The DPU of an inbound empty coal moves at track speed as it heads down to the mines so it can reload and head back out on the move.
The sounds of EMD motors roar with life as two heavy buckets moves up Logan Hill, heading for Bill.
3 train loads of Powder River Basin coal sit in Guernsey Yard. Notice the 5627 at right mysteriously has no nose logo.
UP coal empties cast long shadows as they head north through the vast landscape of the Powder River Basin.
This timetable eastbound (geographic southbound) BNSF coal load just came from the North Antelope Mine in the Powder River Basin. We are between Bill, WY and Orin Junction as the train charges ove... (more)
Reno Junction is a fantastic spot to watch trains in the Powder River Basin. Case-in-point is this eastbound (actually heading compass south) on Main 3. The train just finished loading at the Blac... (more)
Loaded Union Pacific coal train heads south on Main 3.
A UP loaded coal train charges along the BNSF Orin Subdivision as it snakes along the curves at the crossing at Keeline. Rd.
With the sun peaking through the thunder storm clouds, UP 6069 east slowly move across highway 59 at Bill.
A SD70ACe pulls a Black Thunder Mountain load bucket as another eastbound bucket over takes the ACes. Both train slowly make there way as they run at notch 8.
A GE AC4400 pulls a loaded coal train by Logan Hill as the heat rises to 105F.
Coal Creek Mine's loadout can be seen towering over the Powder River Basin as two Union Pacific train pass each other through the S curve just a few miles northeast of Wright, Wyoming.
eastbound CNW (WRPI) coal train on BN Orin Sub through Powder River Basin north of Walker, WY
BNSF 9843 heads south out of the Powder River Basin past Shawnee Junction with loads of coal.
