Amtrak's Empire Builder makes a "smoking stop" at the crew change point of Havre, MT. That allowed time to jump off the train and inspect Great Northern Northern no. 2584 which has been ... (more)

With the blue hour descending upon the valley and lightly falling snow filling the air, Montana Rail Link's Helena Local cruises up the hill as it splits the searchlights signals outside Winston, ... (more)

Melting snow has left a skiff of water on top of the ice over Frog Pond along the Clark Fork at Trout Creek, Montana, on February 4, 2023—just enough water to capture a soft reflection of a BNSF... (more)

Coal loads curve along the Missouri River near Colgate.

Grain empties roll through Quebec as sunset approaches.

After completing a perfectly synchronized meet with the eastbound local to Bonner, MRL SD40-2XR 252 leads the Montana Rail Link Jimbo Train as it heads west across the Clark Fork River, catching t... (more)

The Eastbound Empire Builder heads across Goat Lick Trestle towards Marias Pass. This area attracts big horn sheep and its easy to understand why they were featured as the logo for the Great North... (more)

Although it has been heavily photographed, the former ATSF F45 is still worth another look, especially after a summer afternoon rain shower.

BUTTE MT Sept 26 1978 — Burlington Northern GP9 1740 is idled by a nationwide railroad strike. My photo.

In a wintery setting along Montana’s Clark Fork, a BNSF grain train heads west toward Spokane over Montana Rail Link’s Fourth Subdivision main line at Trout Creek on February 4, 2023.

One of those rare moments that clouds and trains cooperate occurs as a loaded BNSF grain train rolls along the Missouri River.

An early morning hike pays early dividends with a train just minutes after the sun rises.

A BN rotary snow plow rests for the summer in the small yard at Essex MT.

The view from the windows of our Airbnb accommodation at Trout Creek, Montana, allowed us to at least see and keep tabs of the passing BNSF trains on Montana Rail Link’s Fourth Subdivision. From... (more)

An eastbound BNSF unit oil train crosses the icy inlet of Trout Creek into the Clark Fork over Bridge 55 at Trout Creek, Montana, on February 3, 2023.