Photo By: Kevin Morgan

Although coal mining is by far the dominant industry in the Powder River Basin, there are a quite a few (and/or natural gas) wells in the area as well. While nothing compared to coal...or even to wells in places like Utah along the former Rio Grande, there is a loading facility here around MP 34 off of Main 1. Meanwhile, a UP coal empty heads west on Main 2, meeting a BNSF coal empty on Main 3.
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Location Information
City or County and State
Campbell County, WY

Subdivision
Orin (BNSF)

Milepost or Control Point
Crossover 42.1 to Crossover 33.0




Train Information
Railroad
Union Pacific
Model
None
Primary Unit Number
None

Paint Scheme
Symbol
Train Type
Unit Coal




Photo Information
Camera Make/Model
DJI / Mavic 3 Pro [FC4370]
ISO
100
890
Flash
Did Not Fire

Focal Length
166 mm
Shutter
1/640 seconds
Aperture
f/3.4


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