BNSF GE ES44DC No. 7684 leads an eastbound freight through Lombard, Montana, on the afternoon of June 27, 2017. In the background is the abandoned Milwaukee Road Pacific Extension main line bridge... (more)

Edging the cliffs
Early morning shadows still grip Lombard Canyon as an eastbound BNSF grain train skirts the rock escarpment towering above the ghost town of Lombard, Montana, on July ... (more)

An eastbound BNSF freight snakes through the curves of Lombard Canyon, Montana, on the calm and sunny morning of June 27, 2016.

Blue and orange
A manifest freight led by Montana Rail Link SD70ACe No. 4400 works through Lombard Canyon just west of Lombard, Montana, on the afternoon of June 25, 2016. Three blue ACe... (more)

On the morning of July 1, 2017, an eastbound BNSF grain train rumbles through Lombard, Montana, on Montana Rail Link’s former BN/Northern Pacific main line. The train is passing the truncated br... (more)

At the end of another gorgeous day in Lombard Canyon on July 2, 2017, a BNSF coal train enters the siding at Lombard on Montana Rail Link. The Missouri River is calm as the canyon settles in for a... (more)

On the pristine morning of June 26, 2015, Montana Rail Link’s Helena local curves along the Missouri River at Lombard, Montana, powered by two MRL EMD SD70ACes.

Slowly sneeking along the Missouri River through the scenic Lombard Canyon is this coal unit train.

Like a steel and concrete monument to railroading’s past, Milwaukee Road’s abandoned Pacific Extension bridge crossing the Missouri River stands over the DPUs of a passing westbound BNSF grain... (more)

A westbound BNSF unit grain train escapes a rainstorm as it curves through Lombard, Montana, on the afternoon of June 27, 2017.

A westbound BNSF oil train twists along the banks of the Missouri River leaving Lombard, Montana, on the afternoon of June 25, 2017. The two buffer cars seen in the middle of the train were added ... (more)

On the morning of July 2, 2017, an eastbound BNSF grain train follows the Missouri River through Lombard Canyon, Montana. The train is passing Milwaukee Road’s Pacific Extension bridge over the ... (more)

Still blue waters of the Missouri River edge Montana Rail Link’s main line through Lombard Canyon that on the afternoon of June 25, 2017, sees tonnage in the form of a westbound BNSF unit oil tr... (more)

An eastbound BNSF coal empty closely follows the calm waters of the Missouri River through Lombard Canyon between Toston and Lombard, Montana, on the afternoon of June 25, 2017.

On July 1, 2017, a westbound BNSF coal train follows the Missouri River past the ghost townsite of Lombard, Montana. The train is entering Lombard siding and passing Milwaukee Road’s Pacific Ext... (more)