Everywhere West was the motto of the famed Burlington Route. And no Burlington line exemplified that motto better than the 476 mile line between Alliance in northwest Nebraska and Billings, Montana. Today, the Burlington is part of western rail giant BNSF and the eastern part of the Alliance to Billings line is laced with coal mines as it bisects the northern part of the Powder River Basin. 333 miles northwest of Alliance lies the crew change point of Sheridan, Wyoming. Sheridan, which today still personifies the West in American culture, is the midpoint of BNSF’s Big Horn Subdivision, which stretches from Gillette to Billings. Coal from mines in the Powder River Basin and from mines in southern Montana has transformed the Big Horn sub from a sleepy secondary line in CB&Q days to a big time main line railroad. Just east of Sheridan is Ulm Hill, which has ten mile long, one and a quarter percent helper grades for loaded coal trains on both sides. Loaded coal trains with radio controlled distributed power and manned helpers run both ways up and down Ulm Hill. This program shows over 24 hours of, at times, earsplitting action on and around Ulm Hill in northern Wyoming in September of 2009. “BNSF Big Horn Sub east of Sheridan, WY” is 64 minutes long and sells for $30.95 plus $5 for S&H.  This DVD has the option of being watched with or without narration.

Everywhere West was the motto of the famed Burlington Route. And no Burlington line exemplified that motto better than the 476 mile line between Alliance in northwest Nebraska and Billings, Montana. Today, the Burlington is part of western rail giant BNSF and the eastern part of the Alliance to Billings line is laced with coal mines as it bisects the northern part of the Powder River Basin. 333 miles northwest of Alliance lies the crew change point of Sheridan, Wyoming. Sheridan, which today still personifies the West in American culture, is the midpoint of BNSF’s Big Horn Subdivision, which stretches from Gillette to Billings. Coal from mines in the Powder River Basin and from mines in southern Montana has transformed the Big Horn sub from a sleepy secondary line in CB&Q days to a big time main line railroad. Just east of Sheridan is Ulm Hill, which has ten mile long, one and a quarter percent helper grades for loaded coal trains on both sides. Loaded coal trains with radio controlled distributed power and manned helpers run both ways up and down Ulm Hill. This program shows over 24 hours of, at times, earsplitting action on and around Ulm Hill in northern Wyoming in September of 2009. “BNSF Big Horn Sub east of Sheridan, WY” is 64 minutes long and sells for $30.95 plus $5 for S&H.  This DVD has the option of being watched with or without narration.

This video shows over 24 hours of awesome action in October of 2003 around the multi-tracked, great rail junction at Granger, Wyoming, where UP's line to Portland and Seattle breaks off of the original Overland Route to Ogden.  Many railfans are familiar with the tiny town of Granger on UP's incredibly busy central corridor which is bisected by long freight trains seventy or more times a day on peak days of the week.  With the addition of trains off of the former Rio Grande main through Colorado, the tonnage and train count on UP's Overland Route across Wyoming is at its highest level ever.  And many of these trains are led by UP's fleet of new SD70M's adorned with wings on their nose and a large American flag on their sides.  185 minutes.  2 Tape/DVD set.  The DVD on this program has the option of being watched with or without narration. 

Over 80 BNSF and UP coal trains a day exit the south entrance to the Orin line that bisects the Powder River Basin in eastern Wyoming , making the south end of the Orin Line the second busiest freight line in this country.  Almost all trains are pulled by the latest AC locommotives, many using distributed power.  This videotape shows 24 hours of action in October 1999 on the busiest part of the Orin Line - the south end.  Two DVD, two tape set.  Three hours, 27 minutes.