Photo By: Kevin Morgan

A Union Pacific coal empty is waiting for its turn to start loading as a BNSF train (with an MRL SD70ACe in the consist) is in the process of loading. Black Thunder can load a 125-car train in about two hours. With a 30 minute break (give or take) between, the mine could probably load around 10 trains in a 24 hour period. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster. User Comments (0) No comments posted yet. Click Here to add the first one!

2 views 0 comments Sunday, August 16, 2026 at 11:25:15 AM image date Location Information City or County and State Campbell County, WY Subdivision Orin (BNSF) Milepost or Control Point Black Thunder Mine Train Information Railroad BNSF Model AC4400CW Primary Unit Number None Paint Scheme BNSF Heritage 2 Symbol Train Type Unit Coal Photo Information Camera Make/Model DJI / Mavic 3 Pro [FC4382] ISO 100 888 Flash Did Not Fire Focal Length 70 mm Shutter 1/1000 seconds Aperture f/2.8

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