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Viewing Album:  Railfanning the Cowboy State; Glendo and Orin Junction, Wyoming [A.K.A: Pumpkins Moving Coal..]
 
By:Marty Pfohl
Dates:1/28/2015 - 1/28/2016
Album Info:BNSF's line between Orin Junction and Glendo is amazingly busy with coal traffic and one of those 'unknown gems' I had been relatively close to but knew little about. The little town of Glendo sits on a watershed divide which reduces many a move to a crawl getting over the hump. There is a direct exit off I-25 to Glendo, and the old highway, now a frontage road, goes north all the way to Orin and parallels the BNSF main, allowing great access for many of the photos taken here. Morning photography would be especially good as this is a north-south alighnment. Nearby Glendo State Park would be a good place to set up a 'photography base camp' for those so inclined, and as well, there are hotels in Glendo and Douglas for those contemplating more civilized stays. With the 'discovery' of this busy and scenic part of Wyoming I started this album to showcase some photos from a place I will be visiting more often.
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Crew Change @ Glendo
Title:  Crew Change @ Glendo
Description:  Southbound BNSF coaler a few minutes after sunset, getting a change of crew..MP1207, Glendo, WY.
Photo Date:  11/19/2014  Upload Date: 1/14/2015 12:35:30 AM
Location:  Glendo, WY
Author:  Marty Pfohl
Categories:  Scenic,Signal,Action
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Views:  152   Comments: 2
Passing meet at Glendo
Title:  Passing meet at Glendo
Description:  The 'icing on a great day's cake', 'caught this sweet view of a BNSF sitting at the passing siding north of Glendo as i was making my way home. My timing was good, in the next 15 minutes I would get a great series of mainline action photos!
Photo Date:  1/28/2015  Upload Date: 2/2/2015 1:02:27 AM
Location:  Glendo, WY
Author:  Marty Pfohl
Categories:  Scenic
Locomotives:  BNSF 8559(SD70ACe)
Views:  320   Comments: 1
Passing meet at Glendo
Title:  Passing meet at Glendo
Description:  BNSF 8559S holds her train for a northbounder here. -Caught a lucky break using my tripod for a monopod and with clouds evening out the lighting got this awesome shot!
Photo Date:  1/28/2015  Upload Date: 2/2/2015 1:23:01 AM
Location:  Glendo, WY
Author:  Marty Pfohl
Categories:  Scenic
Locomotives:  BNSF 8559(SD70ACe)
Views:  298   Comments: 0
Passing meet at Glendo
Title:  Passing meet at Glendo
Description:  Within minutes our northbound coal appears, led by SD 70ACe 9006. Oddly she was drifting by on only the main headlights.
Photo Date:  1/28/2015  Upload Date: 2/2/2015 1:39:37 AM
Location:  Glendo, WY
Author:  Marty Pfohl
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  BNSF 9006(SD70ACe)
Views:  216   Comments: 1
Passing meet at Glendo
Title:  Passing meet at Glendo
Description:  Making a great roster shot complete with crew, very clean and fresh BNSF 8559 notches up as 9006's train rolls by!
Photo Date:  1/28/2015  Upload Date: 2/2/2015 1:50:47 AM
Location:  Glendo, WY
Author:  Marty Pfohl
Categories:  Roster,Action
Locomotives:  BNSF 8559(SD70ACe)
Views:  330   Comments: 0
Passing meet at Glendo, 'Movin' Coal'
Title:  Passing meet at Glendo, 'Movin' Coal'
Description:  Big time action in the middle of Wyoming as northbound empties roll on a green, whilst southbound loads get a healthy DPU push out of the sag in the landscape here.
Photo Date:  1/28/2015  Upload Date: 2/2/2015 2:22:05 AM
Location:  Glendo, WY
Author:  Marty Pfohl
Categories:  Scenic,Action
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Views:  201   Comments: 1
Passing meet at Glendo, 'Movin' Coal'
Title:  Passing meet at Glendo, 'Movin' Coal'
Description:  Big time action in the middle of Wyoming continues as NB and SB DPU's pass.
Photo Date:  1/28/2015  Upload Date: 2/2/2015 2:25:28 AM
Location:  Glendo, WY
Author:  Marty Pfohl
Categories:  Scenic,Action
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Views:  121   Comments: 0
Passing meet at Glendo, 'Movin' Coal'
Title:  Passing meet at Glendo, 'Movin' Coal'
Description:  NB and SB DPU's pour it on..
Photo Date:  1/28/2015  Upload Date: 2/2/2015 2:26:36 AM
Location:  Glendo, WY
Author:  Marty Pfohl
Categories:  Scenic,Action
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Views:  146   Comments: 0
Passing meet at Glendo
Title:  Passing meet at Glendo
Description:  Looking rather like a squirrel with stuffed cheeks, veteran Executive SD70Mac 9760 pushed her loads up the hump over Glendo divide..and with that, my photography day trip came to a sweet conclusion!
Photo Date:  1/28/2015  Upload Date: 2/2/2015 2:57:20 AM
Location:  Glendo, WY
Author:  Marty Pfohl
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  BNSF 9760(SD70MAC)
Views:  258   Comments: 3
Not quite the Big Sky...
Title:  Not quite the Big Sky...
