Montana Rail Link EMD SD45 No. 328 powers a westbound MRL work train through a cut between Eddy and Thompson Falls, Montana, on September 21, 2012.

Montana Rail Link’s 840 local from Helena arrives at Logan, Montana, on September 26, 2007. Still standing on this day in the background is a relic from another age and mode of locomotion—an o... (more)

Powered by a pair of EMD SD45s, a Montana Rail Link ballast train moves slowly eastward as it loads at the ballast pit at Spire Rock, Montana, on September 14, 2010. MRL uses the former Northern P... (more)

Eastbound across the scenic 10th Sub with Conoco empties from Thompson Falls.

A late afternoon intermodal blasts out of the tunnel at Blossburg with an impressive all EMD consist leading the charge over the continental divide. The four helpers on the point provide the extra... (more)

Several locomotives are in Montana Rail Link’s running repair facility at its locomotive shop at Livingston, Montana, on May 7, 2012. Left to right, the EMD locomotives are SD35 No. 702, SD40-2X... (more)

Montana Rail Link’s Helena local approaches Trident, Montana, along the Missouri River on September 26, 2007. An EMD duo of SD45 No. 328 and SD45-2 No. 308 power the train that will operate as f... (more)

Running along the Clark Fork west of Eddy, Montana, on September 19, 2012, is a short Montana Rail Link work train powered by EMD SD45 (SD45-2) No. 328.

Montana Rail Link SD45 No. 328 (rebuilt and now labeled an SD45-2) gets some routine maintenance in the shop at Livingston, Montana, on May 7, 2012.

With storms whipping through the area, an eastbound Montana Rail Link ballast train rumbles through Jefferson River Canyon east of Whitehall, Montana, on September 14, 2010. A nice pair of SD45s (... (more)

Montana Rail SD45 (MRL calls the rebuilt locomotive a SD45-2) No. 328 pulls a “Jimbo” work extra down off the Thompson River Lumber Lead and onto MRL’s Fourth Subdivision main line at Thomps... (more)

Montana Rail Link SD45 (rebuilt locomotive called a SD45-2) No. 328 heads back to Missoula light after setting out a “Jimbo” work train at Thompson Falls, Montana, on September 19, 2012. Uniqu... (more)

Storm over Homestake
A loaded Montana Rail Link ballast train drops downgrade from the loader at Spire Rock on the Homestake Pass route on September 14, 2010. Two matching SD45s are abo... (more)

MRL 328, an SD45 heads a "Jimbo" work train towards Thompson Falls to drop off new ties and retrieve old ones. The train will tie up at Thompson Falls and head west to Kootenai, ID on September 21... (more)

MRL 328 makes a rare appearance on the west end of the Montana Rail Link towing a work train out to Kootenai, ID near Sand Point for some fall track work.