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Heading north toward Shelby, KY for
Saturdays trip south. |
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Passing
the old Dante station. |
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Heading
north crossing Pool Point Bridge. |
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It's
6:45am and the 2009 Santa Train is arriving in Marrowbone. |
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Santa
waves in Marrowbone. |
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Second
stop, Marrowbone. |
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Arriving
in Elkhorn City, KY. |
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Pool
Point Bridge, entering Breaks
Interstate Park. |
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Crossing
Hills Mills Bridge just north of Haysi, VA. |
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Another
view arriving in Haysi, VA. |
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Exiting
Russell Tunnel in the heart of Haysi, VA. |
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Santa
and this years special guest Wynonna Judd in Haysi, VA. |
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Haysi
welcomes Santa and Wynonna with a big cheer. |
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Looking
down from VA63 as the crowd in Haysi receive toys and gifts. |
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CSX
#8352 idles in Clinchco, VA. |
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Tossing a small portion of the 15 tons of toys and candy from the train
in Clinchco, VA. |
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Wynonna
Judd, a native of Ashland, KY. |
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Passing Riverside Grocery just outside Clinchco, VA. |
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Arriving
in Fremont, VA. |
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Passing
through Caney Junction. |
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Exiting
Caney Fork Tunnel in McClure, VA. |
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MP#
25 is known as Allen Siding. |
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Someone
catches a stuffed animal thrown by Santa in Dante, VA. |
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The
most
famous photographed spot along the Clinchfield is at the Union Baptist
Church located in Dante, VA. |
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The
67th
running of the Santa Train arrives at St. Paul, VA. |
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Santa
greets the crowd in St. Paul as the train comes to a stop. |
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Everyone
is ready for Santa in St. Paul, VA. |
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As
the train departs St. Paul people wave goodbye. |
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Lead
units head around Osborne Curve. |
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Arriving
in Dungannon, VA as the Santa Train passes under VA65. |
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Passing through Wood, VA. |
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Another
angle of CSX #8352 passing through Wood, VA. |
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The
Santa Train arriving in Fort Blackmore, VA. |
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Ahead
of schedule, the train passes through Starnes siding on the main. |
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Turned
out to be a great day as the train heads through Starnes, VA. |
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Crossing
the massive Copper Creek Viaduct. |
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As
the Santa Train crosses above you can see the Norfolk Southern main below. |
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The
lead unit is ex-Clinchfield 3018, a veteran of many trips across this
structure. |
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You
can see how massive this structure is looking at it from this angle. |
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The
Santa Train eases across Copper Creek Viaduct on its annual southbound
run. |
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From
left to right is Ron Flanary, Rob Wolshlager (myself) and Chris
Anderson. Thanks guys! |
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Crossing
North Fork Holston River Bridge ready for it's last stop located at Kingsport, TN. |
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Passing
through Carter Yard in Kingsport after Santa and all his helpers hopped
off the train. |
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Crossing
Boones Creek Viaduct heading home to CSX headquarters in Jacksonville,
FL. |