A Southern Pacific GE brings up the rear of a loaded coal train as it crests Logan Hill.

Even out in the desolate areas along BNSF's Powder River Basin line, No Trespassing signs line this high frequency corridor

A pair of cream n'green BN MACs bring up the rear of a southbound loaded coal train as two others struggle up the grade.

A BNSF SD70MAC passes a loaded UP coal train climbing the hill in notch 8 in Wyoming's Powder River Coal Basin.

Snaking its way out of Black Thunder Mine, southbound FPPX (Fayatte Power Project) coal loads enter back onto BNSF's Orin Subdivision at a location known as Reno Junction. The long train of "... (more)

A long and heavy southbound loaded Nebraska Public Power (NPPX) coal train claws its way uphill on main track three past a location called Coal Creek JCT near the town of Wright, WY. This train ha... (more)

The days last light finds two coal trains meeting on Logan Hill on the Orin Sub. Judging from the two green signals another train will be along shortly.

The last light of day casts its orangeish hue on a empty BNSF coal train heading back to the PRB mines. This was the last train in a nonstop Logan Hill parade that lasted 45 minutes.

The end of the day finds us back at Logan Hill where in the last light of day, three trains are on the hill. Two loads are climbing and heading east and an empty is heading back to the mines for a... (more)

The end of the day finds us back at Logan Hill where in the last light of day, three trains are on the hill. Two loads are climbing and heading east and an empty is heading back to the mines for a... (more)

As the shadows stretch over the plains BNSF 8982 heading up an empty coal train will be the last shot of the day.

A BNSF crew brings empty hoppers to Black Thunder's Jacob Ranch mine. They will stop after crossing the bridge to hand the train over to a Watco crew which will handle the loading of the train. ... (more)

Heat waves from four units under full load fill the air as a BNSF coal train overtakes a UP coal train on Logan Hill. The UP train is somewhat longer as can be seen by the pusher units on the rea... (more)

DPU's on a loaded eastbound BNSF coal train meet the DPU's on an empty westbound coal train at the summit od Logan Hill as a third UP eastbound loaded coal train passes on the left. The white SUV... (more)

Rear DPU's meet at Logan Hill.