Six months after BNSF reclaimed Montana Rail Link, the Helena local still looked like the train of a recent blue past. On July 9, 2024, the local is powered with MRL SD40-2XR No. 262 leading vener... (more)
Montana Rail Link's Helena local works Ash Grove cement in beautiful late afternoon light on a cold first day of March. This will be the last March that sees MRL as an independant railroad.
The Helena local drops off 3 cars at Ash Grove cement in Montana City.
The MRL Montana City Local is pulling into Montana City coming around a curve along HWY 518 and Prickly Pear Creek in a small canyon.
As seen high above the cement plant that supplies half of this local’s traffic, MRLs Helena Local rumbles down the MT City branch with the newly fixed SD45 and an elderly GP9 for power.
The crew on Montana Rail Link GP9 No. 109 on the Helena switch has just finished delivering cars to the Ash Grove Cement plant at Montana City, Montana, on the afternoon of July 1, 2018, and are n... (more)
MRL 250 ready to depart back to Helena after switching at Montana City.
Switching Montana City The crew of Montana Rail Link GP9 No. 109 and SD40-2XR No. 262 make quick work of switching the Ash Grove Cement plant at Montana City, Montana, on the afternoon ... (more)
MRL 259 and 109 make a back up move toward empty hoppers they will take back from Montana City to Helena. MRL 259 will be the lead unit for the trip home.
MRL 109 and companion SD40 259 have completed switching at the Ash Grove cement plant in Montana City and are heading back to the main track. They will pick up empty hoppers seen to the left and h... (more)
MRL 109 and SD40 259 handle switching at Montana City, spotting coke loads at the Ash Grove Cement plant. This late Sunday afternoon move will be fairly quick as they have no loads to pick up. The... (more)
