A UP coal train works its way through the Cordero Rojo loadout on a beautiful June morning.
Three trains are visible in this telephoto view looking toward Reno Jct from the north. Two loaded UP trains are headed south as a northbound UP empty train approaches on main 2.
In one of the most spectacular displays of modern railroading I've ever witnessed, two loaded UP trains drag race up the hill out of Coal Creek Jct in notch 8.
Coal Creek Jct is hopping on a nice early summer evening as a northbound train of empties slides between two loaded UP trains that are slugging it out up the hill.
A loaded UP coal train rounds a curve south of Coal Creek Jct. In the distance, you can see the Coal Creek Mine loadout and a large dragline at work in the mine itself.
A loaded UP coal train has crested the hill south of Coal Creek Jct and is now rolling downgrade around a curve. In the background, Coal Creek Mine can be seen. In the foreground, a tie plate gr... (more)
On a perfectly clear evening, the view from this vantage point is nothing short of spectacular. With shadows lengthening, another trainload of coal makes its way along the BNSF's Orin Subdivision... (more)
Another train struggles out of the Powder River basin back to Union Pacific tracks south of here.
My first step into the coalfields of Wyoming...
Fresh black coal top off the many hopper car being pulled north towards Donkey Creek Junction. Fresh snow adds a white coat to the cold Wyoming landscape.
BNSF 6422 snakes loaded hoppers out of the Powder River Basin just south of Donkey Creek Jct. during a light snow fall.
It is a mine mouth power plant not served by the BNSF.
