Eastern Railroad Discussion > NS train 776 rerouted?

For several years now, some power plants in North Carolina have been getting coal from southwestern Pennsylvania. The empties have been routed northward via Hagerstown and Harrisburg, but the loads have been routed westward then southward from the coalfields. Today, however, there was a Harrisburg bound 776, complete with a 2-unit DPU, eastbound on the Pittsburgh Line. There was another 700 series coal train eastbound Tuesday night, but I can not say which direction it took when it left Harrisburg. Can anyone say if these trains will now be routed via Harrisburg on a regular basis? Also, a couple of weeks ago, there was a 799 westbound on the Lurgan. Does anyone know its origin and destination and does it have a northbound counterpart? Thanks to anyone with answers.

NS 776 just went through Greencastle Pa on the way to Hagerstown Md with 2 DPU’s still attached to the rear. Have never seen that on the Lurgan Branch and that is a long time. Still remember N&W unit coal trains with Penn Central SD45’s but they were northbound. 776 was southbound today. (West).

Get ready to see 740/746/776 trains coming your way. NS wants to start using DPU'S on these loaded coal trains. NS is also running the empties up thru Columbus, Ohio now ie; 781.

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Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 01/16/19 14:46 by Forever-Railfan-45.

My understanding is this is a permanent change if there is such a thing with a coal of two a day each way

Gary

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So, are these trains running the length of the H Line to Roanoke? That would be some great news for business levels on this line.

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Yes with DPU the whole way is my understanding

Gary



DJ-12 Wrote:
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> So, are these trains running the length of the H
> Line to Roanoke? That would be some great news for
> business levels on this line.
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> Posted from iPhone

Is it just going to be the oil trains and the two mixed freights on the PRR line Mansfield-Alliance now?

mully Wrote:
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> My understanding is this is a permanent change if
> there is such a thing with a coal of two a day
> each way
>
> Gary
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> Posted from iPhone

Respectfully, nothing is "permanent" on the RR, especially these days of trying new things.

nsrlink Wrote:
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> mully Wrote:
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> > My understanding is this is a permanent change
> if
> > there is such a thing with a coal of two a day
> > each way
> >
> > Gary
> >
> > Posted from iPhone
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> Respectfully, nothing is "permanent" on the RR,
> especially these days of trying new things.


That’s why I said if there is such thing

Gary

heard a 746 on H Line tonight

also a 747 which had a seperation, but could not hear much