MRL 4402 leading BNSF L-MON8091-16A along the flathead river at Knowles,MT

MRL 4402 helps a loaded coal train up the east side of Bozeman Pass through Muir and into Bozeman Tunnel.

Westbound helpers out of Livingston are done shoving this Laurel to Pasco freight train up the 1.8% grade over Bozeman Pass. The helpers will now ride to Bozeman before cutting off after meeting 1... (more)

Grain loads working up the grade to Muir, taking the route out of the yard around another train with motor issues.

Grain loads working up the grade to Muir.

MRL 4402 leads the ML up Bozeman Pass on the evening of June 20th. Usually helper sets on Bozeman are on the back of trains, so to see one on point was a nice surprise.

An MRL helper set pushes a westbound mixed freight up Bozeman Pass in the late evening. The train has just begun the climb to the tunnel out of Livingston, Montana.

The sun has fallen below the mountains as MRLs Missoula to Laurel manifest descends Bozeman Pass.

One of the Bozeman Pass helper sets sits at East Bozeman as they wait for a train coming down the hill to roll past.

On June 20th, MRLs Missoula to Laurel mixed freight needed some help getting up Bozeman Pass. A helper set was called in to help pull the ML over the pass. MRL 4402 leads the ML past the East Boze... (more)

Reaching the top of their assist with a loaded coal train and falling snow.

Westbound helpers out of Livingston are done shoving this Laurel to Pasco freight train up the 1.8% grade over Bozeman Pass. Here the train is about 2 miles from stopping and cutting off the helpe... (more)

Westbound helpers out of Livingston are done shoving this Laurel to Pasco freight train up the 1.8% grade over Bozeman Pass. The helpers will now ride to Bozeman before cutting off after meeting 1... (more)

Helper #1 arrives at Bozeman and will get on the tailend of the ML to give them an assist over Bozeman Pass.

Livingston based Helper #1 waits in the siding at Belgrade before shoving the Q SPOALT over Bozeman Pass.