A nice clean ACe provides the DPU power on the rear of a westbound coal load as it departs Laurel, MT on a journey across the MRL. The track in the foreground is the BNSF line south to Wyoming and... (more)

Despite the ubiquitous scorch on the long hood the paint on BNSF 740 has held up pretty well. 740 was one of the very first locomotives painted in the "Heritage 2" paint scheme which replaced "Her... (more)

In a yard dominated by coal trains, this GE rests on the end of an empty ballast train.

A coal empty is headed south and about to cross from South Dakota back into Minnesota, a short time after crossing into Minnesota they'll cross into Iowa.

A trio of Geeps roar uphill through the southwestern corner of Minnesota hauling a southbound local freight towards Iowa.

A westbound manifest heads up the Big Horn Sub on the approach to Sheridan this beautiful summer evening.

The Empire Builder makes a station stop at the western gateway to Glacier Park. It's the height of tourist season and a decent crowd of passengers are on hand to board along with an equal number r... (more)

In a scene that could have been ripped from the pages of Great Model Railroads a pair of MRL Geeps move from the servicing area to the yard in order to assemble their train for the short run east ... (more)

A loaded eastbound BNSF ballast train passes through the Jefferson River Canyon on the MRL's 5th Sub. There is one GE up front and one in DPU mode on the rear of this train that would be parked at... (more)

A lone GP35 climbs the Harrison Branch with 3 cars in tow.

A statue of John F. Stevens stands watch over the summit of Marias Pass while trains still use the route he charted in 1889 for the Great Northern's crossing of the Continental Divide.

A loaded ballast train from the quarry at the foot of Homestake Pass rolls east through Willow Creek past an old elevator. The MRL 5th Sub used to be the route passenger trains plied to serve Butt... (more)

Behind recently shopped SD70ACe, MRL's business train cuts a fine form around this curve along the 10th Sub over Evaro Hill.

MRL's office car special heads down the 10th Sub along the Flathead River after diverging from the 4th Sub at Paradise.

A fresh SD70ACe heads up an empty coal train staged at Black Thunder Mine in the Powder River Basin.