MRL 401 crosses the busy W Park St, after finishing up switching R-Y Timber.
MRL #401 leads the eastbound local on it's once a week run from Bozeman to Livingston as it approaches the summit of Bozeman Pass near West End.
Bozeman pass, known across the country as one of the more iconic mountain passes that trains traverse, sees a local once a week with some of the last GP35 locomotives left in operation. On this su... (more)
A pair of GP35's on the Montana Rail Link's Bozeman Local smoke it up as they work the east end of the yard in Bozeman, Montana and put together their train to take west towards Logan.
Of all the abandonments and tracks ripped out during the Burlington Northern's purge of the 1980's, one of the most short sighted and foolish had to be the removal the Park Branch. Laid in 1883 fr... (more)
For now, recording as much as possible is the goal. On a gorgeous winter day, we see the Bozeman and Logan Local power ready for pickup by the LAUBOZ. At the very top left of the photo you can se... (more)
Montana Rail Link’s Polson local passes the grain elevator at Charlo, Montana, on September 27, 2007. Unfortunately, this scenic branch from Dixon to Polson no longer operates.
Montana Railink's Paradise local switches cars in the yard at Paradise, Montana... Todays train rates a GP-35 and a SD40R... The Gas local was about to enter the West yard limits, and an M.O.W tr... (more)
Montana Rail Link’s Polson Local is eastbound at Moiese, Montana, and crosses Mission Creek on a timber trestle on September 27, 2007.
A fairly healthy cut of cars on the Polson Local required a third unit to get the train over the road. Unfortunately I don't believe the MRL is running on this branch any longer and quite possibly... (more)
Local MRL power trundles past a loaded coal train bound for the BNSF in Idaho.
The Polson Local had to wait for a train on the mainline to get past the junction at Dixon, so they were good enough to pose for a few minutes on the trestle at Moeise.
Tu-Thu Polson local heads south on the 11th Sub, passing the scenic Haywire Ranch near Charlo.
