CNW 8501 is about to duck under the Hwy 59 overpass bear Bill, WY in May of 1991. There are now 4 tracks at this location to handle all the coal traffic.

UP 5364 (GE C45ACCTE) passes Bill area with a southbound coal train, assisted by UP 7603. On the rear end works UP 5880 (GE C44CWCTE).

Two brand new C44-9W's head a southbound coal load through Bill, Wyoming. I still shiver to recall how cold it was when I took this photo!

A loaded coal train, led by CNW 8539, meets empties near Bill, WY in May of 1991.

Burlington Northern SD70MAC 9485 at Bill, Wyoming on July 22, 1995.

CNW 8826 departs Bill, WY with yet another coal train in June of 1998.

CNW 8507 leads a loaded coal train across Hwy 59 between Douglas and Bill, WY in May of 1991.

An empty coal train approaches Bill, WY with CNW 8542, the Wyoming Centennial unit, in the lead in May of 1991.

In a scene that looks dramatically different today, BN train #91 departs Bill, WY northbound in May of 1991. The southbound coal train in the distance will have to wait for the BN train to clear w... (more)

BN 7223 heads towards Bill, WY with an empty coal train in May of 1991. It's hard to imagine this being a single track RR at one time.

In a scene that looks dramatically different today, BN intermodal train #91 is about to duck under Hwy 59, north of Bill, WY, in the waning daylight of a beautiful May 1990 day. Trains 91/92 were ... (more)

CNW 8503 leads a loaded coal train south of Bill, WY in June of 1991.

CNW "Wyoming Centennial Unit" 8542 crosses Lightning Creek south of Bill, WY in May of 1991.

I will never forget my first visit to the Wyoming coal fields. Getting to see the Chicago Northwestern in all it's glory was truly amazing. This image is a sight I will never forget, pulling into ... (more)

Brand new CNW C40-8 8509 departs Bill with empties for the coal fields in May of 1991.