Photo ID: 108117 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, May 30, 2020 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Donkey Creek Jct Gillette, WY 712 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Orin (BNSF) BNSF This BNSF rail train, while on Main 1 of the Orin Sub at the north end of the Powder River Basin, looks to be heading south in to the basin, it actually is not. It was working on the BNSF Black Hills Sub to the west. It is now going to park in Donkey Creek Yard to the east, but is first being wyed (turned around) to face west. You can see the train has an approach signal in the distance. Soon, it will back off the Orin Sub and in to a yard track in the yard. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108116 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, May 30, 2020 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Donkey Creek Jct Gillette, WY 731 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Orin (BNSF) BNSF At the far west (geographic north) end of the Powder River Basin, we find a rail train on Main 1. You are only going to find BNSF trains on this part of the Orin Sub as UP's ownership stops about 14 miles to the south at Caballo Jct, location of the northern most mine. The north end of Powder River connects in to BNSF's Black Hills Sub. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 103806 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, July 23, 2011 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 0.4 (Donkey Creek Jct) Gillette, WY 1531 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Orin (BNSF) BNSF At Donkey Creek Junction, this BNSF southbound is headed around the east leg of the wye toward the Power River Basin. Due to the way the timetable is setup, this train is about to change from a westbound (heading geographically west on the Black Hills Sub) to an eastbound (heading geographically south on the Orin Sub)! Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 103802 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, July 23, 2011 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 0.4 (Donkey Creek Jct) Gillette, WY 1510 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Orin (BNSF) BNSF A look at Donkey Creek Junction at the north end of the Powder River Basin. There are crossovers between the three mains here and then two tracks head east toward the Black Hills Sub and one heads west toward the Big Horn Sub. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 103801 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, July 23, 2011 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 0.4 (Donkey Creek Jct) Gillette, WY 1558 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Orin (BNSF) BNSF It doesn't get much better than this! There are clear, blue skies and it is 85 degrees out at Donkey Creek Junction just east of Gillette, WY. Here, this coal load (with a fresh crew) will turn east on the Black Hills Subdivision and head for Crawford Hill in Nebraska and points beyond. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture.