Photo ID: 114293 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, August 16, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed West Bill Converse County, WY 31 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Orin (BNSF) Union Pacific Under partly cloudy skies, a loaded eastbound coal train is rolling along on Main 1 on the west edge of Bill. The train will not need a crew change at Bill, and will continue the remaining 40-ish miles out of the Orin Sub. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 114292 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, August 16, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed West Bill Converse County, WY 31 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Orin (BNSF) Union Pacific Here at the crossover at West Bill, an eastbound UP coal load is passing through on Main 1. It is here at West Bill that Main 4 starts for the 20 mile trip over Logan Hill. You can see hoppers tied down on Main 4 in the distance, in storage. The fourth track (left side, in the foreground) is the lead to the UP holding yard at Bill. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 114291 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, August 16, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed West Bill to Crossover 74.0 Converse County, WY 41 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Orin (BNSF) Union Pacific UP 6254 passes underneath WY-59 on its way east (geographically south) on Main 1. The crew on this train was at the Travelodge in Bill, WY last night. Today, they were taken to the mine and got on this train. As a result, the train will pass right by Bill and continue out of the Basin. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 114290 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, August 16, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed West Bill to Crossover 74.0 Converse County, WY 30 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Orin (BNSF) Union Pacific As an eastbound UP coal load approaches on Main 1, descending from Logan Hill, let's talk a bit about coal production in the Powder River Basin. UP and BNSF invested $100 million between 2006 and 2008 to add a fourth main track over Logan Hill. 2008 holds the record for high point of coal production, with roughly 496 million short tons of coal taken out of the basin. That translated to somewhere around 100 trains per 24 hours. With the reduction in demand for coal, output has steadily been decreasing. In 2024, roughly 191 million short tons were taken out. That comes out to about 36 trains per 24 hours. It is no wonder that Main 4 is now being used for storage of cars! Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108084 Date Shot Photo By Friday, May 29, 2020 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed West Bill Bill, WY 829 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Orin (BNSF) BNSF The sun is sinking in the western sky, revealing a brilliant sunset after evening storms. A southbound BNSF train passes through the OS of the West Bill Crossover on its way south on Main 1. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 102233 Date Shot Photo By Monday, August 11, 2008 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Crossover 80.8 (West Bill) Bill, WY 3034 (3 Comments Posted) Subdivision Railroad Orin (BNSF) BNSF A southbound BNSF coal load with a nice consist - a trio of ES44ACs - passes through the very long OS section of the crossovers at MP 80.8. The train has a clear signal at west bill as it heads east on Main Three. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture.