Photo ID: 108075 Date Shot Photo By Friday, May 29, 2020 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Bridger Jct Orin, WY 663 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Canyon (BNSF) BNSF A westbound (geographically northbound) BNSF coal empty, led by a pair of SD70ACes, approaching a clear signal on Main 2 at Bridger Jct. The empty is headed for the Powder River Basin to load. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108076 Date Shot Photo By Friday, May 29, 2020 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Bridger Jct Orin, WY 646 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Canyon (BNSF) BNSF Just south of Bridger Jct on BNSF's Canyon Subdivision, a westbound (geographic northbound) coal empty crosses over the North Platte River on Main 2. The addition of a second main here is relatively new, accounting for the different in style of the bridge compared to Main 1. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108077 Date Shot Photo By Friday, May 29, 2020 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Bridger Jct Orin, WY 621 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Canyon (BNSF) BNSF As is typical on the majority of BNSF coal train, this empty has a pair of DPUs on the tail end. The rain is leaving the Canyon Sub behind and is entering the Orin Sub and the southern end of the Powder River Basin. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108078 Date Shot Photo By Friday, May 29, 2020 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Shawnee Crossover Shawnee, WY 622 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Powder River (UP) Union Pacific At the west end of UP's Powder River Subdivision, a westbound coal empty passes through the small ghost town of Shawnee, a few miles away from the start of the Powder River Basin, jointly owned and operated by both UP and BNSF. A new ET44AC leads the empty on Main 1. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108079 Date Shot Photo By Friday, May 29, 2020 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Bridger Jct Orin, WY 625 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Canyon (BNSF) BNSF After waiting for a handful of westbounds, this eastbound coal load now has a clear signal at Bridger Jct to head east on the BNSF Canyon Sub on Main 1. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108080 Date Shot Photo By Friday, May 29, 2020 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 97.9 Converse County, WY 612 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Orin (BNSF) BNSF One of the earliest ES44AC "GEVO" units on BNSF's roster brings up the tail end of an eastbound coal load on Main 2 as afternoon thunderstorms build to the west. The train has about 30 minutes left to go before exiting the south end of the Powder River Basin. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108081 Date Shot Photo By Friday, May 29, 2020 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 77 Converse County, WY 601 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Orin (BNSF) BNSF, Union Pacific The Powder River Basin (Orin Subdivision) has a stretch of four main tracks over a roughly 20 mile stretch of track going over Logan Hill. With the recent downturn in the demand for coal, traffic in the Powder River Basin has dropped. In addition, there is less of a need for hoppers to haul coal. To kill two birds with one stone, UP and BNSF have stored over a dozen completely train sets of open hoppers on Main 4 in the Powder River Basin. You can see several of those train sets here. Mains 1 through 3 are clear and available for running trains. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108082 Date Shot Photo By Friday, May 29, 2020 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Logan Hill Converse County, WY 674 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Orin (BNSF) Union Pacific After an evening rainstorm passed by, a westbound UP coal empty on Main 2 meets a rare non-coal train heading east on Main 1. The eastbound train is carrying Vestas nacelles, the power plant used on windmills. Note the faint rainbow visible in the distance. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108083 Date Shot Photo By Friday, May 29, 2020 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 77 Converse County, WY 665 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Orin (BNSF) BNSF The Orin Subdivision is 127 miles long and has 11 coal loadouts over that stretch. It is extremely rare to find a non-coal train running in the Powder River Basin, but such was the case on this lucky evening as an eastbound (geographic southbound) BNSF train came through carrying Vestas windmill nacelles. 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 595 (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: 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.