Another bad storm dumps a ton of rain as lightining strikes all around. UP 3928 will soon be out of the storm just in time to tackle Sherman Hill.

Close to the state line, BNSF 9182 will have been in three states (Wyoming, Nebraska, and South Dakota) in short order. Soon after entering Nebraska, this train will have to tackle Crawford Hill.

Views like this are endless from Ponderosa Ranch. The Ponderosa Ranch surrounds much of the BNSF's famous Crawford Hill. This is one of many trains I saw tranverse the hill in my short time there.

PACE SHOT: I paced this BNSF coal train on it's way back to the PRB via Crawford Hill. It was just after 6am and the sun was just coming up and then minuetes later disappeared behind the clouds. T... (more)

Storms soak Eastern Wyoming and the Powder River Coal Basin.

The vast openness of the Powder River Basin can be seen here as this coal train makes it's way down the wet rails on it's way out of the Basin.

Morrill, NE is where the UP's coal line crosses over the BNSF's coal line.

The hard climb up to the Moffat Tunnel is nearing it's end as UP 4491 crosses a creek and a dirt road.

More coal heads out of the basin as a day of rain starts to form in the skies.

UP 4676 has a big climb ahead of it on it's way to the Moffat Tunnel.

Amtrak makes its way through Gore Canyon with a very smokey #2 locomotive.

Another day ends. The horses are so accustomed to the busy Union Pacific mainline that they don't even raise their heads to watch the blurred freight train as it heads towards the famous Sherman H... (more)

UP 8138 heads down the mountain towards Denver, CO after going through the Rockies via the Moffat Tunnel. Imagine living in the house on the top of the hill with the Rockies in view in the distanc... (more)

This is where the tracks and highway 59 come together and parallel each other North all the way to Gillette, WY. This BNSF coal train heads south away from highway 59 towards Orin as the early mor... (more)

BNSF 9208 is just ready to crest Crawford Hill. The three helpers will uncouple at this location as well.