Railroad photograph
Photo by: Kevin Morgan
The Black Thunder West Mine is the newest load out in the Powder River Basin. It was completed in 2008 and its balloon track is 8.1 miles around. Trains load in a clockwise circuit around the load out. This load out is right along the triple track mainline, as you can see on the right. The empty coal hoppers are in storage in the only siding along the entire subdivision.
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Location Information

City or County and State
Campbell County, WY

Subdivision
Orin (BNSF)

Milepost or Control Point
Black Thunder West Mine




Train Information
Railroad
BNSF
Model
SD70ACe
Primary Unit Number
BNSF 9204

Paint Scheme
BNSF New Image
Symbol
Train Type
Unit Coal



Photo Information
Camera Make/Model
Hasselblad / Mavic 3 / Mavic 3 Pro [L2D-20c]
ISO
100
900
Flash
Did Not Fire

Focal Length
24 mm
Shutter
1/2000 seconds
Aperture
f/2.8