MRL 262 leads the LAUBOZ on an August evening. Now nearing Big Timber they have a straight shot without opposing traffic until Livingston. Time will tell what happens to this local after BNSF take... (more)
MRL SD40-2XRs 255 and 250 blast through Big Timber with a short train for Bozeman in tow.
MRL SD40-2XRs 255 and 250 smoke it up as they hustle a short Laurel-Bozeman turn through Big Timber.
MRL SD40-2XRs 255 and 250 hustle through Big Timber, MT with the Laurel-Bozeman turn.
Laurel-Bozeman local traffic tips over the grade at Big Timber.
The "Bozeman Bullet" crests the grade at Big Timber passing underneath a nice old cantilever signal.
MRL 263 and company fly west with the short LAUBOZ on the drawbars while a severe storm in Eastern Montana builds in the distance.
A Laurel-bound manifest out of Pasco is on its last leg of its journey as it enters into the darkness of night at Big Timber. With the Crazy Mountains dominating the background, the final reflec... (more)
Just east of Big Timber, Montana, the snow covered Crazy Mountains, with Crazy Peak topping at 11,214 feet make for an impressive sight as BNSF loaded coal train C BTMRBA 037A races west towards L... (more)
A BNSF marine stack train rides yellows hot on the rear of a grain train. The train gods had gifted us four afternoon westbound trains out of Laurel giving us ample opportunities for shooting trai... (more)
On day 2 of our trip, we decided to chase LAUBOZ once again. Here the train heads through Big Timber, past some old NP relics. The cantilever, now fitted with modern signals, as well as an old sig... (more)
MRL 355 leads the Laurel to Bozeman turn on a nice afternoon. Its the last SD45 active on the MRL roster.
The LAUBOZ heads west out of Big Timber, while we pace it along the I-90 Frontage Road.
Montana Rail Link's LAUBOZ (Laurel - Bozeman) local knocks down the signal at "Big Timber" on it's westbound return to Bozeman.
A westbound loaded coal train heads through Big Timber with a pair of EMDs on the point.