BN 1726 has arrived in Butte with its freight after crossing Homestake Pass and Bozeman Hill having originated in Livingston. A UP A-B-B-A set consisting of an SD40, two GP30Bs and a GP30 sit near... (more)

Paralleling BNSFs Copper City mainline, the Butte Anaconda & Pacific sees similar seldom volume, but has an upgrade for power with two very unique GP9s still operational. Heres one of the two, alo... (more)

Amtrak's North Coast Hiawatha pops out of a tunnel just west of the top of Homstake Pass, providing passengers with a stunning daytime view of the Montana Rockies on its daytime run across western... (more)

BUTTE MT Sept 26 1978 — Burlington Northern GP9 1737 is idled by a nationwide railroad strike. EMD built the unit in February 1957 as Northern Pacific 299. It was retired in May 1986My photo.

Butte MT Sept 26 1978 — Burlington Northern GP9 1739 is idled by a nationwide railroad strike. EMD built the unit as Northern Pacific 301 in February 1957. It was retired in December 1990. My ph... (more)

BUTTE MT Sept 26 1978 — Burlington Northern GP9 1740 is idled by a nationwide railroad strike. My photo.

BUTTE MT Sept 26 1978 — Burlington Northern GP30 2215 is idled by a nationwide railroad strike. EMD built the unit in May 1963 as Great Northern 3015 and delivered it in Simple Empire Builder pa... (more)

The scenic route of the North Coast Limited remains out of use, but not abandoned, as seen in this view where it passes under I-15 in Butte, MT. Perhaps when BNSF acquires MRL they will consider p... (more)

A quartet of UP power led by SD40 UP3032 followed by two GP30Bs and a GP30 await their call to duty at Butte, MT. The caboose and piggyback car will no doubt be on the train which will pick up car... (more)

A Trainmaster and Switchman discuss the next moves as the Butte local works an industry off the ex-MILW Pacific Extension.

A BN caboose brings up the rear of a local as they work a spur on the former MILW Pacific Extension south of Butte.

The Butte Anaconda and Pacific's local to Butte arrives in town to switch Montana Resources.

Butte Anaconda & Pacific 47 is a heavy duty boxcab freight locomotive built in 1914. The small trailing car is a traction booster to help with the stiff grades in the Butte Mining District. In th... (more)

The North Coast Hiawatha descends westward off Homestake Pass several miles east of Butte, MT. In 1974 this Amtrak service and a BN local freight were pretty much all that moved over this line.

Action at the Butte terminal reveals a rainbow of boxcar colors behind #293.