The SD60MACs that EMD painted for Burlington Northern were tested thoroughly, and the merits of A.C. traction burgeoned. BN signed a $675 million order for 350 4,000 hp A.C. traction SD70MACs from... (more)
Another favorite railroad has passed into the history books. As 2023 draws to a close so does the lease of the old Northern Pacific mainline through the Rockies by Montana Rail Link. One of the ne... (more)
As the sun sets on a beautiful summer day in the Montana mountains, a doubled-up BNSF empty coal and grain train glides eastbound preparing to descend the grade of Winston Hill on the east side of... (more)
Montana Rail Link’s office car special is cleaned by a contractor at the platforms by Missoula’s former Northern Pacific station before another trip on October 7, 2005. Dennis Washington, the ... (more)
HPASKCK in Lombard Canyon An interesting locomotive consist pulls BNSF’s HPASKCK along the Missouri River through Lombard Canyon just west of Lombard, Montana, on September 12, 2010. ... (more)