Montana Rail Link train No. 840, the Helena local, curves through Trident, Montana, westbound along the Missouri River. A matching pair of EMD SD40s (MRL labels the rebuilt locomotives as SD40-2XR... (more)
Montana Rail Link’s Helena local passes the tranquil waters of the Missouri River in Lombard Canyon approaching Lombard, Montana, on the afternoon of June 15, 2014. A matching pair of rebuilt SD... (more)
Rumbling along the Missouri River on the morning of September 12, 2011, are two Montana Rail Link SD40-2XRs (Nos. 252 and 253) powering MRL’s Helena Local into Lombard, Montana. In the foregroun... (more)
Montana Rail Link’s 840 local arrives at Sappington, Montana, on September 12, 2011. Two rebuilt SD40s that MRL classifies as SD40-2XRs power the train which is traveling along the abandoned Mil... (more)
It’s getting toward the end of the day as Montana Rail Link’s 840 Local rolls along the Missouri River at Lombard. Classy and clean SD40-2XR’s (rebuilt SD40s) Nos. 252 and 253 power the loca... (more)
After working a local industry, MRL's 840 Local accelerates eastbound through the Townsend Siding with MRL GP9 116 and SD45-2 308 in charge.
Montana Rail Link’s Helena Local approaches the Madison River Bridge at Three Forks, Montana, on September 12, 2011. The local will work the talc plants at Three Forks and Sappington before head... (more)
Montana Rail Link’s 840 local heads west along the Missouri River in Lombard Canyon just east of Toston, Montana, on September 9, 2011. The 840 is also known as the Helena Local, and is headed b... (more)
Two Montana Rail Link SD40-2XRs (Nos. 252 and 253) power MRL’s Helena Local into Lombard, Montana, along the Missouri River on September 12, 2011.
Pushing up Winston Hill The power for Montana Rail Link’s 840 local out of Helena has the additional duty of helping out a struggling westbound BNSF coal train up Winston Hill west of... (more)
Montana Rail Link’s train No. 840, the Helena Local, curves along the Missouri River and the heart of Lombard Canyon, Montana, on the morning of September 22, 2009. On the point is a matching pa... (more)
A former BN (NP) GP9 and an ex-DRGW GP35 lead the Helena Local through Three Forks
MRL Local #840 runs around its train with a nice pair of SD45-2s.
MRL Local #840 heads east at Logan, MT, before running around its train and heading down the 5th Sub.
MRL’s former BN (NP) GP9 121 prepares to depart Three Forks with the Helena Local.