With a 16:00 departure from Laurel, this Laurel to Bozeman local is pretty popular chase on the MRL 2nd Sub. Back in May 2002 the job pokes along following a grain train west, while meeting a few ... (more)
A westbound BNSF coal train rolls through a curve approaching Rapids, Montana, on Montana rail Link’s Second Subdivision main line west of Laurel on the afternoon of October 17, 2018.
SD9s on a stack train??? Well, sort of. It's 2004 and Laurel is melting down. Nearly every afternoon, the Billings Transfer would drag cuts of BNSF traffic out of the yard to an open siding som... (more)
With amount of money poured into capital improvements in 2018, the demand for ballast is high. Luckily the MRL services a pit in the middle of their line on the 5th Sub at Pipestone. Here a matchi... (more)
Three BN test SD60MACs lead train 20 east through Rapids on the MRL. Interesting paint scheme.
