Photo ID: 103811 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, July 23, 2011 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 42.6 (Reno Jct) Campbell County, WY 1495 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Orin (BNSF) Union Pacific Having just loaded at the Black Thunder West loadout (just off the shot to the left), the loose coal dust on top of the bathtub gondolas is blowing off as the train picks up some speed at Reno Junction. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 103809 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, July 23, 2011 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 42.6 (Reno Jct) Campbell County, WY 1481 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Orin (BNSF) Union Pacific At Reno Junction, this empty has a clear signal to continue on the lead for the five miles out to the Black Thunder Mine. I could spend an entire day just at Reno Junction watching the trains passing by. Black Thunder is definitely one of the major mines along the line. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 103797 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, July 23, 2011 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 42.6 (Reno Jct) Campbell County, WY 1812 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Orin (BNSF) BNSF An early-production ES44AC (in Heritage 2 paint) leads an eastbound (geographic southbound) through Reno Junction on Main 1. The relatively new Black Thunder West tipple is in operation loading a train in the distance. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 103796 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, July 23, 2011 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 42.6 (Reno Jct) Campbell County, WY 1547 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Orin (BNSF) BNSF There are three main tracks at Reno Junction (the entrance to Black Thunder Mine and Black Thunder East Mine) and this BNSF empty is on Main 1. In the Powder River Basin, you can see BNSF loads meeting loads or empties meeting empties because BNSF can access the basin from the north or the south. Thus, you may have a empty enter the basin from the south heading for a mine at the north end meet an empty the entered the basin from the north heading for a mine at the south end. UP, on the other hand, can only access the basin from the south. So westbound (geographic northbound) UP trains are always empty and eastbound (geographic southbound) UP trains are always loaded. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture.