Montana Rail Link’s day gas local, returning to Missoula from Pipeline at Thompson Falls, follows the Clark Fork eastbound through Weeksville, Montana, on February 7, 2022.

Powered by a quintet of EMD GP60-series locomotives—with GP60M-3 No. 108 leading GP60B Nos. 341 and 339, followed by GP60M-3 Nos. 104 and 123—BNSF’s Chewelah Turn makes its way through Loon ... (more)

Burlington Northern Expediter train 42 crosses the Rock River and curves away from Oregon, Illinois, on April 1, 1989. I know, the weather is crappy and it’s “stick” season in the Midwest�... (more)

On the afternoon of February 5, 2022, an eastbound BNSF grain train crosses the inlet of Trout Creek into the Clark Fork while traversing Montana Rail Link’s Fourth Subdivision main line through... (more)

An eastbound BNSF grain train glints the sunset on the eve of September 22, 2006, as the train snakes along the Clark Fork between Thompson Falls and Eddy, Montana. The train is traveling Montana ... (more)

Rio Grande and Missouri Pacific locomotives rest beneath the large grain elevator at Kansas City Southern’s Knoche Yard in Kansas City, Missouri, on December 8, 1985. Rio Grande utilized the KCS... (more)

On June 23, 2015, a BNSF grain train curves over Sixteen Mile Creek while passing the townsite of Lombard and the Milwaukee Road’s Pacific Extension bridge that spans the Missouri River, heading... (more)

Amtrak’s Empire Builder quickly passes a westbound Chicago & North Western coal train at the end of double track on Canadian Pacific/Soo Line’s former Milwaukee Road main line west of Milwauke... (more)

A westbound Burlington Northern Santa Fe ballast train slowly climbs the grade though Clay, Colorado, on April 28, 2002. On the point of the heavy train is a trio of SD70MACs, assisted by a pair o... (more)

A westbound Burlington Northern Santa Fe ballast train just finished rounding Big 10 Curve and is now passing the east switch of Clay, Colorado, on April 28, 2002. On the point of the heavy train ... (more)

Two new repaints power a Canadian Pacific hot shot westbound through Pewaukee, Wisconsin, at 2:30 p.m. on April 17 1993. One EMD SD40-2 each from CP and Soo Line show off the new paint scheme info... (more)

Locomotives get serviced at the fuel track at Union Pacific’s North Yard in Denver, Colorado, on April 15, 2013. Amid the falling snow, an employee tries in vain to get a fuel reading on one of ... (more)

Descending Mullan Pass west of Helena, Montana, is Montana Rail Link’s ML (Missoula to Laurel manifest freight) at Austin on September 12, 2002.

Amtrak’s westbound California Zephyr pops out of the west portal of Moffat Tunnel at Winter Park, Colorado, on November 14, 2021.

Illinois Central’s Markham Local speeds southbound between Peotone and Manteno, Illinois, on a clear January 21, 1989. Leading the train is solid orange Illinois Central Gulf EMD GP10 No. 8186.