Orin Iron Horse Race......Raw horsepower against gravity. AC against DC. The 5 DC motors have slowly been overtaking the New AC power since leaving Converse Junction. The two trains will end the r... (more)

Approaching the "town" of Bill, WY, a long northbound empty coal train races up BNSF Orin Subdivision main track two on its way to the mines for loading. The train is sporting a neat duo... (more)

A Powder River Basin coal train heads down the Orin Subdivision south of Bill, WY on June 20th, 2000.

A northbound empty Detroit Edison (DETX) coal train snakes its way up the Orin Subdivision headed for loading at one of the many mines along the Powder River Basin. A nice looking SD70ACe/SD70MAC ... (more)

A quartet of GE's thunder up Logan Hill at Converse JCT. There is no DPU and AC power has yet to take over the coal fields...

The coal fields of Wyoming always attract the newest technology. The grades and adverse conditions in the Powder River Basin make it a proving ground for newest and the best locomotives. In 1996 t... (more)

A couple of BNSF SD70ACe's, the leader being fairly new, drag a long and heavy southbound loaded coal train down the Orin Subdivision and out of the Powder River Basin.

A trio of coal trains race up Logan Hill.

Southbound Arkansas Power & Light Company (ETRX) coal loads roll down the BNSF's Orin Subdivision past the PLM car repair shop south of Bill, WY. Late afternoon thunderstorms can be seen forming t... (more)

UP 7110 heads northbound into the Powder River Basin with an empty coal train near Bill, WY. Wildlife in these parts have grown so use to the trains that it doesnt even phase these six deer in the... (more)

BNSF 6236 heads south of Bill, WY with a freshly loaded coal train. You can see trains a mile away here and plan your shots accordingly. Soon after coming down this hill the train will be hit with... (more)

A pair of Union Pacific AC44CW-CTE's keep southbound loaded coal train CNROL9-23 moving up the steep 1.1% grade known only as Logan Hill. This train originated at the North Rochelle Mine, not to f... (more)

Having just been loaded at the Antelope Mine, a southbound loaded UP coal train fights and claws its way up the 1% grade of Logan Hill north of Bill, WY. This train is headed for unloading at the ... (more)

A northbound empty NORX coal train headed for loading at the Caballo Rojo Mine snakes it way around a curve while climbing a short grade south of Bill, WY. The train is led by an older generation ... (more)

Northbound CAEG coal empties race up the roller coaster profile of BNSF's Orin Subdivision just south of Bill headed back to the mines for another load of Powder River Basin coal. Because of thund... (more)