Montana Rail Link’s Helena local climbs Winston Hill between Louisville and Winston, Montana on June 30, 2020. Powered by EMD SD40-2XR (rebuilt SD40) No. 263, and GP9 No. 109, all the cars are f... (more)

Montana Rail Link’s Helena switch sprints across the Missouri River as it departs Townsend, Montana, on July 3, 2018. During 2017-2019, this “local” out of Helena switched the cement plant a... (more)

Several locomotives are in Montana Rail Link’s running repair facility at its locomotive shop at Livingston, Montana, on May 7, 2012. Left to right, the EMD locomotives are SD35 No. 702, SD40-2X... (more)

Montana Rail Link’s Laurel to Missoula manifest freight climbs the 2.2 percent grade of Mullan Pass as it passes through Iron Ridge cut between Austin and Weed, Montana, on the afternoon of July... (more)

Montana Rail Link’s Helena switch, led by EMD GP9 No. 109, is eastbound as it descends Winston Hill in a hurry, approaching Townsend, Montana, on the morning of July 3, 2018.

Evening light illuminates the Clark Fork Valley at Trout Creek, Montana, as a westbound BNSF manifest freight passes the frog pond west of town on October 4, 2015.

Kicking up some dust from some recent trackwork, Montana Rail Link’s night gas local is westbound along the Flathead River west of Perma, Montana, on June 26, 2020.

Busy afternoon on Mullan
Three trains negotiate Montana Rail Link’s Mullan Pass west of Helena, Montana, on the afternoon of June 25, 2020. In the background going downgrade at Austin... (more)

A westbound BNSF coal load climbs the 2.2% grade out of Austin, Montana, on the the serpentine route over Mullan Pass on October 7, 2020. The head end is working toward the loop around Iron Ridge,... (more)

Montana Rail Link’s local to Harrison, Montana, heads down the 2.2% grade of the branch with six cars from the Harrison grain elevator on the afternoon of September 10, 2011. The local works out... (more)

At the end of 2020, the MRL unveiled two locomotives that were wrapped in two special schemes to show appreciation to both veterans and essential workers. The MRL 4404 was wrapped to thank Essenti... (more)

MRL 355 leads a loaded ballast train down the 5th sub towards Logan. Once at Logan, they will pick up a SD40-2 and head to Livingston.

Montana Rail Link’s local out of Logan hauls one car up to the grain elevator on the 2.2% grade mountain grade of the Harrison Branch approaching milepost 6 on September 10, 2011.

A pair of Montana Rail Link SD70ACe's bring the 'Day Gas' local under the searchlight cantilever signals at Plains,MT as the sun begins to peek over the mountains.

Montana Rail Link’s day gas local heads eastbound on the Fourth Subdivision, passing the signals at the west end of the siding at Plains, Montana, on the morning of October 4, 2020.