Photo ID: 105571 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, August 16, 2015 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 79 Campbell County, WY 1566 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Orin (BNSF) BNSF East meets west! A eastbound coal load (headed geographically south) meets a westbound coal empty (headed geographically north) just north of Bill. The empty has a clear intermediate signal on Main 3 in the distance. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 105559 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, August 16, 2015 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Reno Jct Campbell County, WY 1323 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Orin (BNSF) BNSF The interlocking of Reno Junction is a long one. In fact, the distance between the eastern-most signals and the western-most signals is roughly 1.8 miles! Here, a coal load is pulling up the grade on Main 1 toward a clear signal at the east (geographically south) end of the Reno Junction interlocking. The tracks to the right of the train are Main 2 and Main 3, respectively. The track to the left is the Black Thunder Mine Lead. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 105558 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, August 16, 2015 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Reno Jct Campbell County, WY 1344 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Orin (BNSF) BNSF A lot of traffic runs through Reno Junction! In addition to the triple track mainline, two tracks branch off from the track to the east (geographically south) and one to the west (geographically north). These tracks all lead to the Black Thunder and Black Thunder East mine loadouts. This particular load is coming from Black Thunder East. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 105557 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, August 16, 2015 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Reno Jct Campbell County, WY 1700 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Orin (BNSF) BNSF An eastbound coal load is just departing the Black Thunder East mine. There are four Black Thunder mines in the Powder River Basin: Black Thunder West, Black Thunder, Black Thunder East, and South Black Thunder. The massive structure in the background is the loadout for Black Thunder West. In the distance, you can see a pair of trains waiting to load. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 105556 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, August 16, 2015 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 30 Campbell County, WY 1728 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Orin (BNSF) BNSF Heading for one of the northern mines in the Powder River Basin, this BNSF coal train is pulling upgrade north (timetable west) on Main 2. It the course of less than 30 minutes, three trains came by this location. One on each of the three main tracks. Typical actions in the Powder River Basin. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 105555 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, August 16, 2015 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 30 Campbell County, WY 1485 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Orin (BNSF) BNSF A pair of SD70s (one an SD70MAC and one an SD70ACe) push as end DPUs on this south (timetable east) coal load. The train is on Main 3 and this is the view from the Lawver Road overpass. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 105554 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, August 16, 2015 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 30 Campbell County, WY 1367 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Orin (BNSF) Kansas City Southern (ALL), BNSF Always good to catch an unfamiliar face when out chasing! A Kansas City Southern SD70ACe (in the Retro-Belle paint scheme) is on lease to BNSF. Together with an AC4400CW, they are pulling a loaded coal train south (timetable east) on Main 3. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 105553 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, August 16, 2015 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 30 Campbell County, WY 1587 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Orin (BNSF) BNSF This coal train loaded at one of the northern mines in the Powder River Basin and is now making its way south (timetable east). It is currently running on Main 3 and has roughly 100 miles left before leaving the Powder River Basin (called the Orin Subdivision) behind. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 105552 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, August 16, 2015 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 30 Campbell County, WY 1254 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Orin (BNSF) BNSF An eastbound coal empty glides downhill on Main 1 near milepost 30. A single ES44AC brings up the rear. South of the northern-most mine and north of the southern-most mine, it is possible to see coal loads meeting each other and coal empties meeting each other as trains make their way to or from their respective mines. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 105551 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, August 16, 2015 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed West Coal Creek Campbell County, WY 1494 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Orin (BNSF) BNSF Eastbounds have a pretty decent grade climbing up from the entrance to the Coal Creek Mine. This empty is pulling up the hill on Main 1 through the crossovers at West Coal Creek. The Powder River Basin stretches roughly 117 miles and serves 11 mines. The entire line has at least three main tracks, and there is a 20 mile stretch of four main tracks! Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 105550 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, August 16, 2015 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Coal Creek Jct Campbell County, WY 1674 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Orin (BNSF) BNSF A BNSF coal empty makes its way south (timetable east) on Main 1 in the Powder River Basin. If you look at the signal bridge in the distance, you'll note that a westbound has a clear signal. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 103817 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, July 23, 2011 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 49.2 (Crossover 49.2) Campbell County, WY 1631 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Orin (BNSF) BNSF A empty ballast train (with a uniform consist of "Herzog" ballast cars) heads west (geographic north) through the Powder River Basin on Main 2. DC units are pretty rare in the PRB these days, but the specific units on this train made this a really cool catch. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 103816 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, July 23, 2011 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 49.2 (Crossover 49.2) Campbell County, WY 2101 (2 Comments Posted) Subdivision Railroad Orin (BNSF) BNSF I felt pretty lucky to catch this westbound (geographic northbound) with my dad. Not only is this a non-coal train on the Orin Sub, but it is being led by a Warbonnet SD75M and a Norfolk Southern C44-9W! Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 103815 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, July 23, 2011 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed South Black Thunder Mine Campbell County, WY 1847 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Orin (BNSF) BNSF About a half mile away from the tracks at Crossover 49.2 there stands a "distant" signal (note the "D" plate). The lead to the South Black Thunder Mine is unsignaled, which is exactly why this distant signal exists. Distant signals are used to inform train crews in unsignaled territory that they are approaching a signal. While the signal does not give in occupancy information (it will remain yellow after the train passes), the yellow signals tells the crew they have a red at the entrance to the Main. If the crew had a more favorable signal at the main, the distant signal would have been more favorable as well. Distant signals do not typically display a red as they do not grant authority for a movement. They are for information purposes only. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 103814 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, July 23, 2011 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed South Black Thunder Mine Campbell County, WY 1516 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Orin (BNSF) BNSF The lead to the South Black Thunder Mine crosses through a pipe tunnel so the tracks can pass underneath Mackey Road. Here, a BNSF coal load is headed for the mainline at Crossover 49.2. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture.

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