MRL SD40-2XRs 255 and 250 are approaching Livingston with the "LB".

MRL SD40-2XRs 255 and 250 are westbound on the 2nd Sub making good time with a short Laurel-Bozeman local.

MRL SD40-2XRs 255 and 250 hustle the "LB" west on the 2nd Sub.

MRL SD40-2XRs 255 and 250 hustle through Big Timber, MT with the Laurel-Bozeman turn.

Back in March 2017, a pair of Montana Rail Link locomotives were sent east from Montana to pay back some horsepower hours to the BNSF. On their way back west from Minneapolis, they were put at the... (more)

A pair of Montana Rail Link SD40-2XR's lead a short LAUBOZ freight as they split the NP searchlights at West West End. The train has just emerged from the tunnel at the summit of Bozeman Pass in W... (more)

After picking up a helper set in Livingston, MRL's Laurel to Bozeman manifest throws everything it has at the eastern slope of Bozeman Pass. This train is best to shoot around the summer solstice ... (more)

After meeting the ML manifest at the West End siding, LAUBOZ gets moving once again, seen here exiting Bozeman Tunnel.

We are back on Bozeman Pass to view LAUBOZ once again traversing the grade, with a bit nicer weather this round. No helpers were needed on this run, with just 2 SD40-2XRs for power on the trip to ... (more)

We find ourselves at a picture perfect scene just east of Livingston, LAUBOZ heads under the US-89 overpass in perfect lighting, as well as the clouds providing a great backdrop. It's nice when th... (more)

On day 2 of our trip, we decided to chase LAUBOZ once again. Here the train heads through Big Timber, past some old NP relics. The cantilever, now fitted with modern signals, as well as an old sig... (more)

The LAUBOZ heads west out of Big Timber, while we pace it along the I-90 Frontage Road.

After meeting a couple eastbounds in town, LAUBOZ heads westbound out of Columbus past a swollen Yellowstone River. A week prior, major flooding was occurring along the Yellowstone, putting our tr... (more)

Montana Rail Link's LAUBOZ (Laurel - Bozeman) local knocks down the signal at the 99 milepost near Springdale, MT en route to Bozeman.

Montana Rail Link's LAUBOZ (Laurel - Bozeman) local knocks down the signal at "Big Timber" on it's westbound return to Bozeman.