The Montana Rail Link Night Gas Local is seen departing Missoula. A forest fire on the 10th Subdivision had the train routed along the Clark Fork River and the 4th Sub.

Late on the afternoon of June 29, 2016, Montana Rail Link’s Helena local, led by EMD SD45 No. 382, rolls through Lombard Canyon west of Lombard, Montana, with seven cars for Helena yard.

Montana Rail Link’s local down the Bitterroot Branch (also known as the Darby Branch) clatters through Lolo, Montana, under moisture-leaden skies on May 18, 2013. Two GP9s take the train as far ... (more)

MRL's Gas Local on the return trip from Thompson Falls, MT, to Missoula, MT.

Still earning its keep
Montana Rail Link’s Helena local with eight cars flies up Winston Hill at milepost 215 east of Winston, Montana, on the afternoon of June 25, 2020. MRL EMD GP9 ... (more)

Four Montana Rail Link EMD SD70ACe locomotives, Nos. 4304, 4307, 4306 and 4314, are mid-train manned helpers on a westbound BNSF coal train climbing Mullan Pass’ 2.2 percent grade out of Austin,... (more)

Under a stormy sky, Montana Rail Link’s Bozeman turn curves along the Yellowstone River leaving Columbus, Montana. MRL EMD SD45 No. 355 and SD40-2XR No. 252 power the westbound local on the afte... (more)

Powered by Montana Rail Link EMD GP9 Nos. 120 and 127, MRL’s Paradise local heads west over the Clark Fork on Bridge 208 west of Donlan, Montana, on September 29, 2014.

Montana Rail Link’s day gas local follows the Flathead River eastbound at Perma, Montana, on October 2, 2015. MRL’s gas train operates between Missoula and Thompson Falls (Pipeline), usually o... (more)

A Montana Rail Link helper set consisting of four EMD SD70ACe's drop down the 2.2% grade at Austin,MT on their way to help a westbound BNSF manifest across Mullan Pass.

Just before a golden sunset on July 1, 2019, Montana Rail Link’s Helena switch tops Winston Hill and begins dropping downgrade just east of Winston, Montana. Powering the local with cars for RY... (more)

At the end of the day on July 1, 2020, a westbound Montana Rail Link ballast extra climbs upgrade on Mullan Pass west of Helena, Montana. The train is passing through striking Iron Ridge cut betwe... (more)

The pastureland around Harrison, Montana, is still spring green on June 22, 2015. Montana Rail Link’s 844 local, powered by GP35 Nos. 403 and 406, brings 3 covered hoppers up the 2.2 percent gra... (more)

With snow flurries falling, Montana Rail Link's "Day Gas Local" slices through the Rocky Mountains and across the Clark Fork River between Paradise and St. Regis. It's not hard to see wh... (more)

With the Canyon Ferry Reservoir in the distance, the land stretches out for miles and miles. Below, former NP 210 and CNW 873 head the local to Townsend.