Montana Rail Link’s Helena local passes the tranquil waters of the Missouri River in Lombard Canyon approaching Lombard, Montana, on the afternoon of June 15, 2014. A matching pair of rebuilt SD... (more)

Rolling along the Missouri River in Lombard Canyon, an eastbound BNSF manifest freight approaches Lombard, Montana, on June 15, 2014.

With dark clouds and storms surrounding Lombard, Montana, on the afternoon of June 17, 2014, a BNSF coal train snakes along the Missouri River in scenic Lombard Canyon on Montana Rail Link’s Sec... (more)

Eastbound freight beside Missouri River at Lombard

A westbound BNSF coal train curves through the night below the cliffs of Lombard, Montana, on September 16, 2012.

Rumbling along the Missouri River on the morning of September 12, 2011, are two Montana Rail Link SD40-2XRs (Nos. 252 and 253) powering MRL’s Helena Local into Lombard, Montana. In the foregroun... (more)

With a storm blowing east in the background, a westbound BNSF manifest freight rumbles along the Missouri River in Lombard Canyon west of Lombard, Montana, on May 15, 2013.

BNSF SD70ACe 9112 is seen leading an eastbound empty coal train in Lombard Canyon - 11/09/2013

In Lombard Canyon on September 11, 2011, an eastbound BNSF grain train is along the Missouri River between Toston and Lombard, Montana.

An eastbound BNSF coal train passes through Lombard, Montana, on the eve of September 11, 2011. Smoke from western wildfires enhances the colors of a pretty sunset over the Missouri River and Lomb... (more)

A long eastbound Burlington Northern Santa Fe intermodal train rumbles through Lombard, Montana, on September 4, 1998. The BN SD40-2-led train is curving underneath the abandoned Milwaukee Road Pa... (more)

Under streaking stars at Lombard, Montana, a westbound BNSF manifest freight curves under the abandoned Milwaukee Road Pacific Extension bridge over the Missouri River and former NP/BN, now Montan... (more)

The beautiful Montana countryside is bathed in full moon light as an eastbound BNSF coal train streaks its way through Lombard Canyon and along the Missouri River on Montana Rail Link's 2nd Subdiv... (more)

A colorful BNSF stack train snakes westbound through Lombard Canyon west of Lombard, Montana, on the afternoon of September 30, 2013.

A full moon is illuminating the beautiful countryside during a gorgeous summer evening, while a westbound H-KCKSPO1-15 (Kansas City-Spokane) High Priority Manifest Freight twists along the Missour... (more)