Number 500 is the only GP40 on the MRL roster and has lots of history as it was originally Western Pacific 3542, Union Pacific 690, then Chicago Missouri and Western 3025, then Wisconsin Central 3... (more)

A work train comes to a brief halt as they use all of their track authority to the MP51.

Daytime work windows for Montana Rail Link track gangs have made Mullan Pass west of Helena, Montana, a busy place late in the afternoon, as trains waiting out the curfew begin to move. As a westb... (more)

A Montana Rail Link “Jimbo” work train works its way downgrade out of Weed, Montana, on June 30, 2021. Leading the way east is former MRL caboose, now shoving platform No. 1007.

A quartet of Montana Rail Link EMD SD70ACe being used as a manned helper for trains climbing Mullan Pass out of Helena, Montana, heads back to town at Austin after helping a train up the pass on t... (more)

A Montana Rail Link helper set arrives at Helena Yard on July 1, 2020. Quite a few blue MRL locomotives are present—three helper sets, the Helena local power and MRL’s Laurel to Missoula freig... (more)

All the westbound BNSF heavies have been pushed up Mullan Pass at night into first light before a long work window begins west of Helena, Montana, on July 7, 2022. The last Montana Rail Link helpe... (more)

The gas local heads works west along the Clark Fork River as it approaches Plains.

The gas local heads east at the Flathead River crossing on the 10th sub between Perma and Paradise.

The conductor minds the first of two cattle gates that the Harrison local negotiates as it approaches it's namesake destination. A wintry mix approaches from the mountains.

SPOLAU with a considerable assist into Livingston.

LM crawls into Helena Yard with coal empties waiting to head east. This train had to be set out in Townsend with power issues, so a helper set ran down to bring it in.

The Harrison local nears the end of the approximately weekly journey to the agribusiness in Harrison. Today's catch was 2 loads of fertilizer inbound and one empty outbound. It's hard to believe... (more)

LM is picking up some cars and helpers at the junction, requiring them to pull clear of the signals. The extra power up front will be sent all the way to Missoula to assist in helper service for ... (more)

A second "LB" utility job was sent from Laurel to clean up Livingston Yard, which was essentially 80% auto racks. After meeting the standard LB west, this job heads east. The two 4400'... (more)