Download or read book When Steam Ran the Clinchfield written by James A. Goforth and published by The Overmountain Press. This book was released on 1998 with total page 116 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: During the steam era, a total of 128 locomotives saw service on the Clinchfield, ranging from the 39-ton 4-4-0 to the 500-ton Challenger. This pictorial history begins with the Carolina, Clinchfield & Ohio Railway Locomotive Roster (nine pages), complete with number, builder, date, etc. Remarks such as 'retired' and 'scrapped' are noted along with other pertinent information. The final two pages contain a "Locomotive Engineers Seniority List for 1947," which gives dates employed and promoted.