After a few hours of complete cloud cover and thunderstorms, the sun dropped down below the clouds, making for some serious storm light at MP 581 East of Donkey Creek, Wyoming.

Another coal train snakes it's way North during a wet and rainy day.

The clouds were rising slightly faster then the sun on this gorgeous morning. This coal train has just finished loading from one of the northern Powder River Coal mines and is winding it's way Eas... (more)

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.

A loaded coal train cuts across the vast emptiness of the western plains.

A loaded coal train fresh from the Orin Line heads for Gillette and points west.

Bringing up the rear of this coal train, as the cars are "topped off", traveling through the "topper" at 1 mph.

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A BNSF 70mac brings a string of empties into the load-out at Eagle Butte Mine, Wyoming. Taken on a tour of the mine.

Eastbound

A pair of SD40-2s head up a ballast train approx 15 miles south of Donkey Creek Junction on the Powder River Line. The second loco, freshly repainted BNSF6839 carries the latest BNSF symbol - Heri... (more)

This looks like a night shot, but it's not. Moments after a violent thunderstorm passed through, the sun dropped under the clouds, making the nose of this unit glow for just a few seconds. The n... (more)

Orin Subdivision