A set of four Montana Rail Link EMD SD70ACe locomotives being used as a manned helper is cut about two-thirds back in a westbound BNSF manifest freight climbing Mullan Pass out of Austin, Montana,... (more)

Rolling down Montana Rail Link’s Tenth Subdivision along the Flathead River at McDonald near Dixon, Montana, is the MRL gas local on September 28, 2007. Powering the eastbound train is EMD duo o... (more)

With a work train in consist, the local is taking the siding with ex-CRR 3620 leading.

With the recent news that one of the quintessential regional railroads, Montana Rail Link, would soon disappear, it made me go back and look at some of my images from my only visit to the railroad... (more)

Montana Rail Link EMD F45 No. 391 leads the MRL ML (Missoula to Laurel manifest) freight eastbound down the 2.2 percent grade of Mullan Pass approaching Austin, Montana, on September 2, 2003.

For now, recording as much as possible is the goal. On a gorgeous winter day, we see the Bozeman and Logan Local power ready for pickup by the LAUBOZ. At the very top left of the photo you can se... (more)

Westbound across the scenic 10th Sub with Conoco loads for Thompson Falls.

Eastbound across the scenic 10th Sub with Conoco empties from Thompson Falls.

Storage line of locomotives that were still active at the time. Fast forward to 2022, and time is running out for anything in this paint.

An icon of the Pacific Northwest, the evening gas train winds around the Clark Fork river towards Plains, with two of MRLs shiniest 70aces up front for power.

With an elderly GP9 for power, the Laurel switcher heads back towards Yard limits after servicing the CHS Laurel Oil Refinery for a little over an hour.

Montana Rail Link’s LM (Laurel to Missoula) manifest freight waits at the end of double track west of Livingston, Montana, as a westbound Burlington Northern Santa Fe Q train passes by on the af... (more)

SD9s on a stack train??? Well, sort of. It's 2004 and Laurel is melting down. Nearly every afternoon, the Billings Transfer would drag cuts of BNSF traffic out of the yard to an open siding som... (more)

An empty Ballast Train approaching Three Forks, Mt. Unfortunately, the crew ran out of hours and tied down at Wilson Creek or Sappington. We were camping at Lewis and Clark Caverns and had great... (more)

Montana Rail Link LM train (Laurel to Missoula freight) bends through Lombard Canyon between Lombard and Toston, Montana, on the afternoon of September 11, 1995. On the point is EMD F45 No. 391 le... (more)