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  1. CC&O

    CC&O

    This caboose stands guard over the ex-Clinchfield, now CSX, mainline at Altpass, North Carolina.
  2. Uphill Climb

    Uphill Climb

    CSX AC4400CW #164 brings a train north towards Spruce Pine after a long climb through the loops.
  3. Stopped

    Stopped

    This CSX train has finally made it to the top of the loops at Altapass only to find a red signal.
  4. Steel

    Steel

    CSX has been doing some maintenance to the former Clinchfield line as evidenced by these tie plates.
  5. Ridge Tunnel

    Ridge Tunnel

    A CSX train is about to complete it's climb up through the loops at Altapass as it passes through Ridge Tunnel.
  6. Vance Tunnel

    Vance Tunnel

    CSX AC4400CW #591 brings a train south through Vance Tunnel as it approaches the loops at Altapass.


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