Model Railroad Inspirations - Clinchfield Railfanning

In this video we go way back to 1998 and take a look at an incredible stretch of railroad that has inspired myself and many others. This is the former Clinchfield Railroad alive and well in 1998 in the form of CSX.
This video features the sights and sounds of hardcore and "in your face" mountain railroading. The steep hills, tight curves and intimate scenes are very similar to how we, as modelers, construct and build our layouts with space considerations in mind.
This video shows just a small part of how we combine rail fanning with our other interests such as camping, hiking, fishing and of course - shenanigans!
All clips were captured from ancient analog video, so be aware that the clips are formatted as best they can be and it is what it is. The sounds alone are worth the video time. It's all in fun for anyone that like high horsepower trains in action, but if you are a hardcore mountain railroad fan, you should really enjoy it.
If I receive positive feedback on this video, I will gladly share more.
Notes:
I did not have time to go through and list locations in the overall video. These are clips I grabbed at random from a set of tapes. This covers various locations from as as far north as Elk Horn City and as far south as Boone.
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