Construction is still underway on additional mainlines on the Powder River Coal Line as BN 5508 brings a trainload of concrete ties into Bill ,WY in May of 1998.
The UP/BN coal line was not always 100% coal trains. BN routed 2 piggyback trains on the line, #91/92 into the early 1990's. Congestion on the line eventually led to them being rerouted. One wonde... (more)