13,200 ponies from three big GE's claw West up the 2.2% grade of Mullan Pass; but not with the help of four manned Montana Rail Link SD70ACe's cut in two-thirds of the way back and a single BNSF A... (more)
Sprinting East along the Yellowstone River, three SD45's have a heavy Spokane, WA to Laurel, MT manifest in tow, catching some of the first rays of sun for the morning.
Picture yourself here; birds are singing below, fish are jumping in the Missouri, and the ever so faint sound of two EMD 645's rumbling Eastbound with the Helena to Logan local echo through the ca... (more)
Four SD70ACe's assist two GE's on the task of lifting their heavy "container grainer" stack train through the Austin Curves and up the 2.2% grade. The name container grainer comes from t... (more)
After completing a power mod, which consisted of setting out two trailing SD45's in Livingston, the SPOLAU departs town under the definition of "Big Sky Country".