A westbound welded rail train makes is way up grade along the Clark Fork River at Woodlin near Thompson Falls, MT after dropping new CWR at Eddy. This train was moving to mile 36 to drop the balan... (more)

MRL's Day Gas crosses the Thompson River in Thompson Falls just east of Woodlin on MRL's 4th Subdivision. The standard team of MRL 4406 and 4408 are once again in charge of this assignment as it h... (more)

An eastbound BNSF coal train passes by on Montana Rail Link’s Fourth Subdivision main line at Thompson Falls, Montana, as MRL’s gas local switches Pipeline late in the afternoon, on May 5, 201... (more)

Montana Rail Link’s Paradise local switches Thompson River Lumber lead at Woodlin, east of Thompson Falls, Montana, on October 1, 2014. The venerable local is powered by two equally respectable... (more)

Montana Rail Link’s eastbound gas local crosses the Thompson River and passes milepost 26 near Woodlin (east of Thompson Falls), Montana, on May 6, 2012. EMD SD40 No 261 (rebuilt to a SD40-2XR),... (more)

A railfan waves to the crew of a passing westbound as the train enters the city limits of Thompson Falls.

Montana Rail Link’s Paradise Local backs up the Thompson River Lumber Lead at Woodlin near Thompson Falls, Montana, on a cold, crisp February 7, 2014. Recently repainted EMD GP9 No. 127 leads th... (more)

In extremely cold conditions, a Montana Rail Link section crew digs out a switch serving Thompson River Lumber before MRL’s Paradise local arrives to serve the mill on February 7, 2014.

Entering the siding to meet an eastbound at Thompson Falls, Montana, is BNSF HKCKSPO on October 1, 2014. Three leased Montana Rail Link SD45s (382, 319 and 328, now labeled SD45-2s) power the west... (more)

CREX 1307 leads a BNSF empty grain train east on Montana Rail Link as it crosses the Clark Fork west of Thompson Falls, MT on a classic Northern Pacific Railway bridge.

The morning gas local has just departed Thompson Falls and is crossing the Thompson River. At Paradise, the train will leave the Clark Fork for a trip over Evaro Hill to Missoula.

Skirting the flanks of the Clark Fork River, MRL's Day Gas local returns east towards Missoula after a strenuous morning switching gasoline, jet fuel and diesel fuel cars at Phillip 66's Thompson ... (more)

BN 2701 leads a trio of GP39-2s through the semaphores at Belknap, MT on NP's former mainline along the Clark Fork west of Thompson Falls, MT. In 15 months the ownership of this line would be tran... (more)

An eastbound Portland coal train crosses the Clark Fork between Thompson Falls and Belknap, Montana, on the afternoon of September 20, 2012. A colorful locomotive lash up consisting of Union Pacif... (more)

A BNSF manifest freight cruises westbound along the scenic Clark Fork at Woodlin (east of Thompson Falls), Montana, on September 17, 2011.