With the sun shining at the top of pass above a snow storm at the lower elevations, a trio of MRL EMD's shove eastbound stacks on the rear of an BNSF Q Train as it clears the summit and plunges in... (more)
A loaded coal train makes its way west along the bank of the St Regis River on MRL's beautiful 4th Subdivision.
An eastbound grain train stirs up some fresh snow making their way over MRL's 4th subdivision seen here taking on the searchlights at Tuscor.
On the afternoon of February 5, 2022, an eastbound BNSF grain train crosses the inlet of Trout Creek into the Clark Fork while traversing Montana Rail Link’s Fourth Subdivision main line through... (more)
An eastbound BNSF grain train glints the sunset on the eve of September 22, 2006, as the train snakes along the Clark Fork between Thompson Falls and Eddy, Montana. The train is traveling Montana ... (more)
Day breaks on the St Regis river as a loaded BNSF coal train races toward the Idaho border on MRL's 4th Subdivision.
Montana Rail Link's SDP40 290 with it Montana Centennial paint job. Leads a seven unit string of MRL blue's. (Tom Ellis photo)
After spending the better part of the morning working the yard and serving the grain elevator in Bozeman, Montana, the Montana Rail Link's Bozeman Local departs west towards Logan. The pair of GP3... (more)
The rear DPU of a loaded BNSF coal train is joined by a trio of MRL locos for the climb out of Livingston, Montana and over Bozeman Pass on MRL's 2nd Subdivision. A pair of MRL SD70ACe's bracket t... (more)
One of the more scenic and undershot mainlines in the United States, UPs Montana Sub offers great sights along its vast mainline. However, it only sees two operations… the northbound & southboun... (more)
Livingston Helper #2 disappears into the tunnel at Westend, MT.
A quartet of MRL SD70ACes assist a loaded tank train up Mullen Pass.
A Northtown-Pasco manifest rolls through Essex.
On June 23, 2015, a BNSF grain train curves over Sixteen Mile Creek while passing the townsite of Lombard and the Milwaukee Road’s Pacific Extension bridge that spans the Missouri River, heading... (more)
MRL's Laurel-Missoula manifest gets a shove up Mullan Pass courtesy of Helena based Helper #2.
