we didn't fall. Santa's sleigh crosses the pretty bridge in Kingsport.
N110 rolling through Kingsport with CSX 800 leading sporting a fresh coal of the newest CSX paint scheme.
Q69002 crosses the Holston River in Kingsport with a western visitor. The train came into Kingsport Yard with 42 cars but left with a massive 21.
CSX U320 is southbound with a pair of SD70MACs rolling through Kingsport at the south end of Carter Yard.
Yard power resting for the night at Kingsport
