Photo ID: 114228 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, August 15, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Crossover 45.3 Campbell County, WY 98 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Orin (BNSF) BNSF Three light units head east on Main 3 at Crossover 45.3 east of Reno Junction. BNSF does run manned helpers up Logan Hill for some underpowered trains, but those helper sets are usually two units. Not sure if this is a three-unit helper set, or something else. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 114227 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, August 15, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed South Black Thunder Mine Campbell County, WY 81 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Orin (BNSF) BNSF Thunder Basin Coal Company, a subsidiary of Arch Coal, operates the four Black Thunder mines in the Powder River Basin. South Black Thunder Mine is probably the mine that loads the fewest train (out of the four). There is only one long track that runs 9.8 miles around the load out balloon track. Here, UP 9578 has completed loading and is waiting for a crew. An inbound BNSF empty waits to head to the load out in the distance. South Black Thunder loads a little slower than other mines, taking roughly 3.5 hours to fully load a train. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 114226 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, August 15, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Antelope Mine Converse County, WY 77 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Orin (BNSF) BNSF You can see the mine loadout for Antelope Mine in the distance. This BNSF coal train is creeping along at about 2 MPH, still in the process of loading. Contractors operate the train for loading rather than crews from BNSF (or Union Pacific). Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 114224 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, August 15, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Antelope Mine Converse County, WY 81 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Orin (BNSF) BNSF Figured I'd nab a shot of this ET44AC, bringing up the rear of a coal empty that is waiting to be taken into Antelope Mine for loading. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 114223 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, August 15, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Antelope Mine Converse County, WY 112 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Orin (BNSF) BNSF Two coal empties are waiting to be taken into the Antelope Mine to be loaded. As you can see, Antelope has five tracks here off the mains at Converse Junction. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 114214 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, August 15, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Crossover 91.0 to East Bill Converse County, WY 99 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Orin (BNSF) BNSF When Burlington Northern first built a line into the Powder River Basin in the early 1972s, it was just a single track with some sidings. However, with coal mines rapidly expanding, BN started a second main in 1976. The line was largely two track (with single track sections in the 1980s). A third main (10 miles) was added over Logan Hill in 1986. Today, the entire 127-mile sub is (at least) triple track, as seen here with this three train meet south of Bill. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 114213 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, August 15, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Crossover 91.0 to East Bill Converse County, WY 95 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Orin (BNSF) BNSF This is what makes the Powder River Basin (Orin Sub) and amazing destination for a railfan. An eastbound BNSF coal load on Main 2 approaches the camera, moving along at the same speed as the coal load next to it on Main 1. A westbound UP coal empty zips away at close to track speed, which is 50 MPH. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 114212 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, August 15, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Crossover 91.0 to East Bill Converse County, WY 82 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Orin (BNSF) BNSF An eastbound BNSF coal load meets a westbound UP coal empty south (timetable east) of Bill. BNSF is on Main 1 and UP is on Main 3. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 114211 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, August 15, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Crossover 91.0 to East Bill Converse County, WY 71 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Orin (BNSF) BNSF An eastbound BNSF coal load is on Main 1 not too far south of Bill, WY in the Powder River Basin. A second eastbound is following on Main 2 in the distance. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 114203 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, August 11, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Rocky (7,330ft) Arvada, CO 107 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) CSX, BNSF The westbound Canyon Spirit sits in the siding at Rocky, the conductor on the ground to give a roll by to this eastbound BNSF oil train. Between the two trains, we have power from four railroads! Union Pacific, Rocky Mountaineer, CSX, and BNSF. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 114202 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, August 11, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Big Ten Curve (MP 19.5 to MP 20.2) Arvada, CO 115 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) CSX, BNSF There are few places where you can get a shot like this, with both the head end and tail of a train so clear in the shot. But Big Ten Curve is not your average place! CSX 7106 leads this eastbound loaded oil train toward Rocky as the three DPUs have just left Eisele (Clay) about a hundred feet above. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 114201 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, August 11, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Big Ten Curve (MP 19.5 to MP 20.2) Arvada, CO 119 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) CSX, BNSF BNSF oil trains on the Moffat run in a 3x3 configuration. Three units on the point and three DPUs on the end. This eastbound is no exception, as you can see the three units on the point here on the south edge of Big Ten Curve, and three units on the tail end off in the background on the main at Eisele (Clay). Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 114200 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, August 11, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS020 (East Eisele (Clay)) Arvada, CO 103 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) CSX, BNSF A bit unusual to see a CSX unit charging toward you out of the east end of Eisele (Clay) on the Moffat. CSX 7106 is putting in some power sharing time, running on a BNSF train on UP rails. For several years, as PTC was being implemented, foreign power did not lead on the Moffat. Now that PTC is well established and compatible across all Class 1s, foreign leaders do show up again from time-to-time. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 114199 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, August 11, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS022 (West Eiesle (Clay)) Arvada, CO 91 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) CSX, BNSF I wish I could have been around to get shots of what are now "fallen flag" railroads 50 years ago. Back when there were half dozen or more Class 1 railroads in Colorado. Today, with UP and BNSF essentially being the only options, it is nice when foreign power shows up, especially when it is leading! CSX 7106 is on the point of an eastbound BNSF oil train in the OS at the west end of Eisele (Clay). Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 114198 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, August 11, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Eisele to Plain (MP 21.8 to MP 24.0) Arvada, CO 100 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) CSX, BNSF An eastbound BNSF oil train, led by a CSX CM44AC (rebuilt from an AC4400CW) snakes its way through the multiple S-Curves around Blue Mountain Drive and the based of Coal Creek Canyon. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture.

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