Burlington Northern’s local to Kalispell is about to cross the Pioneer Road grade crossing as it departs La Salle, Montana, on a snowy November 1, 1991. This branch runs from Columbia Falls to K... (more)

A Mission Mountain Railroad train crosses the Pioneer Road grade crossing as it departs La Salle, Montana, on the afternoon of October 10, 2018. Powering the train on the Watco line between Columb... (more)

Summer in the Flathead: WAMX SW1200 No. 1214 leads a Mission Mountain Railroad local north towards Columbia Falls just before sunset on July 28, 2014. The trackage is former Great Northern ... (more)

Earning Its Keep: Nearly 58 years after it was built as No. 128 for the Northern Pacific, Watco SW1200 No. 1214 is still earning its for the Mission Mountain Railroad. On May 29, 2013, No. ... (more)

Clocking Out: It's almost quitting time for the crew of the Mission Mountain local as it rolls through La Salle, Mont., just south of Columbia Falls, on the afternoon of Nov. 1, 2011. Thank... (more)