BN 9219 with another 60M and two SD40-2s roars past the NP-era signals protecting the west end of Livingston, MT as clouds build in a late August sky. The coal train is beginning the climb to Boze... (more)

With four units on the head end, one DPU rear, and a three pack of helpers, this loaded coal train slowly makes the climb up Bozeman Pass as it leaves Livingston, Montana behind and heads east ove... (more)

H-LAUSPO pulling into Livingston where they will sit and wait for the MRL 841 local to depart and for a set of helpers to attach to the rear to attack the hill into Bozeman.

The MRL 841 local departing Livingston Yard for home base in Bozeman. BNSF 681 is seen pulling up in the background with a H-LAUSPO. They would have to wait for helpers to attach before they would... (more)

A westbound is getting helpers attached for the ascent to Bozeman Pass as it reposes next to the former Northern Pacific depot in Livingston, MT. The Northern Pacific Beanery at the depot is an ex... (more)

Montana Rail Link SD45 No. 346 has some work done in the running repair shop at the railroad’s Livingston Shop on May 7, 2012. MRL 346 was built by EMD in May 1970 as a high-nose Norfolk & Weste... (more)

The backshop at Montana Rail Link’s Livingston Shop was well equipped to handle any major repair or rebuild of a locomotive for the railroad. On May 7, 2012, an assortment of blue EMDs has work ... (more)

BN 9794 has been set out from the North Coast Hiawatha during its station stop at Livingston, MT. The passenger train has just departed the station and is starting to climb Bozeman Hill, and will ... (more)

AMTK 536 slows the North Coast Hiawatha to a stop at Livingston, MT. The train will spend some dwell time here while the headend power sets out a former NP FP7A unit for servicing at the BN shops ... (more)

BN 1726 leads a quartet of GP9/18s waiting for the North Coast Hiawatha to leave Livingston for Butte which it will follow with the daily freight. All units were NP, the 4th, BN 1998 was a GP18. T... (more)

The rear DPU of a loaded BNSF coal train is joined by a trio of MRL locos for the climb out of Livingston, Montana and over Bozeman Pass on MRL's 2nd Subdivision. A pair of MRL SD70ACe's bracket t... (more)

The "Bozeman Bullet" flies into Livingston behind SD40-2XRs 255 and 250.

Five Montana Rail Link EMD six-axle locomotives, used as a helper set on Bozeman Pass, head downgrade back to Livingston glinting the setting sun on October 10, 2005. Westbound trains get plenty o... (more)

The SD60MACs that EMD painted for Burlington Northern were tested thoroughly, and the merits of A.C. traction burgeoned. BN signed a $675 million order for 350 4,000 hp A.C. traction SD70MACs from... (more)

On May 7, 2012, several veteran Montana Rail Link locomotives were stored inside one of the older shop buildings at the railroad’s main locomotive facility at Livingston, Montana, including MRL ... (more)