MRL 113 gets fired up for a day's work handling the Paradise local, a turn that worked east to St. Regis, MT and west as far as Trout Creek, MT at the time. Geeps 113 and 127 will handle chips, lu... (more)

MRL's Day Gas local is eastbound on the 10th Sub running alongside the Flathead River.

MRL SD70ACes 4303 and 4306 depart the 4th Sub at Paradise entering the 10th Sub for the remainder of the run to Missoula.

MRL's Day Gas empties head east on the 10th Sub along the shores of the Flathead River.

MRL SD70ACe 4303 enters the 10th Sub at Paradise heading towards Missoula with the "Day Gas" job.

The Night Gas meets a B-PTLLAC4 repositioning move at Paradise.

I arrived at Paradise before dawn and waited in the station parking lot for the sun to come up. The two GP9s for the Paradise Local were sitting behind the station, ready for the short run to St.... (more)

Montana Rail Link’s Paradise local crosses the Clark Fork at Paradise heading eastbound to switch Tricon Timber in St. Regis on the morning of February 23, 2015. After idle time sitting in front... (more)

The crew has arrived as the power for Montana Rail Link’s Paradise Local waits across the main line from the Paradise depot on the morning of September 22, 2006. After a little more paperwork, a... (more)

MRL 4406 leads the eastbound morning gas train towards Missoula strolling along the Flathead River east of Paradise, MT. The train diverted off the mainline and is using the original NP route thro... (more)

An westbound BNSF train with Boeing 737 fuselages and other components heading for final assembly in Renton, Washington.

Montana Rail Link’s gas train passes through the west switch at Paradise, Montana, and takes the siding for a pick up in the yard on October 14, 2018. The classy Northern Pacific-era cantilever ... (more)

MRL 4406 leads the eastbound morning gas train over the 10th Subdivision east of Paradise, MT along the Flathead River. The train is returning from the Thompson Falls area to Missoula.

MRL's Night Gas train is weaving its way around the Flathead River on its way to Piepline. Sometimes you just have to appreciate how big this world really is...