An eastbound BNSF grain train has just topped Winston Hill at milepost 216 on Montana Rail Link’s Second Subdivision and is departing Winston, Montana, on July 6, 2018.

On the afternoon of July 6, 2018, a BNSF coal train led by GE ES44AC No. 6236 pounds up Winston Hill passing milepost 215 east of Winston, Montana. In parts of Big Sky Country, ample spring moistu... (more)

Three Montana Rail Link EMD SD40-2XRs (rebuilt SD40s), Nos. 251, 253 and 255, power BNSF’s freight between Spokane and Laurel as it tops Winston Hill at Winston, Montana, on July 6, 2018.

Montana Rail Link’s Helena switch is eastbound at Winston , Montana, on the morning of July 3, 2018. With the abolishment of the Helena local, industries from Helena to Logan are now switched by... (more)

An eastbound BNSF coal empty descends Winston Hill passing milepost 214 east of Winston, Montana, just after sunset at 9:30 p.m. on July 2, 2018.

On the afternoon of July 2, 2018, a westbound BNSF crude oil unit train grinds up the grade of Winston Hill at milepost 215 east of Winston, Montana, on Montana Rail Link’s Second Subdivision ma... (more)

Montana Rail Link no. 109 leads the local turn from Helena to Townsend toward Winston Hill southeast of Helena with a pair of air pressurized covered hoppers for talc loading at Townsend.

Glinting fuselages
Two Boeing 737 fuselages follow the power of a westbound BNSF train back on to the main line at West Winston, Montana, at sunset on June 29, 2017. These fuselages are ... (more)

At sunset on June 29, 2017, a westbound BNSF intermodal train with Boeing cars up front departs the siding at Winston, Montana.

BNSF 6802 and its westbound train get a roll by at Winston Hill siding by the crew on BNSF 6139. This Montana Rail Link train is on its last lap into Helena, MT.

BNSF 6139 rolls its empty oil train to a stop at Winston Hill siding for a meet with a westbound freight. This Montana Rail Link train is just out of Helena, MT en route to Laurel and interchange ... (more)

MRL 265 and 109 head west up Winston Hill on the local's way back to Helena, MT from Townsend. This is on MRL's mainline between Lombard Canyon and Helena along the Missouri River.

BNSF 8759 brings an amply powered empty coal train to a stop at the east end of Winston siding on top of Winston Hill south of Helena, MT. The train will meet a couple trains, then head east to La... (more)

On the morning of June 30, 2017, Montana Rail Link’s Helena switch flies over Winston Hill between Louisville and Winston, Montana. The short local train has two cars for the lime plant at Towns... (more)

A clean GE ES44AC leads a loaded grain train up Winston Hill at walking speed..... BNSF4212 is high above Canyon Ferry Lake, which is part of a series of dams along the mighty Missouri River. The... (more)