BNSF 6329 Screams against gravity as it lifts a coal load around the Upper Austin Loop. Mullan Pass is the 2.2% ruling westward grade in Montana on the the former Northern Pacific mainline. The f... (more)

A perfect serene Montana morning in the Rockies. The sun had only crested the valley for about a little over an hour when the thunderous sound of an export coal train could be heard echoing off th... (more)