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Railroads & Locomotives Fallen Flags Remembering Clinchfield Railroad locomotives

Remembering Clinchfield Railroad locomotives

By Angela Cotey | March 23, 2020

| Last updated on January 25, 2021

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A train sitting on the tracks
4-6-0 Ten-Wheeler steam locomotive No. 99
Clinchfield engine No. 99 built by Baldwin in 1905, stands at Erwin, Tennessee, on May 1, 1951. It survives as “Illinois Central 382” at the Casey Jones Museum in Vaughan, Mississippi. CRR had four other Ten-Wheelers, Nos. 100–103.
Louis A. Marre collection
A train sitting on the tracks
A train passing through a town
4-6-2 Pacific steam locomotive No. 151
Clinchfield locomotive No. 151 heads train 37 at Johnson City, Tennessee, on August 31, 1941. The road had five Pacifics: Class P-1 Nos. 150–152 (Baldwin, 1910) and P-2 Nos. 153–154. Note the location of the headlight, tucked under the smokebox.
Louis A. Marre collection
A train passing through a town
A train sitting on the tracks
2-8-2 Mikado steam locomotive No. 411
Clinchfield 2-8-2 locomotive No. 411 stands at Erwin, Tennessee, on October 15, 1937. CRR had 10 class K-4 Mikados, Nos. 410–419, built by Alco’s Brooks plant in 1923.
R. P. Morris
A train sitting on the tracks
A train passing by with white smoke coming out of its chimney
2-8-8-2 Mallet steam locomotive No. 740
Clinchfield’s most numerous articulated steam locomotives were 2-8-8-2 Mallets. The road has 27 of them, classes L-1 through L-3, built between 1919 and 1923. L-3 No. 740 was a 1923 Brooks product.
R. P. Morris
A train passing by with white smoke coming out of its chimney
A professional picture of a locomotive against a white background
4-6-6-4 Challenger steam locomotive No. 655
After the 2-8-8-2s Clinchfield turned to the single-expansion 4-6-6-4 type during World War II. Alco built eight to a Delaware & Hudson design in 1942-43; an additional four in 1947 were CRR’s last steam locomotives. Engine 655 was from the first order.
Alco
A professional picture of a locomotive against a white background
A train passing by
4-6-6-4 Challenger steam locomotive No. 673
In 1943 the War Production Board diverted six 4-6-6-4s Alco was building for the Union Pacific to the Denver & Rio Grande Western. The Rio Grande didn’t buy the engines but leased them from the Defense Plant Corp. By the time traffic levels had subsided the D&RGW was dieselizing in earnest, so they were put up for sale, and the Clinchfield bought them. On CRR they were class E-3, Nos. 670–675.
Earle M. Walker
A train passing by
A clinchfield locomotive sitting on the tracks
NW3 diesel locomotive No. 361
Electro-Motive built seven elongated NW2 switchers with road trucks, steam generators, and large cabs for local and branchline freight and passenger work on the Great Northern. Designated model NW3, they were built in 1939-42. When GN disposed of them, one, GN 180, went to the Clinchfield as CRR 361. The locomotive takes a break from switching chores at Erwin, Tennessee, on August 20, 1972.
J. David Ingles
A clinchfield locomotive sitting on the tracks
A train traveling through a grassy area
F7A diesel locomotive No. 822
Clinchfield had 70 EMD cab and booster F units in models F3, F7, and FP7. CRR 822 was built as Nashville, Chattanooga & St. Louis 822, became Louisville & Nashville 1822, and regained its original number when L&N sent it to the Clinchfield.
C. K. Marsh Jr.
A train traveling through a grassy area
A train passing by
GP38 diesel locomotive No. 2000
Clinchfield 2000 was one of 10 2,000 horsepower EMD GP38s the road bought soon after the model’s 1966 introduction. The unit stands at Spartanburg, South Carolina, on May 21, 1967.
James H. Wade
A train passing by
A clinchfield locomotive sitting on the tracks
U36C diesel locomotive No. 3600
The Clinchfield’s only non-EMD road diesels were seven General Electric U36Bs, Nos. 3600-3606. The class unit — GE’s first U36C, built in 1971 — is at Erwin, Tennessee, on August 19, 1972.
J. David Ingles
A clinchfield locomotive sitting on the tracks

Classic Trains editors are celebrating the heritage, history, and lore of famed (and infamous) railroads. In March 2020, we celebrate the Clinchfield Railroad.

Please enjoy a collection of locomotive images located in the David P. Morgan Library archives at Kalmbach Media that include the Clinchfield’s iconic locomotives and classic scenic photos.

You might also enjoy this Clinchfield history article from Classic Trains, a photo gallery of Clinch passenger trains, or freight trains.

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