MRL's 844 local heads for Harrison behind two GP9's on a sunny but brisk March afternoon.

The rear DPU of a loaded BNSF coal train is joined by a trio of MRL locos for the climb out of Livingston and over Bozeman pass. A pair of MRL SD70ACe's bracket the sole SD40P-2XR on the roster as... (more)

Crude Empties In The Mountains | Rounding a curve south (timetable east) of Jennings, MT, a train of empty crude oil tankers makes its way east alongside the Fisher River on a sunny Saturda... (more)

Golden Glow | In the shadow of the mountains at Ripley, MT, a train of autorack cars heads east along the Kootenai River Subdivision on the sunny afternoon of Saturday, February 21, 2026.

Saturday Snow And Sun | Midday on a mostly sunny Saturday, February 21, 2026, a westbound manifest train makes its way through Lincoln County, MT beneath the 6,645 foot-tall Elk Mountain.

An eastbound intermodal train makes its way along the Northern Transcon just south (timetable east) of Jennings, MT on a sunny Saturday, February 21, 2026 afternoon.

Dawn On The Fisher | A few miles south (timetable east) of Jennings, MT, an eastbound train of empty grain hoppers makes its way alongside the Fisher River on the chilly winter morning of S... (more)

Apricity | With a golden sun just about to set over the mountains, an eastbound train of empty grain hoppers makes its way alongside the Kootenai River on the evening of Saturday, February ... (more)

Early Morning Empties | Early in the day on a chilly Saturday, February 21, 2026, an eastbound train of empty grain hoppers approaches Tamarack siding in Lincoln County, MT where a loaded w... (more)

Warm Tones In Winter | After waiting for a maintenance crew to clear, a westbound coal train leaves Noxon, MT behind as it crosses a bridge over the Clark Fork on the unseasonably warm afte... (more)

A pair of BNSF GE's lead an eastbound BNSF manifest and intermodal freight making its way over Montana Rail Link's 3rd Subdivision as through traffic. Holding in the siding at Bearmouth, Montana i... (more)

Today on 'weird choices by the power desk': putting three locomotives originally built for fast intermodal service on a coal drag. BNSF 8514 is one of 20 "SD70ACe-P4" testbeds built by E... (more)

With a Montana Rail Link crew now on board, the loaded BNSF grain train gets ready to depart from Laurel Yard in Laurel, Montana behind a pair of GE locomotives. The MRL will take this train west ... (more)

Valentine's Vista | Cruising along a small causeway just west of Noxon, MT, a train of empty coal hoppers heads east midday on Saturday, February 14, 2026.

Swamp Creek Colors | As the clouds begin to break on the morning of Saturday, February 14, 2026, a westbound grain train crosses a bridge over the mouth of Swamp Creek near Tuscor, MT.