Photo ID: 108085 Date Shot Photo By Friday, May 29, 2020 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 88.7 Converse County, WY 660 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Orin (BNSF) BNSF A few miles south of Bill, this loaded BNSF nacelle train has clear signals on Main 1. The train will leave the Powder River Basin about 40 miles ahead, entering BNSF's Canyon Sub so it can continue to its destination. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 105577 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, August 16, 2015 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 88 Converse County, WY 1587 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Orin (BNSF) GE Leasing, BNSF Notice a rather large hump on the radio housing of this last unit? That would be due to the fact that this is an ET44AC. This is GE's Tier 4 emissions compliant unit. They have already started delivery to BNSF as of this picture, but they are still undergoing some testing in coal service. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 105574 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, August 16, 2015 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 88 Converse County, WY 1595 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Orin (BNSF) BNSF About three miles south of Bill, this eastbound (geographically south) coal load has returned to triple track mainline. It is passing a staging yard and a car repair facility while running on Main 3. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 105572 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, August 16, 2015 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 88.6 Converse County, WY 1292 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Orin (BNSF) BNSF A coal empty headed north (timetable west) enters in to a staging yard located a few miles south of Bill, WY. Here, the empty will wait until the mine it is ultimately headed to is ready to take it. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 103823 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, July 24, 2011 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 88.6 Bill, WY 1309 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Orin (BNSF) BNSF The entire Orin Sub runs under CTC, so there is no "right hand rule". The dispatcher can run trains on whichever track he or she sees fit. In this particular case, this load is heading east (geographic south) on Main 1 as an empty approaches on Main 3. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 103822 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, July 24, 2011 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 88.6 Bill, WY 1356 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Orin (BNSF) BNSF I thought there was going to be a race between this load and a UP load a bit earlier. However, a track inspector on Main 2 precluded that possibility. This load had to hold at East Bill to crossover from Main 2 to Main 1 after the UP load was far enough ahead. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 103821 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, July 24, 2011 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 88.6 Bill, WY 1440 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Orin (BNSF) Union Pacific In the distance, a UP coal empty is about to crossover from Main 3 to Main 2 at East Bill. In the foreground, a UP coal load with a fresh crew leaves Bill in the background on Main 1. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 103820 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, July 24, 2011 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 88.6 Bill, WY 1541 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Orin (BNSF) Chicago North Western, Union Pacific Burlington Northern built the south end of the Orin Sub in the late 1970's, completing the connection with the north end in 1979. Chicago North Western was interested in helping finance the operation, but didn't have the money (Union Pacific would end up helping instead). Interesting now to see a (patched) CNW AC4400CW leading a westbound (geographic northbound) coal empty on Main 3 some 32 years later. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture.