With a lengthy train for Missoula, MRLs morning Gas train skates along the Clark Fork river in some beautiful summer sunlight.
On a sunny morning high above the valley, MRLs famed Day Gas train rumbles over the Evaro high bridge with 22 cars for Missoula.
A pair of Montana Rail Link SD40-2XR's lead a short LAUBOZ freight as they emerge from the tunnel at the summit of Bozeman Pass in West End, Montana and catch the last sliver of evening sunlight.... (more)
Out of a Montana afternoon comes the 1094 West leading Oakway SD60s and BN C30-7s as they urge a coal train into the grade toward Marias Pass. A pair of Essex helpers are on the rear. Fuji Astia.
An eastbound manifest drops down from Marias Pass at Bison, Montana. It was a day where it was raining and haling with bright sunshine and high wind warnings all at the same time. I was wearing ... (more)
MRL 4402 leads the ML up Bozeman Pass on the evening of June 20th. Usually helper sets on Bozeman are on the back of trains, so to see one on point was a nice surprise.
An MRL helper set pushes a westbound mixed freight up Bozeman Pass in the late evening. The train has just begun the climb to the tunnel out of Livingston, Montana.
One of MRLs Livingston helper sets waits for a westbound train at Bozeman.
MRLs ‘Night Gas’ rolls along the Flathead River west of Perma, Montana.
Under threatening skies, the engineer of MRLs ‘Bozeman Bullet’ has the throttle open on MRL 263 as they blast through Reed Point, Montana
Highball. With a clear signal, BNSF 7976 opens the throttle leaving Bozeman, as they pass a set of MRL helpers.
MRLs ‘Night Gas’ wastes no time on the 4th sub west of Paradise, Montana as they head for Pipeline.
The sun has fallen below the mountains as MRLs Missoula to Laurel manifest descends Bozeman Pass.
After working Montana City, the MRL's Helena Local heads back up the 13th Subdivision through East Helena, Montana to get back on the mainline and head towards Townsend. In the lead is MRL 355, th... (more)
MRL 109 splits the searchlight signals at Winston Hill.
