Helpers on the rear of the "LM" going up the grade to Muir. MRL has always been a huge draw, dotted with more than numerous photographers over the past year, documenting the famous blue... (more)

The Laurel to Missoula freight has 117 cars in tow as they crawl their way west on the 2nd Sub. The train fights gravity as they approach Winston on this 1% grade. The train is short on time and w... (more)

The Laurel to Missoula road freight is trying to get up to speed after leaving Toston siding following a coal train after meeting 1. The train rolls along between highway 287 and the Missouri Rive... (more)

An MRL Whitehall Extra crew has a train of stored coal hoppers and intermodal well cars in tow as they descend Bozeman Pass and cross the Flynn Creek fill on the way towards Livingston, Montana. T... (more)

A pair of Montana Rail Link SD70ACe's lay the hammer down as they approach Arlee, Montana with the MRL Day Gas job in tow. The train of tank cars kick up the fresh snow from the night before as th... (more)

The weather on Monday for the Laurel to Bozeman Local wasn't too great. Pockets of sunlight came and went. We lucked out on Bozeman Pass as the sun came out for a brief moment as the train hammers... (more)

The 5 days a week Laurel to Bozeman and back local is about to their turning spot. The train is dropping off Bozeman Pass and a couple miles from Bozeman. The last rays of sunlight are trying to c... (more)

The Bozeman Local is on the move back east to Bozeman from Logan. This job swaps cars with the Logan base local 4 days a week around mid-day. Today a hefty 50 car train has these 2 little geeps do... (more)

The Bozeman Local begins to head back to Bozeman with cars from the Logan Local. The job pulls out of the yard at Logan with a decent size train. The Gallatin River make a nice backdrop on the MRL... (more)

The Bozeman Local begins to head back to Bozeman with cars from the Logan Local. The job pulls out of the yard at Logan with a decent size train. The Gallatin River along the MRL 2nd Subdivision h... (more)

Westbound helpers out of Livingston are done shoving this Laurel to Pasco freight train up the 1.8% grade over Bozeman Pass. Here the train is about 2 miles from stopping and cutting off the helpe... (more)

Westbound helpers out of Livingston are done shoving this Laurel to Pasco freight train up the 1.8% grade over Bozeman Pass. The helpers will now ride to Bozeman before cutting off after meeting 1... (more)

The LB local featured one of the last remaining SD45's in service on the MRL back in May 2022. On this beautiful Friday evening the job got a 16:00 call time at Laurel. Many chased the job across ... (more)

The LB local featured one of the last remaining SD45's in service on the MRL, and with a 16:00 call time at Laurel, the chase was on this beautiful Friday evening as many chased the job across the... (more)

With the blue hour descending upon the valley and lightly falling snow filling the air, Montana Rail Link's Helena Local cruises up the hill as it splits the searchlights signals outside Winston, ... (more)