A light snow flurry falls through the air on a March morning in Billings, Montana as a loaded coal train crosses the Yellowstone River on the MRL's 1st Subdivision. A BNSF crew is taking the train... (more)
MRL's 1st Sub is really nothing to get excited about, but it does have code line, old signals and the Billings Transfer usually has exciting power.
Growing up you always hear about barn finds. Someone finds a classic car, priceless artwork or something of historical value that had been locked away and forgotten about. Never does one hear abou... (more)
The Billings Transfer heads back to Laurel with their first 4 units notched out.
The Billings Transfer departs west out of Billings with 2 SD40-2XRs, 2 SD45s and a GP9 for power.
The Billings Transfer prepares to return to Laurel with 161 cars and 5 EMDs for power, looking good against the smoky sunrise.
The 0600 Billings Switch begins their day with a trip to Exxon as they depart Billings Yard.
The 1400 Billings Switch arrives back in town from Exxon in the late evening.
An H-MANLAU heads through Billings, nearing its destination at Laurel in the late afternoon.
An empty coal train leaves Billings behind as they head towards Walter for a recrew.
The Laurel Sub has some scenic spots, and this perspective north of Billings is certainly one of them.
A lone DPU shoves on the rear of an empty coal train as they take the Laurel Sub north.
A Signal Peak coal train breaks the early morning silence as it heads upgrade out of Billings.
A Laurel shuttle crew takes a E-RBGSXM empty coal train up the BNSF Laurel Sub out of Billings. This train is returning to the Signal Peak Mine after unloading to ships at Roberts Bank in British ... (more)
A Pacific Northwest to Southern California repositioning move heads through Billings as they near the end of their trip over the MRL.
