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Clinchfield Chapter
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Publications of Carolina Clinchfield Chapter, N.R.H.S.
This 54-page, spiral bound book tells the complete story of Clinchfield's Interchange operations with the Seaboard Air Line at Bostic Yard, N.C. Fully illustrated with numerous photos, including 7 in full color, the book is priced at only $10.00, plus one dollar postage and shipping.
2008 Calendar Available The Carolina Clinchfield Chapter's 2008 calendar is now available for purchase. The calendar features 15 Clinchfield steam and diesel vignettes, in 8x10 size format, including four in full color. The calendar sells for $8.00, but please include $1.00 for shipping and handling for each calendar ordered.
2007 Calendar Still Available
2006 Calendar Still Available
2005 Calendar Still Available
The price of the Carolina Clinchfield Chapter's 2005, 2006 & 2007 calendars have now been reduced to $5.00. Like the 2008 calendar they feature 15 Clinchfield steam and diesel vignettes, in 8x10 size format, including four in full color. Please include $1.00 for shipping and handling for each calendar ordered.
The Carolina Clinchfield Chapter's 2001, 2003 and 2004 calendars are still available, and feature 15 steam and diesel vignettes, in 8x10 size format, including two in full color. The calendars sell for $5.00, but please include $1.00 for shipping and handling for each calendar ordered..
The Jitterbug, issued quarterly in lieu of a monthly newsletter, is a historical magazine averaging 28 to 32 pages. It is packed with information on the Clinchfield Railroad, relating to its history, operations, equipment, terrain, and personnel. The magazine began as a 16 page edition with a black and white cover, and has now evolved to its present size featuring a full color cover, front and back. The December 2002 edition reached 44 pages, and will probably hold the record for quite some time. Since the magazine serves as the chapter's newsletter, it is free to the members of the organization. All back issues, dating from the initial September 1994 edition to the present, are available for purchase by our newest members, and by others wishing to secure them for their Clinchfield collections. A complete list of their contents and prices is available upon request.
March 2003 December 2002 June 2002 March 2002 September 2001 A. R. Poteat has been the editor of The Jitterbug since the first issue, and has done most of the writing, drawn from his experience as a 43 year veteran of the Clinchfield Railroad and successors Seaboard System and CSX Transportation. Other capable writers have come to his assistance with great articles from time to time. For instance, Scott Jessee, Supervisor Train Operations for CSX in Erwin, TN, and a former Clinchfield dispatcher, has contributed several interesting articles in recent issues, and is currently writing more articles for future editions. In addition to the feature stories, each edition has regular scheduled departments. One such department is our "Down at the Depot" segment, which spotlights one local depot each quarter. Another popular department is "Railroading a Century Ago", which consists of news excerpts extracted by C. K. Marsh from "The Railway Gazette" for the same period one hundred years previous.
Membership in the chapter includes annual subscription to The Jitterbug, as well as to subscription to the national organization's slick paper historical magazine, The National Railway Bulletin, which covers railroad history on a national level. For sample copy of latest issue of the magazine, remit check to Carolina Clinchfield Chapter, PO Box 412, Bostic, NC 28018, for $5.00, plus $1.00 to cover postage and handling.
March 2008 2007 Edition Due out on March 4th, the latest edition contains articles by Scott Jessee on Steinman Coal Company, The Clinchfield Salesman, by Gale Legg, The 100th Anniversary of the Road's Arrival at Marion, NC, by Ray Poteat, and a Branch Banter article by William Cannon entitled Engines Roar. The magazine is now printed on offset press, on slick paper throughout, and bears many recent improvements.
------------------ Contents of Back Issues of “The Jitterbug”Vol. 1, No. 1 – Sept. 1994 Water
tanks, Pumps, and Standpipes at Bostic Yard Vol. 1, No. 2 – Oct. 1994 CC&O
Railway Construction – Some Documentation Vol. 1, No. 3 – Nov. 1994
Recalling Advent of Railroads in Western NC Vol. 1, No. 4 – Dec. 1994
Huntdale – Head On Vol. 2, No. 1 – Mar. 1995 A
Wrong Turn at Harris (1945 train crash) Vol. 2, No. 2 – Jun. 1995
