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)

UP is testing the newest GE's in coal service in Wyoming's Powder River Basin as GECX 2023 leads a southbound load near Bill, WY.

UP is testing the newest GE's in coal service in Wyoming's Powder River Basin as GECX 2024 leads a southbound load near Bill, WY.

A coal train breaks the pre dawn silence as it grinds up Logan Hill in the Powder River Basin near Bill, Wyoming.

The long sweeping roller coaster hills of the Powder River Basin are some of my favorite to photograph. This clean unit can be seen powering up the next grade as it kicks up snow on its way out of... (more)

A Union Pacific empty coal train heads north on the Joint Line at sunset. The train is south of Bill, Wyoming, one of three trains that passed this location while the sun was setting.

An empty UP coal train is waiting at the signal at West Bill as a southbound loaded BNSF coal train crosses over in front of it. The BNSF pusher can be seen on the rear.

Another load of fuel heads east as the sun rises over the PRB. Coal consumption has continued to decrease due to tougher gov't regulations and will continue due to the "War On Coal". The 2013 M.A.... (more)