A westbound BNSF coal train enters Lombard Canyon along the Missouri River and is passing over the east switch of the siding at Lombard, Montana, on a warm June 26, 2015, morning.

An eastbound BNSF grain train curves along the Missouri River through Lombard, Montana, on the morning of June 23, 2015. The train is passing the abandoned remains of Milwaukee Road’s Pacific Ex... (more)

An eastbound BNSF coal train negotiates the curves through Lombard Canyon just west of Lombard, Montana, on the afternoon of June 17, 2014.

Montana Rail Link’s No. 840 Helena local heads east through Lombard Canyon between Toston and Lombard, Montana, on the afternoon of June 26, 2016. EMD SD70Ace No. 4315 leads the local that is he... (more)

On the afternoon of June 25, 2016, a manifest freight led by Montana Rail Link SD70ACe No. 4400 works through Lombard Canyon just west of Lombard, Montana. Three blue ACes lead three orange BNSF G... (more)

An eastbound BNSF manifest freight arcs along the Missouri River beneath the towering walls of Lombard Canyon between Toston and Lombard, Montana, on the afternoon of June 25, 2016.

An eastbound BNSF manifest freight makes the curvy trip through Lombard Canyon between Toston and Lombard, Montana, on the afternoon of June 25, 2016.

At 6:58 a.m. on July 2, 2016, an eastbound BNSF grain train curves past the towering cliffs above Lombard, Montana.

Two brand-new five-platform intermodal cars built for the Kansas City Southern de Mexico are being delivered in an eastbound BNSF manifest freight curving through Lombard Canyon on Montana Rail Li... (more)

Montana Rail Link’s Helena local heads east through Lombard Canyon between Toston and Lombard, Montana, on the afternoon of June 26, 2016. EMD SD70Ace No. 4315 leads SD45 No. 382 on the local he... (more)

BNSF 6139 leads a handsome trio of modern power on an eastbound manifest freight on Montana Rail Link. The train is just getting underway after meeting a westbound grain train at Lombard, MT. This... (more)

Four ACes
On the afternoon of June 25, 2016, an eastbound BNSF coal train snakes along the Missouri River through Lombard Canyon between Toston and Lombard, Montana. Three “elephant-s... (more)

In the warmth of a setting sun on June 29, 2016, an eastbound BNSF grain empty passes the tall cliffs rimming Lombard, Montana. In a couple of hours, the colorful clouds will build into impressive... (more)

A westbound BNSF coal train curves through Lombard, Montana, on the afternoon of July 1, 2016. In the background is the abandoned bridge over the Missouri River of Milwaukee Road’s Pacific Exten... (more)

Beautiful low light of a summer afternoon illuminates a westbound BNSF manifest freight in Lombard Canyon, Montana, on June 29, 2016.