Scholars and Authors of the Clinchfield Railroad
- Home Page
- History: Summary | Design | Surveys | Railroad Battles | Construction | Clinchfield Coal
- Predecessors: Summary | CRRR | 3Cs | OR&C | S&W | CC&O
- Leaders: George L. Carter | M.J. Caples | John B. Dennis
- Floods: Floods and Clinchfield/CSX Reconstruction
- The Clinchfield: Maps | Mileposts | Stations | Connections | Branches/Spurs | Yards | Sidings | High Line | Bridges | Tunnels | Grades | Loops | Santa Train
- Locomotives: Summary | Diesels | Steam | Challengers | No.1 | CRR 800 | CSX Heritage Unit
- Operations: Summary | Freight | Passenger | Timetables | Wrecks | Dispatcher’s Sheet
- Corporate Couplings: Summary | Family Lines | Seaboard System | CSX | Closure/Reopening
- CSX/CRR Today: Summary | CSX Kingsport Sub | CSX Blue Ridge Sub
- Railfanning: Summary | Restaurant Guide
- Destinations: Summary | Elkhorn City | Breaks | Dante | Speers Ferry | Kingsport | Johnson City | Erwin | Nolichucky Gorge | Spartanburg | and more
- Model Railroads: Summary
- Resources: Books | Scholars | Museums
- Clinchfield.org: Editor | Site Map
- Related Websites: Appalachian-Railroads.org | Southern-Railroads.org
Clinchfield Railroad Scholars and Authors
Here are the noted individuals who have chronicled and preserved the history of the Clinchfield Railroad and the East Tennessee, Southwest Virginia and Western North Carolina Region and its Railroads.
Without their passion and dedication, much of our collective knowledge of the railroads and the region would not exist.
Noted Individuals
James A Goforth, Clinchfield Veteran for 30+ years, Clinchfield Chief Engineer, Historian for Clinchfield and for Erwin, Author, Engineer for City of Johnson City.
Ron Flanary: Well-known railroad industry Expert and Historian, Author of books and many magazine articles, and exemplary photographer.
Robert L. Harvey: Clinchfield and N&W Historian, Coal Railroad Historian, Author, Kingsport Resident for decades and worked at Tennessee Eastman for many years.
Robert A. Helm: Clinchfield Historian, Author, Video Producer, Model Railroader (O gauge & HO), and Doctor of Optometry
Scott Jessee: 36 Year Veteran of the Clinchfield and CSX Railroads, Railroad Expert, Historian, Frequent Contributor to the Jitterbug magazine.
Steve King: Worked in both the railroad and airline industries. Author of Clinchfield Country.
C.K. Marsh, Jr: Clinchfield, CC&C, and Kingsport Historian, Author, Retired Executive in the Transportation and Chemical Industry, Kingsport Civic Leader
Ray Poteat: 40-year+ Clinchfield Veteran, Author, President of the CC&O Historical Society, and Jitterbug Editor. Many in his family are life-long Clinchfield veterans.
Calvin Sneed: A noted bridge and tunnel expert who has authored two books on bridges across America. As a vocation, Calvin spent 50+ years as television reporter and anchor. He is now retired and devoting full time to bridge hunting.
Mark A. Stevens: A newspaper editor and publisher, including leading the Clinchfield’s hometown newspaper, the Erwin Record. He and A. J. ‘Alf’ Peoples have written and published two books on Clinchfield’s fabled No. 1 steam engine.
Clinchfield.org Sources and Resources
The following are excellent resources for those of you wanting to explore and learn more about the Clinchfield Railroad. These sources of information also serve as reference and historical materials for Clinchfield.org. Much of the content on the website is verified across multiple sources.
- Associations: Carolina Clinchfield Chapter National Railway Historical Society, Louisville & Nashville Railroad Historical Society, George L. Carter Railroad Historical Society, Watauga Valley Railroad Historical Society
- Personal maps, timetables, track charts, and memorabilia
- Archives of Appalachia – ETSU, Johnson City TN
- Books – Beach: ‘The Black Mountain Railway,’ Drury: ‘The Historical Guide to North American Railroads’, Goforth: ‘Building the Clinchfield’ and ‘When Steam Ran the Clinchfield’, Graybeal: ‘The Railroads of Johnson City’, Helm: ‘The Clinchfield Railroad in the Coal Fields’, Irwin & Stahl: ‘The Last Empire Builder: The Life of George L. Carter’, King: ‘Clinchfield Country’, Marsh: ‘Clinchfield in Color’, Poole: ‘A History of Railroading in Western North Carolina’, Poteat & Taylor: ‘The CSX Clinchfield Route in the 21st Century’, Stevens & Peoples: ‘The Clinchfield No. 1 – Tennessee’s Legendary Steam Engine’, Way: ‘The Clinchfield Railroad, the Story of a Trade Route Across the Blue Ridge Mountains’, Wolfe: ‘Norfolk & Western’s Clinch Valley Line‘ and ‘Southern Railway Appalachia Division,’ and Young: ‘Appalachian Coal Mines and Railroads in Color.’ Volume 1: Kentucky, Volume 2: Virginia
- Magazines – ‘Trains‘ , ‘Classic Trains‘
- Newspaper Articles – Newspapers.com
- Online Article – Scientific American: ‘The Costliest Railroad in America‘, Classic Trains: ‘Remembering the Clinchfield Railroad‘, Railway Age: ‘This Coal Road Is Also A Speedy Bridge Line,’ Sept 1, 1952 edition, ‘Railway Signaling and Communications‘, Flanary: ‘The Quick Service Route, The Clinchfield Railroad‘, Flanary: ‘Men Against Mountains, Running Trains on the Clinchfield‘ October 2001
- Online Videos – Ken Marsh on Kingsport area railroads and region’s history Video #1, Ken Marsh on railroads and region’s history Video #2:
- Websites – Carolana.com – North Carolina Railroads, South Carolina Railroads, Johnson’s Depot hosted by StateOfFranklin.net, RailFanGuides.us for Johnson City and for Erwin, The Radio Reference Wiki, SteamLocomotive.com, VirginiaPlaces.org – Railroad History of Virginia, Multimodalways.org
3Cs Websites
Appalachian-Railroads.org | Clinchfield.org | Southern-Railroads.org
