A quartet of Montana Rail Link SD70ACe's help a westbound BNSF ethanol train across the Continental Divide on Mullan Pass at Blossburg,MT.

Led by EMD F45 No. 391, Montana Rail Link’s ML freight curves toward the west switch of Austin siding as it drops down the eastern grade of Mullan Pass at Austin, Montana, on August 9, 1996.

A typical Burlington Northern grain train of the 1990s climbs Mullan Pass west of Helena, Montana, with a roar that can’t be repeated today. BN GE C30-7 No. 5022 leads a sister C30-7 and two EMD... (more)

It's a cold and blustery day on MRL's 2nd Sub as train M-LAULAU rounds the curve west of Springdale. Leading the way is MRL 346, one of their last actual SD45s with their 20-cylinder engine. The r... (more)

A BNSF powered freight rolls across the Clark Fork on the Belknap bridge near Thompson Falls, MT on Montana Rail Link. The power displays the three major BNSF color schemes utilized by the BNSF si... (more)

Montana Rail Link F45 No. 390 leads LM at Greycliff, Montana, on the afternoon of October 3, 2005, amid stormy skies. The train will be treading through snow by the end of the day during a blue ho... (more)

A Montana Rail Link freight rolls east near Columbus, MT led by a pair of their rebuilt SD40s, a treat considering most trains run with BNSF power.

Pulled out of helper service, a greasy 4305 leads the 4407 as the ML rips through the Reed Point curves towards Laurel.

The 2nd most photographed barn in Montana. This shot of the MRL's Missoula to Laurel (ML) with 4403 and 4313 turned our to be our last shot of the trip before heading back to the airport.

On a beautiful winter morning an empty grain snakes around the curves following the Twin Bridges.

Under a Montana sky, MRL 265 East is working upgrade toward Mullan Pass on a gorgeous September afternoon. AT&SF had its GP60 B units and BN its B30-7 B's - both in rather sizeable numbers; and bo... (more)

Waking up on the morning of October 16, 2000, at St. Regis, Montana, revealed weather foretelling the coming of winter, making one almost want to sleep in when low-speed film is loaded in the came... (more)

The old colors and the new ride in tandem as an eastbound BNSF freight rolls along Montana Rail Link's 4th Subdivision between Hope and Clark Fork, ID. The Santa Fe SFD40-2 is a nice touch. Fuji A... (more)

Still looking good in warbonnet dress, Santa Fe GE C44-9W No. 638 leads a westbound grain train past the mile 208.6 semaphore at Donlan between St. Regis and Paradise, Montana, on the morning of S... (more)

As the morning sun peeks over the rim of Lombard Canyon, eastbound Montana Rail Link No. 4300 rolls a manifest along the Missouri River and the Lewis and Clark Trail.