A rare occurrence where an over and under of two trains was possible on the Montana Rail Link happened for a relatively short period of time in 2009. The track that SD40-2XR no. 263 is on was rebu... (more)

A fairly healthy cut of cars on the Polson Local required a third unit to get the train over the road. Unfortunately I don't believe the MRL is running on this branch any longer and quite possibly... (more)

BNSF 4638 leads an eastbound manifest out of Billings as it crosses a river on the eat side of town.

Train 262 is eastbound with Joe E20 on the point. They are approaching Alberton, MT for a crew change.

Little Joe E20 is westbound over high steel at Cyr, MT in early spring of 1971.

The returning Helena Local begins the westbound climb of Winston Hill after crossing the Missouri River just outside Townsend, Montana. This local works to Logan and then west up the 5th Sub to e... (more)

With all of the recent photos of 4449 I thought I would toss in a picture of the last time I saw 4449. Seen here crossing Trout Lake on the MRL. A few minutes before the train arrived a boater cre... (more)

Montana Rail Link's Polson Local with MRL GP9s 127 and 113 crossing Mission Creek at Moiese, MT.

Westbound Night Gas Local with MRL SD45-2s 355, 331, and 382 at Ravalli, MT on MRL's 10th Sub.

A pair of BNSF EMDs serve a DPU power on the rear of a westbound coal train as it travels across Montana Rail Link's 4th Sub near Cyr, Montana. Fish Creek Trestle was the site of a Northern Pacifi... (more)

Westbound coal empties cross the Powder River at its mouth with the Yellowstone near Terry Mont.

Westbound grain train crosses the Missouri River as it enters the Great Falls Yard. Tower on left is former MILW Station and tower on right is ex GN Station

The northbound local returning to Great Falls from the Lewistown branch is racing the setting sun and the "law" as it hsutles toward home trying to make it before the crew "dies" at 7 PM. The 29 ... (more)

The northbound local is seen rolling over the dry Coyote Creek just south of the small farming town of Stanford. Three classic 4-motor Geeps lead 29 loaded grain hoppers off the Lewistown Branch ... (more)

A rare double stack heads west out of the junction town of Logan, Montana, crossing the Gallatin River a short distance from where the Gallatin feeds into the Missouri. Further south towards Big S... (more)