With stormy clouds across the Missouri River Valley, a hole of sun breaks through just as the Montana Rail Link’s Helena Local approaches the control point at the summit of Winston Hill in Winst... (more)

The "Bozeman Bullet" from Laurel making its way towards Bozeman in some of the final sun rays of the day.

LAUBOZ heading through the small Montana town of Reed Point on the MRL 2nd Sub. This horse was the only horse that stayed mostly still as the train approached and went by. Much appreciated, horse!

The "Bozeman Bullet" running alongside the Yellowstone River as they move along at track speed for Bozeman. We went for LAUBOZ and got the surprise of with 355 leading as it finally got ... (more)

MRL 355 was, at the time, the last active MRL SD45 left on the Montana Rail Link. Before this week, the MRL 355 was running ballast trains and was sent to Laurel. Thanks to a friend, MRL 355 got p... (more)

MRL still ruled the rails two years ago around this time with combinations of first and second-generation EMD power able to be captured.

After running around their train and completing their work in town, the MRL's Helena Local departs from Townsend, Montana behind an SD45 and GP9 to head back to the yard in Helena. As the train le... (more)

MRL's 840 local's power heads to the house in Helena.

MRL's 844 local departs the west end of Louisville after meeting an eastbound.

Another favorite railroad has passed into the history books. As 2023 draws to a close so does the lease of the old Northern Pacific mainline through the Rockies by Montana Rail Link. One of the ne... (more)

In the last few weeks, Montana Rail Link has been doing some housecleaning before the BNSF takeover at the end of the year. Several locomotives were scrapped at Livingston, including EMD SD45 Nos.... (more)

We made a big family vacation to Yellowstone in June. The boys hope to see the MRL for the 1st time before it is gone. I figured the Bozeman Turn was a good bet to try and get the 1 evening we had... (more)

With a 16:00 departure from Laurel, this Laurel to Bozeman local is pretty popular chase on the MRL 2nd Sub. Back in May 2002 the job has a green signal at West Rapids so the engineer pours on the... (more)

With a 16:00 departure from Laurel, this Laurel to Bozeman local is pretty popular chase on the MRL 2nd Sub. Back in May 2002 the job pokes along following a grain train west, while meeting a few ... (more)

Montana Rail Link’s 840 local, the Helena local, returns from the cement plant at Montana City and is approaching East Helena, Montana on July 7, 2022. MRL EMD SD45 No. 355 and EMD GP9 No. 109 a... (more)