Photo ID: 114225 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, August 15, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Converse Junction Converse County, WY 36 (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: 114224 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, August 15, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Antelope Mine Converse County, WY 26 (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 32 (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: 114222 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, August 15, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Logan Hill Converse County, WY 30 (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 34 (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 27 (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 40 (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 37 (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 29 (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 33 (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 30 (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. 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 36 (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 37 (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 30 (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 29 (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.

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