An eastbound grain train passes in front of the Montana Wheat Growers silos near Fort Piegan, Montana. The Rocky Mountains are 30 miles away and still look large.

After receiving a replacement crew, this large grain train is pulling hard coming out of the siding at Gibb, Missouri.

A high speed stack train full of UPS containers passes West Medill, Missouri enroute to Chicago.

An eastbound stack train drops downhill after passing through Marceline, Missouri.

An eastbound stack train reaches the summit of Marias Pass and slowly moves past parked MOW equipment.

An eastbound UP train on BNSF rails near Marceline, Missouri. This is one of only a handful of ATSF-era signal bridges that I know of in Missouri.

An eastbounder with plenty of power crosses the Two Medicine River Bridge, just east of East Glacier Park Village.

An eastbounder at Morning Gun West Road near East Glacier Park Village, Montana.

A heavily powered eastbound manifest takes its time moving downhill at Bison, Montana. The mountains in the scene are actually in the southern part of Glacier National Park.

An eastbound stack train pulls out onto the high plains of Montana after coming down off Marias Pass. The altitude here is about 5000 feet.

A short but steep climb up a rocky ridge reveals a nice vantage point to catch this eastbounder at Bison siding. The mountain in the background is Calf Robe Mountain (8000 feet altitude).

An eastbound grain train near Blackfoot, Montana. Taken from near the Lewis and Clark Camp Disappointment marker. As the sign said, Lewis and Clark were looking for the headwaters of the Marias ... (more)

This high priority eastbounder has just passed the Marias Pass summit and is rolling downhill with the dynamic brakes beginning to howl.

An eastbound stack train crosses the Two Medicine River bridge just east of East Glacier Park Village. The nearby Glacier Park Lodge provided the railfanning coffee for this early morning shot.

An eastbound grainer rolls across the trestle at Cutbank, Montana. In the distance you can see the Rocky mountains nearly 50 miles away.