With fresh snow and freezing temperatures, a Burlington Northern freight climbs Montana’s Marias Pass at Java West on March 3, 1989, amidst the beauty of Glacier National Park in wintertime.

Three Burlington Northern EMD SD40-2s power first No. 15 through the snowsheds east of Java, Montana, on an autumn crossing of Marias Pass on October 8, 1996. Lead unit No. 6850 is a former Colora... (more)

A-B-B on No. 1
Burlington Northern EMD SD40-2 No. 7082 and a pair of General Electric B30-7A “B-units” lead BNSF intermodal train No. 1 as it bursts out of Shed 8 at mile 1160.9 east of ... (more)

Exiting Shed 8
After helping an eastbound freight up Marias Pass, a helper set led by Burlington Northern EMD SD40-2 No. 7213 drifts through Shed 8 at mile 1160.9 east of Java, Montana, ... (more)

An early morning Burlington Northern manifest, heads eastbound over the Java bridge.

Amidst the pure, exhilarating air of the Montana Rockies, BNSF 7802 West encounters a burst of afternoon sunshine as it exits Shed 10 while gliding down the west side of Marias Pass.

After climbing over Marias Pass in a wet snow, a westbound Burlington Northern freight pops out of Shed 10.7 at Java, Montana, on March 3, 1988.

In a full-fledged mountain snowstorm, a westbound Burlington Northern Santa Fe grain train passes through the falling flakes at Java, Montana, on March 2, 1997.

Western Larch are at full peak in Glacier National Park while an on-time Empire Builder crosses the famous Java trestle on a cool Fall morning.

109 loads of wheat from Hamberg, N. Dakota to Tacoma, WA soars over the Goat Lick Trestle on a gloomy Fall morning on Marias Pass. The Tamaracks (or Western Larch) are at peak and make for an in... (more)

After a overnight snowfall of over a foot, Burlington Northern Santa Fe stack train No. 15 is at Java West on Montana’s Marias Pass on March 2, 1997. An icy Middle Fork of the Flathead River meand... (more)

Shrouded in fog, Amtrak's Empire Builder leaps a mountain gorge on its run through Montana. A distant sunlit mountain peak hints that the train will break out of the fog upon reaching the summit o... (more)

Amid autumn’s golden colors, Burlington Northern Santa Fe GE C44-9W No. 980 emerges from Shed 10.7 east of Java, Montana, on October 8, 1996. Trailing the brand-new Dash 9 is a LMX GE B39-8 and a ... (more)

Burlington Northern Santa Fe Dash 9 No. 980 emerges from Shed 10.7 east of Java, Montana, on October 8, 1996. Autumn is upon Marias Pass on the scenic Hi Line Subdivision.

A westbound Burlington Northern Santa Fe intermodal train is at Shed 10 east of Java, Montana, on the autumn day of October 6, 1997 on Marias Pass. Two new “Heritage I” GE C44-9Ws power the train,... (more)