Montana Rail Link’s MMISLAU freight, also known simply as the ML, heads downgrade passing milepost 215 on Winston Hill between Winston and Townsend, Montana, on October 14, 2023. Leading the tra... (more)

Under a big Montana sky, Montana Rail Link’s MMISLAU (Missoula to Laurel manifest) freight approaches Winston on the morning of July 3, 2018.

Montana Rail Link’s MMISLAU freight drops downgrade at Austin, Montana, on the afternoon of July 5, 2021. The train is led by MRL’s specially painted (wrapped, actually) “Thank you to all es... (more)

Powered by Montana Rail Link SD70ACe Nos. 4306 and 4400, MRL’s Missoula to Laurel manifest freight rolls past the cantilevered searchlight signal at the west end of siding at Townsend, Montana, ... (more)

Montana Rail Link’s Missoula to Laurel manifest freight passes the old stock pens and loaders at Toston, Montana, on July 1, 2018. The rustic facility has dual loading shoots that appear to be s... (more)

On a crystal clear September 21, 2009, Montana Rail Link’s Missoula to Laurel manifest freight curves through the heart of Montana’s Lombard Canyon just west of the ghost town of Lombard.

Autumn color abounds along Montana’s Gallatin River as Montana Rail Link’s MMISLAU (Missoula to Laurel manifest) freight approaches Logan on September 27, 2014.

Sprinting along U.S. Highway 287 south of Townsend, Montana, is eastbound Montana Rail Link MMISLAU (Missoula to Laurel manifest) powered by brutish EMD SD70ACes Nos. 4403 and 4402 on a very rainy... (more)

Tracing the banks of the Missouri River through impressive Lombard Canyon is Montana Rail Link's Missoula to Laurel manifest freight just west of Lombard, Montana, on a perfect June 26, 2015. The ... (more)

Montana Rail Link’s MMISLAU curves through Bearmouth Canyon at Bearmouth, Montana, on September 20, 2008.

Montana Rail Link Manifest freight MMISLAU (Missoula to Laurel) is at Livingston, Montana, on June 15, 2014. EMD SD70ACe Nos. 4402 and 4403 lead the eastbound train.

Happy 25th Anniversary MRL! It's hard to believe, but MRL has been running trains in this territory for longer than Burlington Northern did, and in the not so distant future, MRL itself will have ... (more)