Conductors exchange waves with railfans young and old, as the 67th annual running of the Santa Train departs St. Paul.
Southern 4501 heads up an excursion train on the former Clinchfield at St. Paul, VA during Spring of 1994. NS 4610 and 4634 are along for the trip.
Three N&W SDs sit at the Clinchfield (foreground) interchange at St. Paul. VA in August 1970.
A steam engine always draws a crowd! An excursion to Appalachia, Virginia lead by Southern 4501 has just exited ex-Clinchfield trackage and rolled onto ex-N&W rails at St. Paul, Virginia.
L&N U30C 1538 leading a train at Boody (St. Paul), VA.
2008 Santa Train stopped in downtown St. Paul. Next stop is in Dungannon VA.
After the stop at St. Paul, the Santa Train will cruise for about 15 miles through the woods and tight curves on it's way to next stop at Dungannon. Here, the train is about to cross over the Nor... (more)
Santa tosses a stuffed animal while others throw Moon Pies at the stop in St. Paul.
CSX Q696 is Southbound lead by 1 of only 19 SD70ACe units on the roster.
Now shared by NS and CSX, this bridge still shows the heritage of their predecessors N&W Railway and the Clinchfield Railroad, lettered on the overpass.
CSX T134 holds at Boody with a 4535 ft. train of coal loads trailing.
2 SD70MAC's lead this Southbound CSX coal train into St. Paul, VA
The stop at St. Paul gives railfans young and old a chance to check out the power if the choose not to fight the massive crowd at the rear of the train.
The CSX Santa Special prepares to depart St. Paul and heads South towards Dungannon.
The CSX Santa Special makes it's way through Boody on its trip from Shelbiana, KY. to Kingsport, TN.