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| Powder River Basin - Coal Trains Everywhere |
| All of the pictures below were taken in June of 1997 in the Powder River area of eastern Wyoming. |
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| A pair of coal trains meet just south of Bill. WY. |
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| A CNW Dash-9 looks alot like an Alco when it starts up with a loaded coal train at Bill, WY. Bill is a crew change point on the UP/CNW end of the Powder River Line |
| This pair of BN SD70MACS have just finished a crew change and are leading their loaded coal train thru one of many S-curves on the line. Another SD70MAC is pushing hard on the rear of the train. This location is just south of the Black Thunder Mine. |
| With a stiff west wind blowing coal dust is easily blown off the cars which were probably just loaded several hours ago. |
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| As the DPU unit of a loaded coal train clears the curve the units of an empty train appear. This spot is near the entrance to the Antelope Mine. It is only a couple miles north of Bill, WY. While we were at this spot we saw 8 train pass in less than 45 minutes. I couldn't even stop my Videocamera. |
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| This shot is from the same spot as the one next to it but I'm looking left instead of right. Another of many beautiful S-curves. Here an empty is returning to the mine |
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| Still in the same spot empties and loads meet on this busy stretch of track. |
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| Coal trains sit in Bill, WY awaiting crews. Question ?? Are they coming or going. |
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