High above the walls of Sheep Canyon in Northern Wyoming, the usual silence of this picturesque location is broken by the sound of BNSF #1572's prime mover, hauling a formidable train back to its ... (more)

On July 14, 2024, BNSF’s Laurel to Denver freight follows the Bighorn River past milepost 414 through Sheep Canyon between Spence and Stucco, Wyoming. In only a few more miles and the train wil... (more)

The rugged terrain of Wyoming's Bighorn Basin is shown off here at Sheep Canyon, one of several canyon's that BNSF's Casper Subdivision cuts through. Seen here, BNSF's Cowley Turn, a local operati... (more)

After a day spending switching on the Casper Sub as far south as Bonneville, WY the local arrives back at Greybull with 40 cars in tow. The Bighorn River provides a routing for this line as well a... (more)

The local run north of Greybull, WY has assembled a formidable 96 car train by the time it returns to the terminal. These old coal motors are a good match to the task of this heavy train. The long... (more)

Shadows are lengthening as two EMD SD70MACs power BNSF’s Cowley turn, a local that operates out of Greybull, Wyoming, through rugged Sheep Canyon on June 22, 2016. The southbound train is follow... (more)

A pair of BNSF EMD SD70MACs still in Grinstein colors sit in the yard at Greybull, Wyoming, on June 25, 2023. Both were built in June 1995 for Burlington Northern.

Passing through stunning Sheep Canyon, in some unusual territory, at least for the former Chicago, Burlington & Quincy, is BNSF’s Cowley turn out of Greybull, Wyoming, on June 22, 2016. Two EMD ... (more)

Passing by the massive, vertical rock walls in Sheep Canyon is BNSF’s Cowley turn out of Greybull, Wyoming, on the morning of June 22, 2017. The northbound local is following the Bighorn River t... (more)

BNSF’s Cowley turn follows the Bighorn River through ruggedly scenic Sheep Canyon as it passes milepost 414 while returning to Greybull, Wyoming, on the sunny afternoon of June 27, 2018.

BNSF’s Cowley turn rolls south along the craggy cliffs inside Sheep Canyon, heading back to Greybull, Wyoming, on the afternoon of June 22, 2017. Leading the local along the Bighorn River is a C... (more)

BNSF EMD SD70MAC No. 8912 leads BNSF’s Cowley turn past milepost 414 on the Casper Subdivision as it follows the Big Horn River through Sheep Canyon north of Greybull, Wyoming, on the morning of... (more)

Sheep and the Triclops "Triclops" SD60m leads a Cowley Turn out of spectacular Sheep Canyon. The Cowley Turn runs 5 days a week out of Greybull, Wyoming. The local serves Agric... (more)

Over many millennia, the Bighorn River cut a deep path through the spine of Sheep Mountain, also allowing Chicago, Burlington & Quincy to build a parallel path through the chasm in 1905-07. Todayâ... (more)

A southbound BNSF freight train curves through remarkable Sheep Canyon along the Bighorn River north of Greybull, Wyoming, on June 22, 2017. It may look like a unit coal train on the Casper Subdiv... (more)