The last in a series of westbound trains up Winston Hill this evening was the MRL Helena Local heading back west to Helena from Townsend.

The MRL Bozeman Local heads over Bozeman Pass towards Livingston.

The MRL Helena Local heads west on the Montana City Branch.

The MRL Logan Local makes its once a week run on the Harrison Branch to Harrison.

Bolting over Winston Hill
Weather turned quite storming in parts of Montana on the afternoon of July 8, 2022. My brother Tom, his son Charlie and I were waiting on Montana Rail Link’s ... (more)

The MRL Night Gas snakes around some curves along the mighty Flathead River making its way towards Thompson Falls in the late evening

After meeting a loaded grain train at Muir, MRL 250 descends the east slope of Bozeman Pass.

On the afternoon of June 29, 2022, Montana Rail Link’s Laurel to Missoula manifest freight, commonly called the “LM,” climbs the eastern slope of Mullan Pass west of Helena, Montana. Six MRL... (more)

A Montana Rail Link “Jimbo” work train full of ties rolls east downgrade on Winston Hill at milepost 214 between Winston and Townsend, Montana, on July 8, 2022.

MRL 403 creeps around the corner pulling 6 MRL 3 Bay hoppers bound for Harrison.

MRL 355 leads the Helena Local up Winston Hill, the sun sets as the 355 rounds the curve as it just about splits the old Searchlight signals. Notice the newer "Vader" Signals waiting on ... (more)

The Day Gas skirts the banks of the Clark Fork River not long after departing Thompson Falls. In the five previous trips I'd taken to the MRL, this was my first time exploring much of the line wes... (more)

MRL 401 crosses the busy W Park St, after finishing up switching R-Y Timber.

MRL 355 blurs past the soon-to-be-replaced searchlights on Winston Hill.

on a warm summer night, MRL 250 descends Bozeman pass.