On the afternoon of July 7, 2021, Montana Rail Link’s Helena local heads upgrade on Winston Hill at milepost 215 east of Winston, Montana, on MRL’s Second Subdivision main line.

A 3 pack of MRL SD70ACe’s along with the solo DPU shove a loaded BNSF grain train towards the summit of Bozeman Pass west of Livingston

The Livingston helper cuts off of the Missoula-Laurel freight just west of Livingston, after giving them some assistance over Bozeman Pass.

A 4 pack of MRL SD70ACe’s lead the Eastbound Missoula to Laurel freight down Bozeman Pass

Helena helper #1 glides down Mullan Pass heading back to town to push another load of dinosaur poop over the Continental Divide.

Montana Rail Link’s Laurel to Missoula road freight (LM) assaults the grade up Bozeman Pass with eight SD45s and SD45-2s just west of Livingston, Montana, on September 23, 2002. A set of five of... (more)

Passing an old Montana homestead and ranch, Montana Rail Link GP35 Nos. 403 and 402 with five covered hoppers, drops down the 2.2 percent mountain grade on the Harrison branch north of Harrison on... (more)

A helper set heads back East towards Livingston from Bozeman with the local power tacked on the rear. Chestnut Mountain looms in the background.

A very patriotic horse keeps an eye on me as an MRL helper set shoves a BNSF mixed freight up over Bozeman Pass.

The Day Gas Local heads back towards Missoula as it follows the scenic Flathead River in Dixon Montana. This days gas train rates two MRL SD70ACes for power.

Wrapped up in a Veterans memorial livery, the MRL 4407 crawls over Skyline Trestle with a long set of loaded ballast cars in tow. With maintenance of way season in full effect, the 4th sub was in ... (more)

With the Yellowstone river in the foreground, and the Fairview Peak mountain range in the background, MRLs Bozeman Bullet cuts right through some of the better scenery on the system. Seen here jus... (more)

The storms are receding to the east as Montana Rail Link’s Helena local, led by MRL EMD GP9 No. 109, rolls downgrade just east of Winston, Montana, on the afternoon of July 7, 2021.

With a healthy cut of traffic for Bozeman, train LB, dubbed the “Bozeman Bullet”, wines along the Yellowstone River with two of MRLs SD40s up front. With the impending BNSF takeover, many wond... (more)

Seen from atop a rocky hill, the MRL gas train curves into the tiny town of Weeksville, prepping to meet a train at Paradise a few miles out.