Description:  Wide open Wyoming spaces make trains look small...at Orin Jct. One EB coaler overtakes another. Within a few minutes the second train too, moved out east. {Photo taken from US hwy 18 with about 1/4 mile separation. Be careful here as road shoulders are practically nil and oncoming traffic does not necessarily slow down!!}
Photo Date:  3/12/2015  Upload Date: 4/3/2015 2:37:17 PM
Location:  Orin Junction, WY
Author:  Marty Pfohl
Categories:  Scenic,Action
Locomotives:  BNSF 5816(ES44AC) BNSF 6380(ES44AC) BNSF 8848(SD70MAC) BNSF 6384(ES44AC)
Views:  316   Comments: 0
Workin' with profiles..
Title:  Workin' with profiles..
Description:  'Followed a hunch and this was the result..Combining 2 profile shots and a bit of editing produced this accurate rendition of these 2 units with a coal train. Seems to work better than trying to get a 'panoramic' with a long lens!
Photo Date:  3/13/2015  Upload Date: 4/11/2015 11:43:35 AM
Location:  Orin Junction, WY
Author:  Marty Pfohl
Categories:  Scenic,Action
Locomotives:  BNSF 6384(ES44AC) BNSF 8848(SD70MAC)
Views:  279   Comments: 0
Grinstiens 'a comin at 'Ya!!!
Title:  Grinstiens 'a comin at 'Ya!!!
Description:  BNSF 9683 and her sister Grinstiener are about to blast past this photographer as they leave CP131 behind in thier coal dust. These 'ol veteran Gals surely still got it!
Photo Date:  3/13/2015  Upload Date: 4/11/2015 4:45:28 PM
Location:  Orin Junction, WY
Author:  Marty Pfohl
Categories:  Action
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Views:  103   Comments: 0
The View Ahead
Title:  The View Ahead
Description:  BNSF 9683's train barrels on down the main. What made this shot for me was the 'classic' silhouetted engineer in the cab, makin' sure all is as it should be a movin'...Orin Jct. lies just ahead.
Photo Date:  3/13/2015  Upload Date: 4/11/2015 4:50:31 PM
Location:  Orin Junction, WY
Author:  Marty Pfohl
Categories:  Action
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Views:  123   Comments: 0
Bringin' up the rear..
Title:  Bringin' up the rear..
Description:  H2 DPU 9957 brings up the rear of 9683's train.
Photo Date:  3/13/2015  Upload Date: 4/11/2015 4:56:20 PM
Location:  Orin Junction, WY
Author:  Marty Pfohl
Categories:  Action
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Views:  98   Comments: 0
Pumpkins 'Movin Coal @ CP 131
Title:  Pumpkins 'Movin Coal @ CP 131
Description:  Warm air distorts the view from afar as a NB coaler comes comes up on the southbound DPU's. The northbound's lights were dimmed as a courtesy to the DPU crew.
Photo Date:  3/13/2015  Upload Date: 4/14/2015 3:10:56 PM
Location:  Orin Junction, WY
Author:  Marty Pfohl
Categories:  Action
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Views:  117   Comments: 0
Pumpkins 'Movin Coal @ CP 131
Title:  Pumpkins 'Movin Coal @ CP 131
Description:  Coming abrest of the SB DPU's the NB's lights come on..
Photo Date:  3/13/2015  Upload Date: 4/14/2015 3:13:01 PM
Location:  Orin Junction, WY
Author:  Marty Pfohl
Categories:  Action
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Views:  127   Comments: 0
Pumpkins 'Movin Coal @ CP 131
Title:  Pumpkins 'Movin Coal @ CP 131
Description:  Pouring it on!! Boiling heatwaves from 5947 and her trailing unit obscures everything behind them..
Photo Date:  3/13/2015  Upload Date: 4/14/2015 3:14:08 PM
Location:  Orin Junction, WY
Author:  Marty Pfohl
Categories:  Action
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Views:  96   Comments: 0
Pumpkins 'Movin Coal @ CP 131
Title:  Pumpkins 'Movin Coal @ CP 131
Description:  Billowing a light exhaust BNSF 5947 and her trailing 70Ace are Pumpkins in fine form as they hustle empty coal northward.
Photo Date:  3/13/2015  Upload Date: 4/14/2015 3:14:57 PM
Location:  Orin Junction, WY
Author:  Marty Pfohl
Categories:  Action
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Views:  181   Comments: 0
Pumpkins 'Movin Coal..
Title:  Pumpkins 'Movin Coal..
Description:  Black and White worked particularly well for this stark photo of wide open Wyoming spaces as SB BNSF 8823 takes on the 'ramp' between Quarry Divide and CP131. This view is from the opposite direction of the previous photo, about 1 mile south.
Photo Date:  3/13/2015  Upload Date: 4/16/2015 12:44:55 AM
Location:  Orin Junction, WY
Author:  Marty Pfohl
Categories:  Scenic,Action
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Views:  226   Comments: 0
Cresting the Quarry Divide
Title:  Cresting the Quarry Divide
Description:  2 of BNSF's big GE's put up a good show against the background of Glendo Reserviour. There is a sweet spot for photography here which is at the top of a divide between Glendo and Orin.
Photo Date:  3/13/2015  Upload Date: 4/7/2015 10:05:27 PM
Location:  Glendo, WY
Author:  Marty Pfohl
Categories:  Scenic,Action
Locomotives:  BNSF 6080(ES44AC) BNSF 6225(ES44AC)
Views:  284   Comments: 0
Pumpkins 'Movin Coal @ CP 131
Title:  Pumpkins 'Movin Coal @ CP 131
Description:  2 of BNSF's Big Girls get some empty tubs a 'rollin north for more coal..
Photo Date:  3/13/2015  Upload Date: 4/16/2015 12:53:52 AM
Location:  Orin Junction, WY
Author:  Marty Pfohl
Categories:  Action
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Views:  185   Comments: 0

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