In my mind, there’s hardly anything better than a few beers around a campfire on a crisp, snowy Montana evening along the Clark Fork and Montana Rail Link’s busy Fourth Subdivision. Friends Da... (more)
Another wintery day in Montana is coming to a close as layers of fog roll through Montana’s Clark Fork River Valley. As the blue hour approaches, a BNSF grain train rumbles westbound out of Trou... (more)
The morning sun shines on a pair of Montana Rail Link SD70ACe's as they emerge from the Jefferson River Canyon in Cardwell, Montana on a frigid March morning. An MRL Whitehall Extra crew has a tra... (more)
A light snow flurry falls through the air on a March morning in Billings, Montana as a loaded coal train crosses the Yellowstone River on the MRL's 1st Subdivision. A BNSF crew is taking the train... (more)
Rolling west on Montana Rail Link’s Fourth Subdivision is a BNSF unit oil train at Trout Creek, Montana, on February 5, 2023.
The Montana Rail Link's 841 Bozeman Local has come into town to work the Ag Depot's grain elevator near downtown Bozeman, Montana. A pair of GP35's are on the pull back towards the yard with two M... (more)
Slowly reentering civilization, the Logan Local claws up the 2.2% grade as it crosses over the first of two ancient wooden trestles on the last part of the trip to Harrison. Note the "repairs... (more)
The eastbound Empire Builder soars over the Middle Fork of the Flathead River and Java Creek on the large bridge east of Essex as it climbs through the Rockies on a pristine summer morning.
A pair of Mission Mountain Railroad GP39-2s await their next trip to the BNSF interchange at Stryker.
WAMX GP39-2 3942 sits quietly in the yard at Eureka, MT.
BNSF coal empties ease through the siding track at Eddy, MT where they'll meet a pair of westbounds.
With storm clouds threatening, BNSF ET44C4 3281 gets a loaded crude oil train up to speed after departing Missoula, MT.
Coal empties for the Spring Creek Mine descend Mullan Pass on MRL's 3rd Sub.
Forest fire smoke fills the air as Helena's Helper #2 crew heads back home after assisting a loaded train over Mullan Pass. They picked up Helper #1's power who outlawed at Elliston earlier in the... (more)
The "ML" gets a shove over Bozeman Pass courtesy of Livingston's Helper #1 crew.