MRL SD40-2XR 264 heads into the clear at Austin with a short scrap tie pickup train.
MRL SD70ACe 4404 departs the east end of Austin with an 126 car "ML" in tow.
BNSF 3815 has their train well under control on Mullan Pass with a heavy manifest train in tow.
A Heritage I Dash9 leads an eastbound manifest with Boeing airplane part empties on the head end, negotiating the tight curve at Austin, MT on the railroads' precipitous drop from Mullan Pass. The... (more)
On the afternoon of June 28, 2022, a westbound BNSF grain train climbs Montana Rail Link’s crossing of Mullan Pass. Below in the background shadows is the rear DPU of the train going through Aus... (more)
96 cylinders of EMD 710 power thunder up Mullan Pass with the Laurel-Missoula.
Ascending out of Austin Montana Rail Link’s Laurel to Missoula manifest freight, historically and commonly called the “LM,” climbs the 2.2 percent grade up the eastern slope of Mu... (more)
A BNSF oil empty descends Mullan pass on a hot summer evening.
After helping a westbound BNSF train over Mullan Pass west of Helena, Montana, a set of Montana Rail Link SD70ACes slowly makes its way downgrade between Weed and Austin on July 6, 2022. They are ... (more)
On the afternoon of June 29, 2022, Montana Rail Link’s Laurel to Missoula manifest freight, commonly called the “LM,” climbs the eastern slope of Mullan Pass west of Helena, Montana. Six MRL... (more)
A short manifest is seen traversing Mullan Pass and crossing over Skyline Trestle west of Helena, MT on the MRL's 3rd Subdivision.
BNSF #4119 leads westbound Robert's Bank export coal loads from the Powder River Basin over the famous Skyline trestle on Mullan Pass.
BNSF #7167 leads eastbound grain empties down the east slope of Mullan Pass on a beautiful June morning.
Mexican in Montana A westbound grain train roars thru Iron ridge Cut. The heavy train is helped by a fresh Ferromex visitor from the south. The grade here is 2.2% and challenges all west... (more)
MRL's "LM" slowly climbs Mullan Pass at Austin with the Veterans unit leading the way. The train is bound for Missoula.