A northbound empty coal train passes the UNC-Greensboro campus enroute to the southwestern PA coal fields.

An empty coal train heads north through Greensboro after navigating through the morning trio of Amtrak trains on the Danville District.

The Lehigh Valley heritage ES44AC leads hopper train NS 741 west through Shawsville, VA.

NS 741 hauling through the country side, with NS 8099 in trail. Already October in this photo and STILL no fall foliage...

NS 4001 serves as a rear DPU for NS 741. After just coming out of the Catawba plant, it's seen here crossing the Catawba river before heading to Linwood for a crew change.

The rear distributed power (DP).

Empty coal train number 741 rolls through Elm in Greensboro, NC on a sunny March 12, 2020.

Williamson, WV to Shire Oaks, PA empties passing through Haysville, PA on the Ft. Wayne Line in the morning hours.

The Blue Ridge is alive with Spring colors as Catawba empties (741) pass through Azalea looking back towards the Black Mountains. Interstate 40 parallels the S-Line between East Asheville at Ridg... (more)

After meeting a fallen tree on its 10 mile run from Plant Marshall to Catawba, 741 sits about a mile from the mainline as they wait for Q6M to pass by.

Empty Norfolk Southern coal train 741 rolls east through Norton, VA on the former Interstate Railroad mainline. The train is passing a lone NS caboose in the former Interstate Yard on the west si... (more)

The #8099 looks right at home as it leads westbound Catawba empties (Plant Marshall-Bailey Mine) across the upper loop of High Fill on the Old Fort Loops.

Empty coal train 741 makes its way over the Holston River at Honeycutt just East of Surgoinsville. The bride and surrounding area played host to the 1984 movie called "The River".

Empty coal train 741 leaves Williamson on a pleasant March afternoon with an SD60E rebuild on point.

NS 741 cruises through the snow on icy rails in Sherrills Ford, NC on a cold snowy afternoon.