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)

As early winter darkness descends upon the land, an LM blasts through the last sun of the day headed west behind one of the four former BHP SD70ACe's.

Even before the new ACe's and ugly leasers came on property, getting a trio of the former CN/Alstom SD40-3's was a rare feat. Built for the CN, these grey ghosts gained notoriety when they were re... (more)

How many iconic things can you find in this photo? How about the 1906 built Teslow elevator? The 1902 Northern Pacific Depot? Even the East Side school built in 1902 by none other than C.E. Bell, ... (more)

When thinking of legendary railroad towns, one thinks of Proctor, MN and the DM&IR. Cheyenne, WY and the Union Pacific. Among that list, one must include Livingston, MT and the Northern Pacific. I... (more)

The Gallatin Rocket rips through a river curve with a neat set of clouds high above. Leading this train is the rarely shot MRL 250, THE MRL locomotive. On October 31st, 1987, on the eve of MRL own... (more)

Soaring over a fork of the Yellowstone River, we see a trifecta of blue; sky, locomotives and river. This area will soon swell to triple its depth as snow melt starts running, drowning everything ... (more)

With the sun dropping fast, it lights up the normally yellow fields on the foothills of the mountains. An SD45 led train charges into the coming darkness as they begin their assault on Bozeman Pas... (more)

The BNSF Forsyth Sub east of Billings has to be one of the most boring, mundane pieces of railroad around. Miles and miles of tangent track, modern boring signals, brown grain fields and orange di... (more)

This looks like a horseshoe curve, but in reality, this is the top of an absolutely massive S curve. I would estimate it's about 3-5 miles long. Seen here, with dynamics whining this load from Sig... (more)

The newest coal mine in the US, built in 2009 is now loading upwards of 53,000 tons of coal a day for export. After the crash of 2015 and demand for coal softening, the future of this new mine was... (more)

Climbing out of Laurel, northbound trains on the Laurel Sub zig zag through areas once sparse and unpopulated, now one of the most popular and expensive real estate markets in the area. One of the... (more)

After shooting this train coming down the grade, I raced down 10 miles of dirt roads to get back to civilization. I wanted to take to the air and show off an aerial view of the Broadview Sub. The ... (more)

The BNSF's Laurel Sub between Laurel and Great Falls is a critically undershot line. The northern portion gets some coverage, the southern end practically nothing. The Broadview Sub, an offshoot o... (more)