A eastbound (geographic south) UP unit coal train drops downgrade through the light snow near West Antelope, WY on Sept. 20, 1995, led by CNW C40-8 No. 8538.

Being from "back east," it took me a while to learn the extremes of western weather. One such lesson was learned in mid-September of 1995 on a trip to the Powder River Basin. I really hadn't pla... (more)