LM is working its way towards Helena. The lead motor keeps shutting down so the train will be tied down in Townsend to await helpers. This locomotive was originally built as a 4308 for BHP. Cam... (more)
In a sight that never gets old, Helper #2's 4 MRL SD70ACes give everything they've got to get a loaded coal train over Mullan Pass.
A 4 unit set of SD70ACe helpers ride the rear of an Eastbound stack train down the hill into Helena.
2 sets of helpers, a total of 8 units, pass an empty stack train as they drift downgrade on their way back to stage at Helena. There they will wait for the next westbound to provide a shove over M... (more)
On the afternoon of June 25, 2020, a BNSF grain train climbs Mullan Pass leaving Austin, Montana. A Montana Rail Link manned helper set is cut into the middle of the train, consisting of a quartet... (more)
