Wyoming Coal Trains

Experience coal train action on the railroads of eastern Wyoming. The BN’s 5th Sub from east of Gillette, southeast through Newcastle is the easternmost line. This line hosts a majority of the BN’s coal traffic and also has plenty of general freight and priority trains. The Chicago & North Western operates over its old Cowboy Line from Crandall to Shawnee toward the mines. On the Powder River sub, the C&NW’s Dash 9-44 and AC4400CW locomotives dominate, plus a sampling of UP pool power. Then the tow railroads join together on the BN’s 10th Sub, which is also the BN/C&NW joint line and the direct link to a majority of the Powder River Basin coal mines. Color/80 minutes.