Photo ID: 114256 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, August 16, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Crossover 42.1 to Crossover 33.0 Campbell County, WY 71 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Orin (BNSF) Union Pacific A UP coal load on Main 3 is creeping along next to some cars in storage on the 10,000 foot siding near Reno Junction. The train had a yellow (Approach) intermediate leading to Reno Junction. Due to the mist, the train is creeping along so the crew can stop short of the next signal, in the event it is red. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 114246 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, August 16, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Nacco Wye Junction Converse County, WY 82 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Orin (BNSF) BNSF, Union Pacific There is an Approach signal (yellow over red) on Main 3 for a westbound train currently on Logan Hill. Here, we are at Nacco Wye Junction, there are a lot of crossover to allow trains to get to (or leave from) the lead to North Antelope Mine. North Antelope consistently loads the most coal of all 15 mines along the Orin Sub. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 114239 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, August 15, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Crossover 42.1 to Crossover 33.0 Campbell County, WY 74 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Orin (BNSF) Union Pacific West of Reno Junction, a UP coal empty is on Main 2 and headed for the Belle Ayr mine at MP 16.4. It is one of the mines further north on the Orin Sub. It is worth mentioning that while BNSF can access the Orin Sub from the North and South end of the 127-mile sub, UP only accesses from the south end. So all westbound (geographic north) UP coal trains are empty, and all eastbound (geographic south) UP coal trains are loaded. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 114238 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, August 15, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Reno Junction Campbell County, WY 75 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Orin (BNSF) Union Pacific After several hours of overcast and rainy conditions, the storms have moved east and the sun is shining on a beautiful scene here at Reno Junction. The UP empty is headed toward the Belle Ayr Mine. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 114237 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, August 15, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Reno Junction Campbell County, WY 63 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Orin (BNSF) Union Pacific After some afternoon storms have passed through, a westbound UP coal empty passes under the Black Thunder West Conveyer Belt at Reno Junction, headed toward a mine further north (timetable west). Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 114233 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, August 15, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 59.7 Campbell County, WY 81 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Orin (BNSF) Union Pacific Here at MP 59.7, where Main 4 ends on the north side of Logan Hill, the rain has started as a UP coal empty heads west on Main 2. On the intermediate on the signal bridge, you can see a green signal on Main 1 for an eastbound train a few miles out. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 114225 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, August 15, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Converse Junction Converse County, WY 85 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Orin (BNSF) Union Pacific I don't think I've ever seen a UP shield quite this large on the nose of a unit before! UP 8518, with its large shield, are headed east on Main 1 on a coal load. Two BNSF empties are waiting to go into the Antelope Mine for loading. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 114222 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, August 15, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Logan Hill Converse County, WY 71 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Orin (BNSF) Union Pacific UP 7503 has reached the top of Logan Hill, the steepest part of the Orin Sub. Logan Hill is located around MP 70. The mileposts on the subdivision starts at 0 at Donkey Creek Junction at the north end of the sub, with mileposts increasing to the south down to Bridger Junction at MP 127.3. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 114221 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, August 15, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Logan Hill Converse County, WY 78 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Orin (BNSF) Union Pacific UP 7503 and UP 5751 is making the climb up Logan Hill on Main 1 on a mostly cloudy afternoon. The empties to the left on Main 4 are currently in long term storage. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 114220 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, August 15, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Logan Hill Converse County, WY 68 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Orin (BNSF) Union Pacific The Orin Sub is CTC, so dispatchers can use whichever main they want in either direction. However, generally speaking, I've noticed Main 3 used a lot of empties and Mains 1 and 2 used a lot for loads. This eastbound is on Main 2 on Logan Hill. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 114219 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, August 15, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Logan Hill Converse County, WY 80 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Orin (BNSF) Union Pacific UP 7622 crests the top of the grade on Logan Hill on Main 2. It is already starting to pick up a little speed as it starts down the 1% grade on the east side of the hill. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 114218 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, August 15, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Logan Hill Converse County, WY 76 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Orin (BNSF) Union Pacific An eastbound UP coal load is on climbs the 1% grade on Main 2, grinding up the hill at 10 MPH or so. The "train" visible on Main 4 is actually one of several strings of cars being stored. With the decline in the demand for coal, four mains over Logan Hill are not really needed anymore, so Main 4 has been used for storage for a decade or more. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 114217 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, August 15, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Bill Yard Bill, WY 71 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Orin (BNSF) Union Pacific While an eastbound UP coal load waits for a rested crew in the holding yard at Bill, a westbound empty is not in need of a fresh crew. The current crew will go straight through Bill and on to the mine. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 114216 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, August 15, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Bill Yard Bill, WY 75 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Orin (BNSF) Union Pacific While the Orin Sub is jointly owned by both BNSF and Union Pacific, their operations in the sub are a bit different. UP has a small holding yard at Bill which is exclusively owned and used by Union Pacific, not BNSF. Depending on hours on the clock, some UP trains will stop at Bill for a crew change. There is a Travelodge across WY-59 from the yard that away crews use to rest. This was originally a Chicago & North Western holding yard before Union Pacific bought CNW in 1995. A southbound coal load is waiting for a rested crew in the hold yard here at Bill. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 114215 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, August 15, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Crossover 91.0 to East Bill Converse County, WY 75 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Orin (BNSF) Union Pacific A pair of GEs brings up the end of a westbound coal empty on Main 3 as a coal load heads east on Main 2. Even though the Orin Sub basically runs north/south, trains headed north run timetable west and trains headed south run timetable east. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture.

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