A Laurel to Missoula freight train making its way up and out of Helena as they begin their ascent of Mullan Pass.

MRL Laurel to Bozeman is exiting the Tunnel at the top of the grade on Bozeman Pass.

Iron Ridge A BNSF oil train rounds the 10 degree curve and climbs the 2.2% grade at Iron ridge on Mullan Pass. The train is bound for Pacific Coast refineries and acts as a pipeline as th... (more)

MRL 4313 in charge of the LM (Laurel - Missoula) has arrived at Logan,Mt to do some work while a couple of railfans look on.

A pair of Montana Rail Link SD40-2XR's lead a short LAUBOZ freight as they emerge from the tunnel at the summit of Bozeman Pass in West End, Montana and begins its descent towards Bozeman in golde... (more)

Night gas rolling
Floating on a carpet that is Montana Rail Link’s Tenth Subdivision main line approaching Perma is the night gas local heading west on September 21, 2006. The rain fi... (more)

Loaded grain train G-WTRKAL9-11A crests over the top of Marias Pass westbound towards Whitefish with the beautiful Rocky Mountain vista behind them.

As the sun dips below the snowcapped mountains, BNSF L-MON8211-15A (MRL Night Gas Local) snakes around the chilly waters of the Clark Fork River.

An MRL Whitehall Extra crew has a train of stored coal hoppers and intermodal well cars in tow as they cruise through the Yellowstone River valley outside of Carney, Montana. The pair of SD70ACe's... (more)

The backshop at Montana Rail Link’s Livingston Shop was well equipped to handle any major repair or rebuild of a locomotive for the railroad. On May 7, 2012, an assortment of blue EMDs has work ... (more)

With temperatures well below zero and the sun not yet reaching into the west end of Jefferson Canyon, a Montana Rail Link Whitehall Extra rolls through Cardwell, Montana and follows the Jefferson ... (more)

MRL's Laurel-Missoula manifest gets a shove up Mullan Pass courtesy of Helena based Helper #2.

MRL's "Night Gas" heads west on the 10th Sub between Perma and Paradise.

A pair of BNSF GE's bring up the rear as DPU's on a BNSF manifest and intermodal freight making its way east over Montana Rail Link's 3rd Subdivision. Holding in the siding at Bearmouth, Montana i... (more)

BNSF 8482 leads a grain train through Weeksville, MT approaching Loys Ln road crossing