A Westbound Ballast Train on the 2nd Subdivision heads past Tosten Dam. This Ballast Train is one of many that have been running on the MRL due to ongoing trackwork along the majority of the Railr... (more)

I have been hesitant to post much MRL stuff this year, mostly due to the fact that the state has been swamped with people all summer and most are probably sick of it by now! It hasn't stopped me f... (more)

KCS Tidewater Turn westbound empties heading back to TUGCO with a leased MRL leader.

An SD40 rebuild works the east end of Laurel Yard.

Montana Rail Link’s eastbound gas local crosses the Thompson River and passes milepost 26 near Woodlin (east of Thompson Falls), Montana, on May 6, 2012. EMD SD40 No 261 (rebuilt to a SD40-2XR),... (more)

Gliding down the east slope of Winston Hill, three SD40-types have been taken out of storage for one day to lead the Helena to Logan local.

MRL's 840 local passes a local church near Winston Hill, Montana.

A trio of EMD SD40 types including a rare SDP40 #290 enter the north end of Lombard Canyon with a 840 local.

A trio of EMD SD40 types including a rare SDP40 #290 slow to work the town of Townsend, Montana.

A trio of EMD SD40 types including a rare SDP40 #290 lead the 840 local after sunrise near East Helena bound for Logan where it will interchange with the 844 local and return.

After switching the gasoline facility at Pipeline, just east of Thompson Falls, MRL's Night Gas highballs town at sunset and begins its journey back to Missoula.

The eastbound Day Gas crests the summit of Evaro Hill on MRL's 10th Subdivision, with several high peaks of the Mission Mountain Range visible in the distance.

MRL's Day Gas cruises eastward along the Flathead River between Paradise and Perma beneath impressive rocky cliffs typical of this region of Montana.

Spent diesel fuel fills the calm Montana mountain air on a chilly Fall morning, while the sound of three EMD 645's drowns out the peaceful rushing waters of the Clark Fork River. The lead locomoti... (more)

A quiet late October day in western Montana is interrupted briefly as the sound of three 645 prime movers roar through the countryside as they lead a Laurel to Spokane extra manifest over Trout Cr... (more)