A southbounder on the Chester Sub near Fults, Illinois.
In the last good light of the day, a loaded westbound coal train pulls up to East Helena where it will wait to enter the yard. An extra MRL locomotive was useful for climbing Winston Hill on appr... (more)
Two GP35s shuffle cars around in the small yard at Logan, Montana. In the background you can see smoke from several fires burning in western Montana.
A high speed stack train crosses Reed Road in its last hour before arriving in the outskirts of Chicago.
Cruising far below along the banks of the Missouri River, this BNSF coal train is headed west to Helena for a stop before summiting Mullan Pass.
A sufficiently powered high priority train rolls by at high speed on the Transcon near Mazon, Illinois. She could just about take your breath away.
An eastbound coal train at Lombard running along the Missouri River.
This Montana Rail Link crane was working to the west of Skyline and is seen here returning to Helena.
A westbound high priority stack train is seen cruising along the Missouri River behind the Toston dam. The extra power on this train will be helpful as the train will need to climb Winston Hill o... (more)
The second of two trains in a row to depart Helena headed west over Mullan Pass pours it on along Austin Road.
Three sets of Montana Rail Link helpers slowly make their way back downhill at Skyline. The cattle in the picture were standing on the tracks at the end of the siding. 2500 tons of locomotive ha... (more)
The lead units of a westbound coal train pass over the Skyline trestle.
After exchanging cars at the talc plant, the local makes its way down the jointed rail of the MRL 5th sub.
With a puff of smoke, the local train departs Logan headed for the Talc plant at Three Forks.
A westbound coal train reflects off the calm waters of the Missouri River behind the Toston dam.
