After 20+ hours of driving from Michigan to Montana, myself and fellow photographer Michael Nowakowski finally made it to Montana. Rather than go to our hotel in Missoula immediately, we made stop... (more)

Just a few miles outside of Livingston, MT, the MRL Laurel-Missoula freight rolls along at a steady clip as the Montana Big Sky shows off and lives up to its name and shows mercy on us as the clou... (more)

MRL's LM manifest emerges from Bozeman Pass's Summit tunnel on a gorgeous Spring evening.

After 20+ hours of driving from Michigan to Montana, myself and fellow photographer Michael Nowakowski finally made it to Montana. Rather than go to our hotel in Missoula immediately, we made stop... (more)

Montana Rail Link’s Laurel to Missoula road freight climbs up Winston Hill on June 19, 2014. Montana’s big skies are not always clear and blue—as seen with swirling storms over the mountains... (more)

Montana Rail Link MLAUMIS follows the Missouri River in Lombard Canyon west of Lombard, Montana, on June 22, 2015. MRL EMD SD70ACes Nos. 4403 and 4402 are power for the westbound train.

Montana Rail Link's Laurel-Missoula manifest prepares to switch out a few cars in the yard at Helena.

MRL's Laurel-Missoula "LM" manifest sits quietly in the yard at Helena waiting for a crew, just as the sun begins to rise. Unfortunately they would sit here for most of the day.

MRL's Laurel-Missoula manifest performs some yard work in Helena prior to departure for Missoula.

Montana Rail Link's train LM powered by a pair of SD70ACes splits vintage target signals on their mainline west of Big Timber, MT on a brisk November day. It seems not that long ago that the goal ... (more)

Montana Rail Link's daily LM (Laurel-Missoula) manifest freight negotiates a gentle S curve along the Yellowstone River east of Livingston, MT on a crisp wintry morning. Temperatures in single dig... (more)

Montana Rail Link's daily LM (Laurel-Missoula) manifest freight cruises along the Yellowstone River towards Livingston, MT. The train seems to draw little attention from a couple of deer feeding i... (more)

Montana Rail Link's Laurel-Missoula manifest bends around a curve and through a pair of target signals west of Big Timber, MT. The SD70ACes are in typical MRL show room condition as the train race... (more)

East of Toston, Montana, westbound Montana Rail Link MLAUMIS snakes through Lombard Canyon on June 25, 2015.

Montana Rail Link’s Laurel to Missoula manifest freight (MLAUMIS) snakes along the Missouri River through Lombard Canyon at Lombard, Montana, on the afternoon of June 22, 2015. MRL EMD SD70ACes ... (more)