BNSF’s Cowley turn curves along the bank of the Bighorn River below the steep cliffs of Sheep Canyon approaching milepost 414 while returning to Greybull, Wyoming, on the afternoon of June 27, 201... (more)

Rumbling along the rocky cliffs at the bottom of Sheep Canyon on June 21, 2017, is a southbound BNSF stack train headed for a crew change at Greybull, Wyoming.

On the sunny afternoon of June 27, 2018, BNSF’s Cowley turn follows the Bighorn River through impressive Sheep Canyon as it passes milepost 414 while returning to Greybull, Wyoming. This remote ca... (more)

A southbound BNSF manifest freight curves along the Bighorn River as it enters Sheep Canyon and its sheer cliffs north of Greybull, Wyoming, on June 23, 2019.

The vast painted badlands of Wyoming have always amazed me. It wasn't until a few years ago that some good friends introduced me to this portion of the BNSF that runs thru some of the amazing rock... (more)

A SD70ACE 9229 leads a northbound manifest into Homes Canyon. The train is twisting thru what is supposedly the sharpest curve on a BNSF mainline along the banks of the Little Big Horn River. Wh... (more)

A passing rainstorm has just moved off as a southbound BNSF manifest freight rumbles along the Bighorn River through scenic Sheep Canyon north of Greybull, Wyoming, on June 23, 2019.

BNSF5141 exits Sheep Canyon along the banks of the Little Big Horn River. The narrow defile cuts thru sheep mountain and makes a easy and spectacular passage thru the mountain. The head end of th... (more)

Still looks like a GP30
BNSF EMD GP39-2 No. 2744 still carries the classic lines of an early 1960s-built GP30, minus the clutter on the roof, as it switches Greybull yard after arriving ... (more)

A southbound BNSF train is passing through Sheep Canyon, seen in the darkening shadows in the background, approaching Stucco north of Greybull, Wyoming, on the afternoon of June 27, 2018.

BNSF’s Cowley turn out of Greybull, Wyoming, follows the Bighorn River past steep rock walls into Sheep Canyon on the hot afternoon of June 23, 2016. Two EMD SD70MACs power the southbound train th... (more)

On the afternoon of June 27, 2018, BNSF’s Cowley turn accompanies the Bighorn River through dazzling Sheep Canyon as it passes milepost 414 while returning to Greybull, Wyoming.

A former Burlington Northern EMD SD60M still in Cascade green paint leads BNSF’s Cowley turn through rugged Sheep Canyon north of Greybull, Wyoming, on June 22, 2017. This arresting locale is alon... (more)

Northbound BNSF Denver to Laurel manifest freight curves along the Bighorn River in rugged Sheep Canyon north of Greybull, Wyoming, on the morning of June 22, 2017.

Deep in the Wild West of Wyoming a southbound manifest heavy in petroleum coke out of Billings, pulls Sheep Canyon, Wyoming. With several 4x4 vehicles, several cases of beer and good friends the ... (more)