Passing milepost 6, Montana Rail Link’s 844 local climbs up the 2.2% grade of the Harrison Branch on May 17, 2013. Today’s train is three cars powered by MRL GP35 No. 406.
Passengers begin boarding the eastbound Texas Eagle, at Temple, TX. In the distance, a southbound hauling military vehicles waits on the mainline behind NS and UP power.
From this vantage point you get a good perspective of the grade change as UP 6049 (AC44CWCTE) drops down from Tunnel #1 and heads to the Big Ten Curve.