Montana Rail Link's 840 Local from Helena glides along the Missouri River just north of Trident, Montana. Leading the local are SD45(-2) no. 328, and SD45-2 no. 308.

MRL 254 heads East at Jens which is east of Drummond,MT off of I-90

Montana Rail Link’s sole remaining SD9 undergoes some repairs to sheet metal on its steps in MRL's Livingston, Montana, shops. The SD9 is typically assigned to switching duties in the Laurel/Billi... (more)

Montana Rail Link’s Laurel-Missoula manifest freight rolls along the Missouri River in Lombard Canyon, on MRL's 2nd Subdivision. The consist is two SD70ACe's and an SD40-2XR.

Montana Rail Link’s ML (Missoula to Laurel) freight passes through scenic Lombard Canyon, Montana, on September 12, 2010. Up front are SD40-2XR (rebuilt SD40) No. 254 and SD45 No. 326.

Montana Rail Link’s 840 Local is heading back to Helena, Montana, as it rolls through Lombard. Part of the hillside in the background came down and blocked the Northern Pacific main during the 6.6... (more)

The Montana Rail Link gas local heads east towards Missoula, Montana taken near Paradise.

Montana Rail Link's Gas Local heads west near Donlan, Montana (just west of Toole), in the late afternoon. Donlan sits on MRL's 4th Subdivision between St. Regis, and Paradise. Typically, MRL's Ga... (more)

The crew of Montana Rail Link's Gas Local has just finished swapping loads for empties at Pipeline (just east of Thompson Falls), and is on it's way back to Missoula. Montana Rail Link SD40-2XR (r... (more)

A Montana Rail Link business car special rolls across Bridge 50 west of Childs, Montana. The two BNSF business cars, diner "Lake Superior" and "Santa Fe," were headed to Missoula to supplement MRL... (more)

Montana Rail Link's westbound Gas Local skirts the Clark Fork River as it approaches Plains, Montana. Just 10 cars for the local on this day. MRL's Gas Local carries gasoline, diesel fuel, as well... (more)

Montana Rail Link's gas local curves through McDonald, Montana, (near Dixon) on September 23, 2008.

Montana Rail Link SD19-1 no. 651, the power for the Paradise Local, rests in its namesake town on September 22, 2006. The red-over lunar signal aspect indicates that MRL’s Gas Local will be arrivi... (more)

Since this is right off of the highway, the shot is not hard to get, but I'll take the 3 SD45s (and the cool bridge) any day. This is the westbound Montana Rail Link Gas Local going up the 10th Su... (more)

Here we are looking out of the window of an abandoned homestead at the eastbound Montana Rail Link Gas Local east of Perma, Montana. On the point is SD40-2XR no. 256. This place has seen better da... (more)