The last active MRL SD45 leads the Helena Local up hill at Winston at last light.

The MRL Montana City Local has just finished switching Montana City and is heading back towards the mainline to go to Townsend

The Night Gas rolls along the Flathead River on a July evening

The Bozeman Pass Helper set shoves a loaded grain train pass at O'Rea Road. The NS unit and MRL units are in Run 8 struggling up the pass.

The "Night Gas" dodges clouds as it heads over the 797-foot Marent Trestle west of Missoula, Montana on their way up Evaro Hill.

MRL #401 leads the eastbound local on it's once a week run from Bozeman to Livingston as it approaches the summit of Bozeman Pass near West End.

MRL #4402 leads a 3 pack of MRL manned pushers on the rear end of a Robert's Bank, BC export train climbing the east slope of Bozeman Pass.

With a moderate rainstorm rolling over Mullan Pass, Montana Rail Link SD40-2 No. 259 leads a westbound loaded ballast train over Skyline Trestle on a dreary, spring afternoon. Photo taken from Sky... (more)

MRL's "Night Gas" local (Missoula to Thompson Falls, MT turn) cruises west along the Clark Fork River just west of Perma, MT.

After holding in Paradise to meet an empty coal train, Montana Rail Link's night gas races west under the searchlight cantilever in Plains, Montana on a rainy evening and heads towards Thompson Fa... (more)

Montana Rail Link’s Laurel to Missoula manifest begins its journey over Mullan Pass with the “Thank You Veterans” Heritage Motor on the point as a thunder storm passes over the mountains of ... (more)

MRL's Helena local accelerates towards the yard in East Helena after making it's pick-up off the Montana City branch on the return trip from Townsend.

The ML departs Missoula heading east, parallelling I90 and crossing the Clark Fork River

A Montana Rail Link helper crew gets ready for a trip over Bozeman Pass in Livingston, Montana, cutting their power into the middle of BNSF loaded coal C SXMRBG1 88F and pulling forward towards th... (more)

MRL's Helena local accelerates westbound from it's work at Townsend, MT as it crosses the Missouri River. On this day it would be a "hurry up and wait" as the local would meet 2 EB's an... (more)