A Westbound BNSF Grain train is seen passing through the John F. Stevens Canyon at Ken Good Curve. The canyon was named for the man who surveyed the land in 1889 for James J. Hill to build the Gre... (more)

A Westbound BNSF grain train is seen emerging from snowsheds 5 and 6 on the Westbound side of Maria’s Pass at an area known to the locals as Snowslip.

An Eastbound unit empty grain train is seen climbing the steep grade to Marias Pass. The train is passing through Snow Shed 8 at an area known as Singleshot to the locals and the railroad.

A Westbound unit grain train is seen just after cresting the 5,213-foot summit at Marias Pass. Summit Mountain, which has a peak of 8,770 feet is seen in the background on the right. The 8,609-foo... (more)

A Westbound unit grain train is seen just after cresting the 5,213-foot summit at Marias Pass. Summit Mountain, which has a peak of 8,770 feet is seen in the background on the right. The 8,609-foo... (more)

An Eastbound BNSF empty grain train is seen passing through Essex, Montana at the famed Izaak Walton Inn.

A pair of Montana Rail Link's nicely painted EMD SD70 ACEs is seen leading the Night Gas Local at West Plains. The gas local runs twice a day round trip from Missoula to Thompson Falls and back. L... (more)

A pair of Montana Rail Link's nicely painted EMD SD70 ACEs is seen leading the Night Gas Local near Plains. The gas local runs twice a day round trip from Missoula to Thompson Falls and back. Load... (more)

A pair of Montana Rail Link's nicely painted EMD SD70 ACEs is seen leading the Night Gas Local near Perma. The gas local runs twice a day round trip from Missoula to Thompson Falls and back. Loads... (more)

A pair of Montana Rail Link's nicely painted EMD SD70 ACEs is seen leading the Night Gas Local near Dixon. The gas local runs twice a day round trip from Missoula to Thompson Falls and back. Loads... (more)

A pair of Montana Rail Link's nicely painted EMD SD70 ACEs is seen leading the Night Gas Local North of Arlee, Montana. The weather was straight up wild. We drove through snow squalls, rain, and b... (more)

The Montana Rail Link Day Gas Local is seen headed East at Dixon, Montana on the return trip to Missoula from Thompson Falls. Smoke can be seen in the background from the one hundred acre wildfire... (more)

The Montana Rail Link Day Gas Local is seen headed East at Dixon, Montana on the return trip to Missoula from Thompson Falls.

The Montana Rail Link Day Gas Local is seen headed East at Perma, Montana on the return trip to Missoula from Thompson Falls. The weather rapidly changed multiple times on this chase allowing for ... (more)

The Montana Rail Link Day Gas Local is seen headed East at Perma, Montana on the return trip to Missoula from Thompson Falls. The weather rapidly changed multiple times on this chase allowing for ... (more)