COAL TRAINS OVER CRAWFORD HILL Format:Widescreen Posted 8-8-13

Posted 8-8-13

originating in Texas

Photographer Dick Donat was an active member of the Pacific Rail Society during the 1950's and recorded its rail activities and the changeover from steam to diesel on the UP

Part one of a three part series

COAL TRAINS OVER CRAWFORD HILL Format:Widescreen Posted 8-8-13IN STOCK AND SHIPPING NOW In the panhandle of northwestern Nebraska, coal trains from Wyomings Powder River Basin battle a mountain grade through an epic setting. On the BNSF timetable, this is a thirteen mile section of the Butte Subdivision between Alliance, Nebraska and Edgemont, South Dakota. Railroaders and railfans know it as Crawford Hill. The double track main line is a coal conveyor belt pitched on a 1. 55% grade. Manned helpers assist heavy