The Santa Train At 77. Thousands of people, if not tens of thousands, braved the driving rain to come out to see the 2019 CSX Santa Train (P936-23) 5 years ago today on Saturday, November, ... (more)

The OCS as it was, #9998 is now #1. This was the first outing with more than two motors in some time.

In the cold and mist the 2019 version of Santa's train threads its way through the rocks and trees of the coalfield country, a place at seldom offers an open location for photographers with no dro... (more)

CSXT OCS bound for Miami running on what is now the state-operated CFRC corridor.

Local crew has taken the OCS out to Duval to turn it facing the other way for a trip to Miami via the Sanford Subdivision. At the time, this was normal as the OCS was kept at West Jax then.

It's not often two passenger trains meet at Beaver Street, much less one of them coming off the FEC. Here, the then-annual CSXT Charity Train is departing FEC at the Prime Osborn Center and is ta... (more)

The CSXT OCS makes a late-day run down the A-Line heading to Miami, work on the CFRC double track here had just begun to take shape.

This was the annual CSXT Charity Train, a dinner excursion that ran to benefit the YMCA of Waycross at the behest of CEO Michael Ward. The run typically occurred in April, May or June on a Saturd... (more)

With what turned out to be the final run of the Clinchfield Santa Train, CSX P933 pulls up to Elmwood Jct., in Columbia, SC on their return to Waycross.

The 77th edition of the Santa Train is on the home stretch of its trip as it crosses over the North Fork Holston River near the Kingsport Holdout signal.

The weather conditions provide for a gloomy, but fitting setting deep in the Appalachian Mountains as the 77th Clinchfield Santa Train accelerates past the US&S P2 signal guarding Caney Junction a... (more)

Shortly after making their stop in Clinchco, the 77th Clinchfield Santa Train, now operated by CSX, departs Clinchco for its next stop in Fremont as the train crosses over the McClure River & VA S... (more)

The 77th edition of the Santa Train crosses the famed Copper Creek viaduct in Clinchport, Virginia. Although much of the day featured downpours as the one seen here, the Christmas spirit was alive... (more)

A steady rain soaks the rolling Virginia hills as the 2019 Clinchfield Santa Train passes Osborne's Curve on the north side of Dungannon.

Santa Train approaching St. Paul at Morefield Bottom.