I have been hesitant to post much MRL stuff this year, mostly due to the fact that the state has been swamped with people all summer and most are probably sick of it by now! It hasn't stopped me from shooting of course, as history sharpens it's blade, but I haven't felt the urge to post something and have it lost in the sea of other images. However, I finally felt like posting something. Getting a standard cab leading west of Trident is almost impossible these days unless you catch the Logan Local delivering to Trident. Beyond that, standard cabs simply just don't lead. However, an RCL unit from Laurel has snuck onto ballast trains, which unfortunately have featured pairs of ACe's the last two years as opposed to the SD40 pairs they usually rated. As the sun just starts to peek over the foothills of the Trident area, the ballast train loaded and on the move west. Trident used to have an entire town and depot in the background. The depot is now a wonderful museum in Three Forks.
