2006 CSX Santa Train
The 2006 Santa Train arriving in Marrowbone, KY. | Santa's helper restocks the platform for the next stop as Santa waves at us. | ||
Alison Krauss was this year's celebrity guest. To learn more about Alison Click Here | Fremont probably had the biggest crowd along the route. | ||
Everyone is waiting on Santa and Alison in Marrowbone. | Waiting at Allen siding the Santa Train heads toward Dante, VA. | ||
The 2006 Santa Train arrives in Elkhorn City, CSX SD40 #8474 leads the way. | The lead unit passes Union Baptist Church located in Dante, VA. | ||
Noel (left) CSX supervisor out of Erwin. Everett retired from CSX, has seniority back to CRR days. | The engineer stops the train right beside a NB empty coal train waiting on Santa. | ||
Elkhorn City had a good crowd waiting for Santa and his helpers. | Standing on VA. 63 hwy. bridge the train runs along side Lick Creek in Hamlin, VA. | ||
Miss Virginia is one of Santa's helpers this year seen here in Elkhorn City. | St. Paul is ready for Santa! | ||
Crossing over Pool Point bridge you can see Russell Fork river below. | The St. Paul crowd kept Santa & Alison busy as they passed out candy and toys. | ||
Santa Train enters the Breaks Interstate Park crossing Pool Point. For more info on the Breaks Click Here | Located at Carfax, VA. which isn't easy to get to but a great spot for catching trains. | ||
Arriving in Haysi, VA. the lead unit passes the crowd waiting for Santa. | Looking down from VA. hwy 619 Santa arrives in Fort Blackmore. | ||
Haysi is located just south of the Breaks Interstate Park. | Norfolk Southern waiting on Santa at Starnes. NS has trackage rights over CSX to Frisco, TN. | ||
As it arrives into Clinchco there wasn't a great location with the sun. | The Santa Train crossing Copper Creek Viaduct | ||
A local church had coffee and other items, as you could tell it was pretty cold. | Copper Creek is about 1100' long, 167' tall & it's a hike to get to the tracks. | ||
At milepost 18.4 it exits Rinehart tunnel just outside Clinchco, VA. | Last stop for me this year but Santa continued to Kingsport for the parade. |
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