A southbound (railroad east) BNSF loaded train passes the Black Thunder mine loadout in the early evening.
A 7-way meet...only in the Powder River Basin at Converse Jct. 3 BNSF empties sit on the leads to the Antelope Mine while 4 UP (3 loads and 1 empty) trains occupy the mains (1 on each main).
UP 5947 races another set of coal loads out of the Powder River Basin as seen at Nacco Jct. where the lead to the North Antelope mine diverges from the Orin Sub.
UP 6792 leads a set of coal loads EB (geographic SB) out of the Powder River Basin as seen through a set of s-curves just north of Nacco Jct.
State of the art coal power from 1987 team up to move this empty on the CNW/BN coal line south of Bill. The CNW 8011,UP 6024,6022 have just met a loaded train and are proceeding into Bill for a cr... (more)
74. The new loop track for the Black Thunder West coal load out facility.
75. Such impressive grades on the Powder River Basin. The 400mm is fun to use out here.
76. Just about to crest Logan Hill.
77. After 5 days and 2,765 miles, this is what it looks like. Note the hand prints above the wheel wells cleaned off by our hands as we worked feverishly to get unstuck from the snow up on Mullan... (more)
78. A pretty cool meet on Logan Hill's 4 track main.
79. Cars and wheel sets lay scattered around as if there was a derailment, outside the Trinity car shops in Bill, WY.
80. Many oil wells are located all around the PRB.
81. Union Pacific had some help repainting. Maybe a new logo?
82. These tanks are located all over that hold the oil being pumped up from all the oil wells.
83. A UP MOW truck flies by on Highway 59 with two semis following behind as an empty coal train glides North towards the mines.
