Westbound grain loads pass through Muir on their way towards the summit of Bozeman Pass, with the still snow capped mountains serving as a backdrop.

An Eastbound freight passes through the interlocking at West End and is about to duck into Bozeman Tunnel below, topping the pass and heading towards Livingston on the 2nd Sub.

The Livingston helper cuts off of the Missoula-Laurel freight just west of Livingston, after giving them some assistance over Bozeman Pass.

A 4 pack of MRL SD70ACe’s lead the Eastbound Missoula to Laurel freight down Bozeman Pass

Helena helper #1 glides down Mullan Pass heading back to town to push another load of dinosaur poop over the Continental Divide.

Layne Staley's voice echoes off the Sixteen Mile Canyon walls as relaxation is in full swing. Good music, good people and good food. I had to step away from the stove while making huckleberry panc... (more)

Montana Rail Link’s Laurel to Missoula road freight (LM) assaults the grade up Bozeman Pass with eight SD45s and SD45-2s just west of Livingston, Montana, on September 23, 2002. A set of five of... (more)

Late in the day of July 7, 2021, an eastbound BNSF coal empty cruises downhill past milepost 214 on Montana Rail Link’s Second Subdivision main line over Winston Hill, Montana.

Passing an old Montana homestead and ranch, Montana Rail Link GP35 Nos. 403 and 402 with five covered hoppers, drops down the 2.2 percent mountain grade on the Harrison branch north of Harrison on... (more)

A helper set heads back East towards Livingston from Bozeman with the local power tacked on the rear. Chestnut Mountain looms in the background.

A very patriotic horse keeps an eye on me as an MRL helper set shoves a BNSF mixed freight up over Bozeman Pass.

A BNSF loaded coal train pulls uphill at Muir as it nears the summit of Bozeman Pass.

Following the Missouri River, a westbound BNSF coal train passes Toston Dam in Lombard Canyon east of Toston, Montana, on June 30, 2017.

Nearing the end of a chase from Logan Montana down to Livingston, this BNSF train with an awesome SD75M leader makes its way down Bozeman Hill through East Muir.

The Day Gas Local heads back towards Missoula as it follows the scenic Flathead River in Dixon Montana. This days gas train rates two MRL SD70ACes for power.