3 C&NW coal trains are waiting for crews before they can depart Bill WY. Coal trains frequently outnumbered residents here.

CNW 8520 waits for a passing BN coal train at Bill, WY in May of 1990. The threatening skies in the background would later bring hail, several tornadoes, and 6" of rain to the area. Multiple... (more)

The BN exec MACs were beginning to take over the duties of these five unit EMD/GE consists in The Thunder Basin National Grasslands. Glad to catch this one while passing through.

One of the busiest railroad locations in the United States is the Powder River Basin. There can be over one hundred trains a day hauling forty percent of the nations coal demands. These are the th... (more)

New Chicago & North Western GE C44-9Ws are everywhere at Bill, Wyoming, in Powder River Basin on July 7, 1994. All five yard tracks each have one facing north, while two more go by with a loaded c... (more)

With a powerful and nasty looking thunderstorm building off to the southwest, a southbound ETRX (Arkansas Power & Light) loaded coal drag from Caballo Rojo Mine cautiously works its way down BNSF'... (more)

Two Chicago and North Western C44-9Ws lead northbound coal trains at the Powder River Basin outpost of Bill, Wyoming, on July 7, 1994.

New Chicago and North Western GE C44-9Ws line up with coal trains bound for loading in Powder River Basin at Bill, Wyoming, on July 7, 1994.

With the throttle notched all the way up, southbound loaded coal drag CNROL9 23 claws its way toward the summit of Logan Hill and out of the Powder River Basin on BNSF's Orin Subdivision with 100+... (more)

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)