The Clinchfield Railroad is Classic Trains’ Railroad of the Month for March 2020
No. 38 at Switzerland
Clinchfield 4-6-2 No. 154 leads train 38, the daily local between Elkhorn City, Kentucky, and Spartanburg, South Carolina, at Switzerland, North Carolina, circa 1946.
Wayne Brumbaugh
No. 37 at Erwin
A Clinchfield 4-6-2 departs Erwin, Tennessee, with train 37, the daily local between Spartanburg, South Carolina, and Elkhorn City, Kentucky, circa 1949.
Wayne Brumbaugh
No. 37 near Spruce Pine
Train 37, the daily local between Spartanburg, South Carolina, and Elkhorn City, Kentucky, enters one of several tunnels near Spruce Pine, North Carolina, circa 1948.
R. H. Kennedy
No. 38 near Marion
Clinchfield 4-6-2 No. 154 leads train 38, the daily local between Elkhorn City, Kentucky, and Spartanburg, South Carolina, near Marion, North Carolina, on March 3, 1946.
Joe H. Bruner
No. 38 at Spruce Pine
Clinchfield 4-6-2 No. 154 departs Spruce Pine, North Carolina, with train 38, the daily local between Elkhorn City, Kentucky, and Spartanburg, Kentucky, circa 1947.
Wayne Brumbaugh
No. 38 near Rocky
Clinchfield 4-6-2 No. 153 exits a tunnel near Rocky, North Carolina, with train 38, the daily local between Elkhorn City, Kentucky, and Spartanburg, Kentucky, circa 1947.
Wayne Brumbaugh
No. 38 near Kingsport
A Clinchfield Railroad 4-6-2 leads train 38, the daily local between Elkhorn City, Kentucky, and Spartanburg, Kentucky, south of Kingsport, Tennessee, circa 1949.
Wayne Brumbaugh
No. 37 on The Loops
Train 37, the daily local between Spartanburg, South Carolina, and Elkhorn City, Kentucky, climbs “The Loops” between Rocky and Switzerland, North Carolina, circa 1947.
Wayne Brumbaugh
Excursion special at Spartanburg
Clinchfield 4-6-0, reactivated for special trains in the late 1960s, No. 1 and two diesels depart Spartanburg, South Carolina, with an excursion to Erwin, Tennessee, on July 6, 1969.
William J. Husa Jr.
In March 2020, Classic Trains is celebrating the history, heritage, and splendor of the Clinchfield Railroad. Enjoy this photo gallery, selected from the David P. Morgan Library collections, as the perfect salute to the Clinchfield.
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