A Union Pacific ES44AC is in charge of NS 777 as it heads west through Shawsville, VA.

A Union Pacific ES44AC is in charge of NS 777 as it heads west through Elliston, VA.

The triple seven heads west over the Rockville bridge with a long string of coal empties on the last day of February.

Two distributed power units (DPU) on the rear of train 777.

Three distributed power units (DPU) bring up the rear of Duke-Progress Energy hopper train 777 (Hyco, NC - Shire Oaks, PA). NS AC44C6M 4224 was originally built as NS D9-44CW 8905 in 1996.

The rear distributed power units on empty coal train 777 (Hyco, NC - Shire Oaks, PA) at Gilbert Station.

A heritage unit duo composed of the Lehigh Valley and the Nickel Plate Road units lead empty coal train 777 on the Durham District past the historic Winfall Depot.

A heritage unit duo composed of the Lehigh Valley and the Nickel Plate Road units lead empty coal train 777 on the Durham District through the countryside of Campbell County.

A beautiful morning for yet another double heritage unit set on the Lurgan. The LV 8104 and NKP 8100 lead NS 777 across the Susquehanna River and pause at CP Front Street as the passengers on the ... (more)

Forty-Four Years

A little over forty-four years ago, the Lehigh Valley Railroad ceased to exist, and I took my last photo of a real, unpatched road unit leading a train. Much of my... (more)

With a pair of Tier 4 GEVO's bracketing a pair of SD70ACe's, Norfolk Southern coal train 777 descends the West Slope. The train is passing under the PRR signals in Lilly, Pennsylvania that have si... (more)

Norfolk Southern's triple 7 heads north across the James River just minutes before the northbound Northeast Regional.

Norfolk Southern empty coal train 777 is seen gliding downgrade at the old PRR position light signal bridge near Cresson PA.

Norfolk Southern empty coal train 777 is in full dynamic as it goes down grade near Lilly PA. The classic PRR position light signals here will soon be cut over, putting an end to their decades of ... (more)