Railroad photograph
Photo by: Kevin Morgan
The infrastructure required to keep trains running in the Powder River Basin is impressive to say the least! In this shot, you can clearly see three sets of signals, four tracks all with concrete ties and welded rail, six turnouts, and 12 propane tanks to fuel the switch heaters for the six turnouts in the brutal winters. At the moment, the signal on the Black Thunder Lead shows a diverging clear for a load coming out of the mine, and a clear signal on Main 3 indicates another eastbound is heading this way too.
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Saturday, May 30, 2020 at 12:08:16
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Location Information

City or County and State
Campbell County, CO

Subdivision
Orin (BNSF)

Milepost or Control Point
Reno Jct




Train Information
Railroad
BNSF, Union Pacific
Model
None
Primary Unit Number
None

Paint Scheme
Symbol
Train Type
0-None



Photo Information
Camera Make/Model
Canon / Canon EOS 7D
ISO
200
Flash
Did Not Fire

Focal Length
135 mm
Shutter
1/400 seconds
Aperture
f/8