MRL SD70ACes 4405 and 4408 head west on the 10th Sub between Perma and Paradise.

MRL's "Night Gas" is eastbound at Dixon.

MRL SD70ACe 4405 leads the "Night Gas" out of the shadows approaching the terminal at Thompson Falls "Pipeline".

MRL SD70ACe 4405 heads into the final sunrays of the day, approaching the terminal at Pipeline with 1 buffer and 14 tank cars.

The Night Gas heads into the siding at Plains to drop off 3 loads of ballast.

MRL SD70ACes 4405 and 4408 head west towards Pipeline with 15 cars.

The Night Gas heads down the main track at Dixon.

MRL SD70ACe 4405 leads the Night Gas west at Ravalli.

At Spire Rock, Montana, under an angry sky is a Montana Rail Link ballast train approaching the loader on October 3, 2022. A pair of MRL’s EMD SD70ACes power the train that is running on this po... (more)

A Montana Rail Link empty ballast train heads upgrade to the loader at Spire Rock at Pipestone, Montana, on October 3, 2022. This train is operating on a portion of the old Northern Pacific main l... (more)

Ascending out of Austin
Montana Rail Link’s Laurel to Missoula manifest freight, historically and commonly called the “LM,” climbs the 2.2 percent grade up the eastern slope of Mu... (more)

Under a threatening sky, a Montana Rail Link ballast train approaches the loader at Spire Rock, Montana, on October 3, 2022. A pair of MRL’s EMD SD70ACes power the train that is running on a por... (more)

The MRL ML descends Bozeman Pass on a warm summer afternoon.

On the afternoon of June 29, 2022, Montana Rail Link’s Laurel to Missoula manifest freight, commonly called the “LM,” climbs the eastern slope of Mullan Pass west of Helena, Montana. Six MRL... (more)

All Blue As a end of a Era encroaches on Montana Railroading, a Laurel-Missoula manifest climbs Mullan Pass at Austin, MT. The train is assisted up the 2.2% grade with the help of a quar... (more)