MRL's "ML" departs the siding at Elliston after getting a 4-pack of Helpers added on the rear.

MRL SD70ACe 4405 heads into the final sunrays of the day, approaching the terminal at Pipeline with 1 buffer and 14 tank cars.

The Night Gas heads into the siding at Plains to drop off 3 loads of ballast.

MRL SD70ACes 4405 and 4408 head west towards Pipeline with 15 cars.

The Night Gas heads down the main track at Dixon.

MRL SD70ACe 4405 leads the Night Gas west at Ravalli.

Montana Rail Link’s Laurel to Missoula manifest freight, called the LM back then, arrives at Montana, Montana, on October 7, 2005. Three MRL EMDs power the train—F45 No. 390, SD40 No. 215 and ... (more)

The 2,500 horsepower EMD SD35 can easily be identified by two large radiator fans with a small fan between, same as on a GP35. On October 10, 2005, Montana Rail Link SD35 No. 702 is assigned to th... (more)

MRL's Day Gas local heads eastbound through the small village of Perma, MT along the Tenth Sub. The Thank You Veterans unit is in the trailing position.

The winter in Montana is good for two things; eradicating mosquitoes and keeping visitors away. The summer saw unprecedented hordes of people visit the MRL, with almost every blue movement covered... (more)

Winter in Montana can be brutal, and during one of these bitter cold days, a Montana Rail Link section crew digs out a switch serving Thompson River Lumber before MRL’s Paradise local arrives to... (more)

Montana Rail Link’s Laurel to Missoula road freight (LM) on its assault on Bozeman Pass with eight SD45s and SD45-2s just west of Livingston, Montana, on September 23, 2002. A set of five of the... (more)

The "Bozeman Bullet" departs Craver.

A pair of MRL SD40-2XRs await an assignment at Laurel, MT.

Laurel-Bozeman local traffic tips over the grade at Big Timber.