COAL TRAINS OVER CRAWFORD HILL Format:Widescreen and includes action of the

and includes action of the California Zephyr as well

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Chapter headings: Standard Gauging

Posted 9-22-09

COAL TRAINS OVER CRAWFORD HILL Format:Widescreen and includes action of theIN 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