I haven't been to the MRL since 2000. I was surprised how much work they did to add double track thru the Austin area. Now trains can meet/pass on a 21,000 foot siding/double track section. The ol... (more)
It was crazy to see how much the MRL has put back into the railroad to make it run alot smoother. One example is here near Avon. Avon was once a smaller siding located on the MRL 3rd Sub. The sidi... (more)
The MRL crosses over Austin Creek on this steel trestle near Skyline on Mullan Pass. The trestle is 494 feet long, 94 feet high, and built in 1896 by the Northern Pacific. Here we have a loaded co... (more)
It is pretty crazy to see how much westbound trains gain in elevation in a short distance climbing Mullan Pass. Here a coal train crawls along with 4 MRL manned helpers pushing mid-train. If you l... (more)
Dynamics howl as the engineer on 338 tries to keep the heavy tonnage at speed as they cross the Wapsipinicon River in Independence. Down hill fast, up hill slow, is the name of the game on the Dub... (more)