Racing East along the incredibly beautiful Clark Fork River, two Montana Rail Link SD70ACe's haul the Eastbound empty Day Gas Local back towards Missoula on an absolutely marvelous Summer morning.... (more)

Due to two derailments on BNSF's Glasgow Subdivision in Eastern Montana, a handful of intermodal trains were detoured via the MRL to get to the West Coast. BNSF's Logistics Park, IL to Tacoma, WA ... (more)

MRL Helpers drift down Mullan Pass after shoving a coal train up the hill on what would be a quiet 4th of July along the MRL.

A beautiful morning greets Montana Rail Link’s Helena local as it curves through Lombard, Montana, on June 26, 2015. Two EMD SD70ACes power the train past the abandoned Milwaukee Road Pacific Ex... (more)

The MRL day gas train creeps into Paradise with 11 cars to drop off in the Paradise yard before heading off to Thompson Falls. This train used the fourth sub on this day due to a Loram rail grind... (more)

Strolling West at track speed, MRL 4408 has no issue keeping the Silver Cloud passenger train at track speed, paralleling the incredibly scenic Clark Fork River on a sensational June afternoon.

The impressive Absaroka Mountains stand tall over MRL's Laurel to Missoula manifest, which is clawing its way up the 1.8% grade of Bozeman Pass with a trio of SD70ACe's leading the charge.

MRL's Night gas has just left the yard in Missoula and will shortly take the 10th sub toward Evaro passing a NP era signal mast.

MRL's Night gas local heads to Thompson Falls near Plains skirting the Clark Fork River.

MRL's Night gas local passes under County Rd 382 near Perma.

MRL's Night gas local passes a classic 10th sub scene near Perma skirting the Flathead River.

Montana Rail Link’s local down the Bitterroot Branch (also known as the Darby Branch) curves out of Lee Metcalf National Wildlife Refuge north of Stevensville, Montana, on a dreary May 18, 2013.... (more)

Montana Rail Link’s Helena local heads eastbound through Lombard Canyon west of Lombard, Montana, on September 21, 2009. Powering the 840 is the usual pair of SD40-2XRs (rebuilt EMD SD40s)—Nos... (more)

MRL's Laurel-Missoula freight highbals westward toward its destination, though it runs geogrpahically eastward for a short bit as it follows the meandering path of the Missouri River.

MRL's 844 local switches the talc plant at Three Forks where many cars are shuffled about - empties in and loads out - as an unusual piece of mining equipment serves as welcome at the front entran... (more)