The book covers the Clinchfield's history & deals specifically with its towns, locomotives, cars, structures & operations in the coalfields of Eastern Kentucky and Southwestern Virginia. Interviews w/retirees & employees, first-hand accounts of operations & detailed treatment of locomotives, equipment & trains make this an ideal book for railfans interested in Appalachian coal roads & for modelers. A chapter on modeling the line is included. The book is the culmination of 12 years research.