Jon Celotto
The Gathering
When Jasper and I arrived into the small town of Elkhorn City, Kentucky after a perilous drive before daybreak, we thought we would be earlier than anyone else to the famous railfanning location of Pool Point. Those thoughts were very quickly dashed upon seeing over a dozen cars parked on the side of the road when we arrived. After some trouble finding the path down to the tunnel, we precariously walked over the several hundred foot ravine that the line crosses over and set up with about 25 or so other railfans gathered for this momentous occasion: the return of the CSX Santa Train after a 3 year absence due to the pandemic. With the trio of gorgeous B&O painted F40PHs on point, the train continues on its way to Kingsport.
The Gathering
When Jasper and I arrived into the small town of Elkhorn City, Kentucky after a perilous drive before daybreak, we thought we would be earlier than anyone else to the famous railfanning location of Pool Point. Those thoughts were very quickly dashed upon seeing over a dozen cars parked on the side of the road when we arrived. After some trouble finding the path down to the tunnel, we precariously walked over the several hundred foot ravine that the line crosses over and set up with about 25 or so other railfans gathered for this momentous occasion: the return of the CSX Santa Train after a 3 year absence due to the pandemic. With the trio of gorgeous B&O painted F40PHs on point, the train continues on its way to Kingsport.