A quiet late October day in western Montana is interrupted briefly as the sound of three 645 prime movers roar through the countryside as they lead a Laurel to Spokane extra manifest over Trout Cr... (more)
Three of MRL's SD45-2XRs roar west along the Montana countryside with 8025 tons of mixed freight in tow. The leader would later throw a ground relay and be replaced at Livingston with a SD40-2XR.
The view from beside I-90 on the top of Bozeman Pass is breathtaking as a Roberts Bank coal load prepares to enter the tunnel at the summit of the previously mentioned mountain pass.
A new EMD SD70ACe leads an empty Centralia, WA coal train through the curves above Austin on the east side of Mullan Pass.
Three Boeing 737s are on the head end of this Kansas City, Kansas to Spokane, Washington manifest as it "flys" over Greenhorn Gulch.
Fall colors are peaking in spots as this Spokane-Laurel manifest train heads east out of Bozeman.
Helper 1 has an additional set of SD70ACes in tow as they roll downgrade over Skyline Trestle with fresh snow on the ground from the previous day.
The engineer on this Spokane-Laurel manifest opens up the throttle on this set of SD45-2XRs after meeting two westbounds in the siding at Townsend.
With Lombard Canyon behind them, this Spokane-Laurel manifest eases into Logan and a meet with a westbound coal load.
A short ballast train eases to a stop while a crew member walks up to the MOW crew to prepare the train to dump on Skyline Trestle.
The head end of this Boardman coal load eases over the crest of Mullan Pass and starts the easy journey on to the next crew change point at Missoula.
A former Santa Fe Dash 8-41CW leads an assortment of covered hoppers through the reverse curves above Austin while easing down the east side of Mullan Pass.
After adding a four unit helper set at Helena Jct, this Boardman, Oregon bound coal load starts the long climb up Mullan Pass.
A 80 car LM grinds up the grade over Greenhorn Gulch between Skyline and Weed behind a pair of MRL's newest SD70ACes.
A short maintenance of way train with one of MRL's SD40-2XRs rolls over Skyline Trestle just below the summit of Mullan Pass.
