I used to drive through this area a lot and there is a nice rest stop nearby. A sign at the stop says of the Powder River water--Too thin to plow; too thick to drink.
Hello Bevan, can you please tell me where the location of the bridge is on the first minutes of the video?, im coming to Cheyenne from the UK in April and would love to visit that location….ive scoured google earth around Bill and can’t seem to locate it. Your video is great and I love the epic freight scene you have over there in the US, the Uk coal scene has almost gone and our freight trains are about an eighth the length of yours!!. Many thanks for any info if possible….cheers Ian
I was visiting from Australia so I'm not a local. From memory, you drive north for about ten km from Bill on highway 59 and there was a road on your right that leads to the bridge.
@@JiriSusta I was a teen in Columbus Ohio in the mid 70's, and tracks ran about 100 yards from my house. In those days I could tell a long coal train was passing whenever I saw 6 locos pulling a consist. (Caboose in back) Of course, they probably each had half the horsepower of today's machines, maybe less. I think that was coal coming from WV and headed to Detroit, Cleveland, etc.
Powder river basin coal has a low sulfer content so in big demand at the environment conscious power stations all over th3 US, lower btu value so more gets burnt.
Last time I drove through here from Gillette to Douglas, I didn't see a single train! I remember when it was similar to this video. What seemed like hundreds of trains! Now they can't hardly give away the coal leases. Same thing will happen with oil thanks to dimwit! The rest area is very nice with a pond nearby. Stayed at the hotel there once when we got caught in accident traffic just north of Denver on I-25. Nice little town just to the west of rest area. Very nice video.
if you would go out to this location today you see at least a 20 percent drop in coal traffic since it's much easier to burn natural gas In fact teaxs no longer has any coal power plants!
@@frankjanvari8650 that's not true... CPS energy has a coal fired plant just south of san antonio right on calavaras lake... few days ago one their powder river bound empties caught me at a crossing
It looks really cool at 1:54! All four tracks were full. Awesome video 👍🏻
To the person that did the video I give you an A+ job well done keep up the good work
I saw these on a road trip to CA years ago. Trains looked endless..
Nice video! I would love to visit the Powder River Basin!
Cool video. Love the scene with 4-trains.
Those diesel engines were certainly being made to work! Those loaded trains looked heavy and with 3 locomotives that's an impressive amount of power.
100 tons a car, usually 124 cars per train. About 25,000,000 pounds of coal per train!
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I was going to Bible school in Lagrange WY during this time. I always loved the steady March of coal traffic.
Bible school 😂😂
That sun set and windmill was a perfect touch
Lots of diverse content, love this channel!
Like all the SP units still roaming around in coal service. Sad that we'll never see the PRB this busy again.
What happened?
@@rc4lifebnsf many coal fired power plants have shutdown or converted to natural gas killing coal
Fantastic footage !
I used to drive through this area a lot and there is a nice rest stop nearby. A sign at the stop says of the Powder River water--Too thin to plow; too thick to drink.
A broad way for coal, beautiful!
The March Trains Mag had a good article on PRB and rail traffic.
Wonderful video like
Threading the needle in the opening scene. Nice!
masterful editing
Awesome! YN2s are neat
Am I wrong, or are those southbounds all in notch 8? Pure music.
Excellent video
Thank you
Great 👍 video indeed but where is all that coal going to?
Hello Bevan, can you please tell me where the location of the bridge is on the first minutes of the video?, im coming to Cheyenne from the UK in April and would love to visit that location….ive scoured google earth around Bill and can’t seem to locate it. Your video is great and I love the epic freight scene you have over there in the US, the Uk coal scene has almost gone and our freight trains are about an eighth the length of yours!!. Many thanks for any info if possible….cheers Ian
I was visiting from Australia so I'm not a local. From memory, you drive north for about ten km from Bill on highway 59 and there was a road on your right that leads to the bridge.
The scene @19:50 could easily be outback Australiagreat shot and video.
there are locomotives on each side. Is this push and pull?
Yes, there are usually two pulling and one is pushing to relieve the stress on couplers.
@@JiriSusta I was a teen in Columbus Ohio in the mid 70's, and tracks ran about 100 yards from my house. In those days I could tell a long coal train was passing whenever I saw 6 locos pulling a consist. (Caboose in back) Of course, they probably each had half the horsepower of today's machines, maybe less. I think that was coal coming from WV and headed to Detroit, Cleveland, etc.
Where’s all that coal going to? Is there less traffic today with coal fired power plants shutting down?
Powder river basin coal has a low sulfer content so in big demand at the environment conscious power stations all over th3 US, lower btu value so more gets burnt.
really puts into perspective all that goes on for you to flip a switch at home....
Last time I drove through here from Gillette to Douglas, I didn't see a single train! I remember when it was similar to this video. What seemed like hundreds of trains! Now they can't hardly give away the coal leases. Same thing will happen with oil thanks to dimwit!
The rest area is very nice with a pond nearby. Stayed at the hotel there once when we got caught in accident traffic just north of Denver on I-25. Nice little town just to the west of rest area.
Very nice video.
Where would these trains be coming from (mines?) and where are they going (plants, export?)
Yes
2:21 horn on dpu?
Yeah Yeah Yeah I love it!
Great video!
Do you ever make new videos out of the valley?
Fantastic
Massive coal trains
Amazing ...
Can anyone tell me how much coal each of those cars carry?
120 tons o believe
Excellent video like de Brasil
What a sight - that's incredible - couldn't believe it when the 4th appeared. It's no wonder we have climate change !
Massive coal trains ,I love it
Excepcional guerreiro!!
seems like notch 5 :)
Belíssimo!
They look like giant metal snakes
I don't think it's Bill, because I can see power poles. In Bill, you use candles and gas lanterns. HA!!
How sweet this is! Green power ?...joke. CSX must of got lost.
if you would go out to this location today you see at least a 20 percent drop in coal traffic since it's much easier to burn natural gas In fact teaxs no longer has any coal power plants!
@@frankjanvari8650 that's not true... CPS energy has a coal fired plant just south of san antonio right on calavaras lake... few days ago one their powder river bound empties caught me at a crossing
Wow that a lot of money moving
AMERICAN RAILROADING AT ITS BEST. SO MUCH FOR THE GREENDEAL.
Thats a whole lot of electric car fuel
Wow
Somebody is doing a lot of digging...
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What would also be nice to see the empties go thru the Loader filling up with coal ..
Very Cool ..
I agree
4 in 1 shot oh yah
Effective treatment for constipation, haha
Good video I think the Twin Towers are a great waste of money
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Excellent video
Fantastic
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