A former Milwaukee Road café-parlor car sits landlocked on a ranch near Livingston. It had been used in maintenance-of-way service before being sold for private use.
Best known for their SD45s, MRL operated a number of SD45-2s including this former Clinchfield unit leading a helper set on the point of a BN train at West Livingston.
Life on the MRL... Ever since BNSF leased the MRL SD45's, the crews have had a dislike for them. It is the warmest time of the year in Montana, and the 'ol SD45's don't have air conditionin... (more)