Montan Rail Link's primary non-BNSF freight is the Missoula-Laurel daily freight (ML eastbound/LM westbound). On this day the old guard and new guard came together as an SD45/SD40/SD70ACe combo ro... (more)

Autumn gold to winter white
Mother Nature can’t decide what season to be in as an eastbound Burlington Northern Santa Fe grain train descends Mullan Pass and curves over Montana Rail ... (more)

Fall is turning into Winter, as a BNSF eastbound grain train slides down Mullan Pass and over Montana Rail Link's Austin Creek Trestle. An SD45 (-2) leads MRL's only SDP40, a BN SD40-2, and a MRL ... (more)

Waiting to see the eastbound BNSF geometry train (seen here and here... (more)

SD45-2 325 and SD70ACe 4302 head to the west end of Missoula Yard where they will be added to BNSF’s Pasco to Laurel manifest for the eastbound trip over MRL’s 3rd Sub.

MRL 325 an ex SP SD45 upgraded to -2 standards, MRL 406 an ex SP GP35, and MRL 608 an ex DM&IR SD9 parked at the engine terminal in Missoula.

MRL mix freight heading west with SD45 350 and SD40-2 250 4 miles from Livingston MT