Ns 776 is about 3 hrs from completing its trip from Bailey Mine in Pennsylvania. They will dump the train throughout the night at the Roxboro Steam Plant and the empties will be sent back north th... (more)

The Pennsylvania heritage unit pops out of Merrimac tunnel on the Whitethorne district with coal train NS 776.

Moving Fuel. On the afternoon of May 26, 2019, Norfolk Southern Train 776 (Shire Oaks, PA-Hyco, NC) with coal loads passed Train 65E (Linden, NJ-Chicago, IL) with ethanol empties in Summer... (more)

Loaded coal bound for North Carolina passes by a farm in Shinrock Ohio

Coal loads from Shire Oaks, PA head south through the scenic Shenandoah River valley of Norfolk Southern's Roanoke District. The train is passing the iconic N&W position light signals south of the... (more)

The rear distributed power unit (DPU).

ES44AC #8000 leads NS 776 south over the massive trestle in Troutville, Va on the Roanoke District.

The read DPU on NS 776 roll over the James River at Natural Bridge Station in Natural Bridge, Va.

The read DPU on NS 776 slides past the CPL at control point Midvale on the Roanoke district.

AC44C6M 4083 serves as rear DPU on NS 776 as it passes by the CPL at control point PKIN on the Roanoke district.

The first ES44AC on the Norfolk Southern roster leads domestic coal train NS 776 south through Vesuvius, Va on the Roanoke district.

A loaded westbound coal train heads downhill and around the curve at the 134 signal bridge.

A southbound loaded coal drag navigates its way through the morning fog at Arcadia on a very chilly fall morning.

“Diamonds Aren’t Forever”
Destined for Duke Energy’s Roxboro Steam Plant, NS 776 (Shire Oaks, PA-Hyco, NC), consisting of coal loads in RGNX hoppers, takes the siding at Shenando... (more)

The drab grey of the Monogahela Railway heritage unit blends in to the surrounding atomsphere on a rainy October day as the unit shoves on the rear of loaded coal train NS 776 heading down the for... (more)