Montana Rail Link’s 844 local powered by EMD GP35s Nos. 403 and 402 arrive at Logan, Montana, with three cars from the Trident cement plant on June 26, 2017.

Montana Rail Link’s 844 local approaches Harrison, Montana, on May 17, 2013. MRL EMD GP35 No. 403 powers the three-car train up the 2.2 percent mountain grade of the 9.5 mile branch to Harrison.

The sound of both first and second generation EMD prime movers in full bore fill the crisp Montana air as MRL's 844 local pulls south out of Logan and along the Gallatin River.

Montana Rail Link Nos. 403 and 115 climbing the 2.2 percent mountain grade on the Harrison branch with eight covered hoppers as it approaches milepost 6 north of Harrison, Montana, on June 27, 201... (more)

Climbing the 2.2% grade into Harrison, Montana, is Montana Rail Link’s 844 local with eight blue covered hoppers for the Harrison Elevator Company on June 27, 2016. The local passes a fence line w... (more)

Usually operating only once a week to Harrison, Montana Rail Link’s 844 local grinds up the 2.2% mountain grade near milepost 6 on June 22, 2015. The 3-car local is powered by MRL GP35s Nos. 403 a... (more)

Passing a rustic ranch, Montana Rail Link’s 844 local climbs the 2.2% mountain grade on this branch to Harrison, Montana, between milepost 5 and 6 on the way up to the service the elevator located... (more)

Montana Rail Link’s 844 local arrives at Willow Creek, Montana, to set out some ballast cars on June 22, 2015. The unique structure in the foreground is Willow Creek’s jail, built by E.T. Barnum I... (more)

Running along an empty highway with ten cars, Montana Rail Link’s 844 local heads west through the Jefferson River Canyon east of Sappington, Montana, on May 16, 2013.

Montana Rail Link’s 844 local out of Logan, Montana, disturbs a horse’s lunch as it passes through Three Forks on October 1, 2013.

With ten cars on the drawbar, Montana Rail Link’s 844 local heads westbound through the Jefferson River Canyon east of Sappington, Montana, on May 16, 2013. On the other side of the river is the ... (more)

MRL local working at Manhattan, MT in August 2014.

The impressive rock walls of Jefferson River Canyon dwarf Montana Rail Link’s one-car 844 local headed west between Sappington and Whitehall, Montana, on September 17, 2012. The BNSF covered hoppe... (more)

Montana Rail Link’s 844 local climbs the 2.2 percent mountain grade toward Harrison, Montana, over this scenic branch on the Sixth Subdivision. Usually operating only once a week to Harrison, the ... (more)