BNSF's Kelly Lake local returns to Keenan with clay cars from Minorca. On the tailend of this all BN green power consist was a BN green caboose to boot!

BNSF's "Kelly Lake Local" returns to CN's Keenan Yard after dropping off and picking up clay cars at Minorca Mine.

The northbound local returning to Great Falls from the Lewistown branch is racing the setting sun and the "law" as it hustles toward home trying to make it before the crew "dies" at 7 PM. The 29 ... (more)

The northbound local returning to Great Falls from the Lewistown branch is racing the setting sun and the "law" as it hsutles toward home trying to make it before the crew "dies" at 7 PM. The 29 ... (more)

The northbound local returning to Great Falls from the Lewistown branch is making track speed as it cruises north through the ghost town of Merino. The 29 car train with three vintage 4-motor uni... (more)

The northbound local is seen rolling over the dry Coyote Creek just south of the small farming town of Stanford. Three classic 4-motor Geeps lead 29 loaded grain hoppers off the Lewistown Branch ... (more)

After leaving the Lewistown Branch it was a straight shot back north 102 miles from the junction at Sipple to Great Falls. Here the train is rolling north just about to the junction with the Cent... (more)

The northbound local is seen emerging from a small cut just south of the farming community of Stanford. Surprisingly there are two substantial tunnels on this line in the Stanford vicinity, one a... (more)

Windham isn't even a station on the Laurel Sub anymore, just a dot on a map with another abandoned wooden elevator. The dying little town in the Judith Basin along Sage Creek drainage seemed to b... (more)

After leaving the Lewistown Branch it was a straight shot back north 102 miles from the junction at Sipple to Great Falls. Here the train is rolling past an elevator far more modern than those ju... (more)

The Great Falls yard was referring to this job as the "Lost Local" and on this quiet day after Christmas she owns the mainline as she clips northbound by a couple of classic old grain elevators on... (more)

After driving nearly four hours exploring the Laurel Sub with nary a peep on the radio suddenly it came alive just as we were about to leave and head off to explore the remnants of the Milwaukee R... (more)