A westbound BNSF oil can begins its journey down MRL's 4th subdivision in the very last moments of golden hour light west of Missoula, MT. An afternoon microburst had just rolled through and made ... (more)

The ML departs Missoula heading east, parallelling I90 and crossing the Clark Fork River

BNSF 5454 rolls west at Desmet on the edge of Missoula, MT where it will divert off the 4th Sub and instead climb Evaro Hill on the 10th Sub. Heavier westbound trains normally take the 4th Sub wes... (more)

BNSF grain empties head down the steep hill into Missoula on MRL's 10th Sub.

The 1500 Missoula Switch departs for Bonner with a solid MRL consist.

A loaded grain train arrives in Missoula for a recrew.

After working on the 3rd Sub, a "Jimbo" arrives back at Missoula.

The Montana Rail Link Night Gas Local is seen departing Missoula. A forest fire on the 10th Subdivision had the train routed along the Clark Fork River and the 4th Sub.

Tight Trio. The newest Webb Rail LLC acquisitions were on the move through Missoula, Montana on Saturday, July 15, 2017. Former Northern Pacific Railway Budd built Pullman slumbercoach 328 ... (more)

Montana Rail Link’s night gas local departs Missoula and has just passed through the junction at De Smet, Montana, on the afternoon of June 26, 2020. This junction is where MRL’s Tenth Subdivi... (more)

Montana Rail Link engineer Ralph Mackey carefully backs to a joint on waiting tank cars while making up MRL’s night gas local at Missoula, Montana, late on the rainy afternoon of September 21, 2... (more)

The railroad still moves trains thru the urban sprawl that has slowly engulfed Evaro Hill. More homes are being built there now as I type. While it is certainly not the the pristine area it once... (more)

Burlington Northern U30C 1776 at Missoula MT August 1978. Built as BN 5325 in April 1972 and repainted into the Bicentennial 1776 in April 1975. This unit reverted back to 5325 in April 1980. Denn... (more)

The young and the old. Montana Rail Link 401 (GP35, built for Detroit Toledo & Ironton, 1/1964) and 4312 (SD70ACe, 2005) sit on the fuel pad in Missoula, MT on Saturday, July 15, 2017. A loaded co... (more)