One to couple. Conductor awaits the meet as 77G backs up to mty coal cars before loading at the National Coal loadout on a sweltering summer day. The trailing half will be set off before backing t... (more)
With six engines for power and two old Conrails, 77G backs uphill to load six cars of coal at a time. The second half of the unit train sits on the Jellico Branch main, while the center siding sto... (more)
Taking nine or more scoops to load each coal hopper, a team of loaders work hard on the first half of a unit train destined for Duke Energy. Shot taken on the Jellico Branch of NS.
After sitting for two days at the National Coal loadout due to a minor derailment, 77G rolls downhill toward Lake City over the scenic Cove Creek valley.