Passengers on the Coal Line. UP 9417 is southbound at Nacco Junction in May of 1991 with a rather large business train. This was quite an unusual departure after seeing nothing but coal trains.
Perhaps the best time to visit the Powder River Basin is dawn or dusk. Summer weather with its frequent thunder storms can create some fabulous skies. All you need is a train, and at its peak, tha... (more)
A beautiful clear morning in the Powder River Basin finds a southbound Union Pacific loaded coal train departing Bill, Wyoming on the BNSF's Orin Subdivision.