"8" AC locomotives lift 17,000+ tons up the east slope of the Continental Divide. All 8 locomotives can seen with a close inspection. The valley at Austin makes a theatre like atmosphere to watc... (more)

Five MRL SD70ACes screaming away on a helper set cut 66 cars into the middle of a 113 car loaded BNSF grain train. Seen here working it's way around the horseshoe curve at Austin, MT, the train is... (more)

A westbound BNSF grain train grinds through the big cut at Iron Ridge, bypassing the tunnel with the same name, climbing the steep grade of Mullan Pass above Austin, Montana, on September 2, 2003.... (more)

A trio of SD70ACe's lead a Westbound coal load through Austin with the help of four more ACe's cut in mid train and a lone GEVO pushing on the rear. Gotta love Montana railroading!

BNSF4717 makes good time with a hot intermodal detour up the 2.2% at Austin, MT...

On August 9, 1996, Montana Rail Link’s ML (Missoula to Laurel manifest freight) train curves into Austin, Montana. Leading the train is one of MRL’s EMD cowl F45s, No. 391.

On August 9, 1996, Montana Rail Link’s ML train (Missoula to Laurel freight) descends Mullan Pass as the train departs Austin, Montana. On the point is one of the railroad’s four EMD F45s, No.... (more)

After a hard push up Mullan Pass, A helper set with four SD70ACe's and a tag-along SD45 roll light down the grade at Austin Montana. Before the rehabilitation of Mullan Tunnel, the helper locomoti... (more)

Whats at the End of a Rainbow????.... Evidently BNSF9275 in a driving rain storm descending Mullan Pass as the rear DPU of an empty coal train. Who would have thought... lol :-)

A heavy grain train with assorted power is tackling the most challenging section of Mullan. If a train can make it past the loops it is likely to make Blossburg. The mid-train manned helper and r... (more)

Light Helpers return to Helena after shoving a westbound freight. The threatening June skies are a common occurrence in Montana. The cool breeze off the high based storms is always a welcome rel... (more)

A quartet of MRL SD70ACe's glide down Mullan Pass towards Helena, where they'll help to lift another coal train up the hellacious grade.

Four SD70ACe's slip and grind on the wet rails up the 2.2% of Mullan Pass with the rest of a M LAUPAS in tow.

A BNSF westbound freight holds in the siding at Austin, Montana, as an eastbound freight approaches the west end. This is Mullan Pass at it’s best. Three levels of track can be seen from this va... (more)

The very first rays of sunlight glint off the flanks of a quartet of MRL's massive SD70ACes as they assist Prince Rupert-bound coal loads through the "loops" at Austin; shortly, the head end will ... (more)