Spartanburg Scenes – From Lens of Perry Smith Vol. 2, No. 3 – Sep. 1995 A Day
on the Thermal Belt Vol. 2, No. 4 – Dec. 1995
Seaboard’s Head On at Cherryville Vol. 3, No. 1 – Mar. 1996 Rio
Grande East (Blue Ridge Water Tanks) Vol. 3, No. 2 – Jun. 1996
Operations on the Caldwell County Railroad Vol. 3, No. 3 – Sep. 1996
Station Elevators on the Clinchfield Vol. 3, No. 4 – Dec. 1996 (First Color Cover) The
First Seaboard-Clinchfield Run Through Service Vol. 4, No. 1 – Mar. 1997
Running on Train Orders Vol. 4, No. 2 – Jun. 1997 Local
Livestock Lading Vol. 4, No. 3 – Sep. 1997
Clinchfield’s L-2 Mallets Vol. 4, No. 4 – Dec. 1997
Clinchfield’s First Diesels Vol. 5, No. 1 – Mar. 1998 Black
Mountain Railway Vol. 5, No. 2 – Jun. 1998
Clinchfield’s Early Motive Power Vol. 5, No. 3 – Sep. 1998 The
Local Circus Train Vol. 5, No. 4 – Dec. 1998 Blue
Ridge Traffic Summary Vol. 6, No. 1 – Mar. 1999
Clinchfield’s Duke Branch Operations Vol. 6, No. 2 – Jun. 1999
Clinchfield’s Consolidations Vol. 6, No. 3 – Sep. 1999 EMD’s
Train of Tomorrow Vol. 6, No. 4 – Dec. 1999 A Day
of Operations at Kona in 1958 Vol. 7, No. 1 – Mar. 2000 A
Virtual Day In Kingsport Vol. 7, No. 2 – Jun. 2000
Clinchfield’s Marion and Southern’s Clinchcross Operations Vol. 7, No. 3 – Sep. 2000
Stabilizing the Blue Ridge Vol. 7, No. 4 – Dec. 2000 The
South & Western Railway Vol. 8, No. 1 – Mar. 2001 Towers
Head On Collision Vol. 8, No. 2 – June 2001 Restoration of Clinchfield’s One Spot in 1968
Fremont’s Full Service Freighthouse Vol. 8, No. 3 – Sept. 2001
The Clinchfield Route
(Reprinted from 1953 Railroad Magazine) Vol. 8, No. 4 – Dec. 2001
Some Early Clinchfield
Cabooses, 1020-1029 Vol. 9, No. 1 – March 2002
Clinchfield Coal Storage Facility at Bostic Vol. 9, No. 2 – June 2002 Green
Mountain Tragedy Vol. 9, No. 3 – Sept. 2002 Along
the Tracks at Carfax Vol. 9, No. 4 – Dec. 2002 Last
Days at the Big City (Elkhorn) Vol. 10, No. 1 – March 2003
Vintage Dante Vol. 10, No. 2 – June 2003 Bear
Wallow Switchback Vol. 10, No. 3 – Sept. 2003 Bostic
Variety Pack (Private Hoppers) Vol. 10, No. 4 – Dec. 2003 Take a
Ride on the Reedy Vol. 11, No. 1 – Mar. 2004 Dumps
Creek Chronicles Vol. 11, No. 2 – June 2004 CTC
Installation on CRR Vol. 11, No. 3 - Sept . 2004
Fremont Branch - From Coal to Chips Vol. 11, No. 4 - Dec. 2004
Daylighting Third Rocky Tunnel Vol. 12, No. 1 - Mar. 2005
Train-sheeting Dante 1947 Mine Runs Vol. 12, No. 2 - June 2005
A Moment in Life of CC&O Part I Vol. 12, No. 3 - Sept. 2005
A Moment in Life of CC&O Part II Vol. 12, No. 4 - Dec. 2005
A Moment in Life of CC&O Part III Vol. 13, No. 1 - Mar. 2006 General John T. Wilder, 'Grandfather' of the Clinchfield 1932 Berrys Gap Disaster 1974 Performance Report More S&W Station Receipts Sidetracked at Domus, VA Mp 4 Vol. 13, No. 2 - Jun. 2006 Railroading Up Among The Balsams (Black Moutain Railway) Train Accident Investigation Side Tracked at MP 35.2 More S&W Station Receipts Vol. 13, No. 3 - Sep. 2006 Spruce Pine in '59 Ritter Lumber Company Operations Side Tracked at Osbornes Curve More S&W Station Receipts Vol. 13, No. 4 - Dec. 2006 Train Orders from 1944 Side Tracked at Guest, VA S&W Passenger Schedule Duke Power Acquires New Fleet Vol. 14, No. 1 - Mar. 2007 Unaka Springs Bridge in Depth Distributed Power Study on the Blue Ridge Sidetracked at Kermit, VA A Semi-Foreign Rail Tour Vol. 15, No. 2 - June 2007 Run Extra (Northend Train Order Operations) The Catawba River Viaduct in Depth End of Intermodal on CSX's Former CRR CRR Land Acquisitions Sidetracked at Speers Ferry Vandals Strike Yancey RR Bridge Distributed Power Tests on the Blue Ridge Broad River Bridge Failure Vol. 15, No. 3 - Sept. 2007 Clinchfield Camp Cars Sidetracked at Frisco In Search of the Triple C The Clinch River Bridges More on Distributed Power (UP Power) Thermal Belt Railroad Improvements Vol. 15, No. 4 - Dec. 2007 25th Anniversary of CRR's Takeover Clinch River Extract Co. East Tennessee Chapter Early Excursions Wayside Heritage Dedication Copper Creek
All issues through the September 1996 issue have black and white covers, and sell for $3.50 each. Beginning with the December 1996 issue, all covers are in full color, and sell for $5.00 each. Issues beginning with September 2004 contain four pages of full color at $5.00 each. For ten or more copies, deduct 10% from total. For twenty or more copies, deduct 20%. Remit to: Carolina Clinchfield Chapter, PO Box 412, Bostic, NC 28018 -------------------
To order, mail check payable to Carolina Clinchfield Chapter Post Office Box 412 Bostic, NC 28018
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