Originally released in 2011
BNSF and Union Pacific coal trains ply the Orin Subdivision in Wyoming's Powder River Basin between Donkey Creek Junction and Shawnee Junction.

The Powder River Basin lies between Wyoming’s Bighorn Mountains and the Black Hills of South Dakota. Thirteen active mines produce over 400 million tons of low-sulfur coal each year and it is up to the BNSF Railway and Union Pacific to transport it from the mines to customers throughout the United States and various ports for export.

Over 100 miles of coal hoppers roll through the Powder River Basin each day. The majority of traffic can be found along the Orin Subdivision between Donkey Creek Junction and Shawnee Junction, making this the highest tonnage mainline in the world. This joint line serves several Powder River Basin mines including the Caballo, Belle Ayr, Cordero Rojo mines, Coal Creek, Black Thunder mines, North Antelope Rochelle and the Antelope mines.

We begin at Donkey Creek Junction and follow the Orin Sub south to Shawnee Junction where joint trackage ends. Between those two points, a steady parade of long, heavy coal trains traverse the triple track main.

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0:00 Intro
1:46 This is Wyoming
2:58 Donkey Creek Junction
9:51 Caballo Junction
15:11 Cordero Rojo Mine
19:23 Coal Creek Junction
31:00 Hilight Gas Plant
34:47 Thunder Junction West
43:16 Black Thunder West
48:16 Reno Junction
53:22 Antelope Mine
58:52 Cleaning the Ballast.
1:05:56 Converse Junction
1:13:17 Logan Hill
1:21:05 Bill
1:30:52 Lightning Creek
1:36:52 Eberspecher Road
1:40:43 Walker Creek Road
1:43:45 Flat Top Road
1:45:47 Bill Hall Road
1:48:35 Shawnee Junction