Montana Rail Link’s 840 local, also known as the Helena local, rolls east through Lombard Canyon between Toston and Lombard, Montana, on the afternoon of June 26, 2016. The train is powered by M... (more)

On the morning of June 23, 2015, an eastbound BNSF grain train curves along the Missouri River through Lombard, Montana. The train is passing the abandoned remains of Milwaukee Road’s Pacific Ex... (more)

During a warm morning on June 26, 2015, a westbound BNSF coal train enters Lombard Canyon along the Missouri River and approaches the east switch of the siding at Lombard, Montana. Across the rive... (more)

A BNSF grain train curves by the townsite of Lombard, Montana, while heading eastward on Montana Rail Link’s Second Subdivision. The train is tracing the Missouri River, and is passing the Milwa... (more)

A trio of BNSF GE’s lead an Eastbound freight through the Canyon at Lombard at sunset.

A Bluebird leads a train along the Missouri River.

One of those rare moments that clouds and trains cooperate occurs as a loaded BNSF grain train rolls along the Missouri River.

An early morning hike pays early dividends with a train just minutes after the sun rises.

Maintenance-of-way is done for the day and has all their equipment into the short house track at Lombard siding—and now traffic is moving again in Montana’s Lombard Canyon on June 17, 2014. A ... (more)

On the afternoon of June 17, 2014, another BNSF coal empty slinks through the curves of Lombard Canyon just west of Lombard, Montana, on Montana Rail Link’s Second Subdivision main line.

Chasing its own reflection in the mirror-like surface of the Missouri River in Lombard Canyon is a westbound BNSF unit coal train passing over the west switch of Lombard on the afternoon of Septem... (more)

On the morning of June 16, 2014, a westbound BNSF manifest freight curves its way along the Missouri River in scenic Lombard Canyon between Lombard and Toston, Montana.

Lombard has always been on my list of places to visit and this year I finally made it. I didnt have a ton of luck with MRL action but did catch a few trains. In this shot BNSF 4209 leads an Eastbo... (more)

Lombard has always been on my list of places to visit and this year I finally made it. I didnt have a ton of luck with MRL action but did catch a few trains. In this shot BNSF 4209 leads an Eastbo... (more)

A BNSF coal train follows the Missouri River and cloud shadows, as it negotiates Lombard Canyon at Lombard, Montana, during a beautiful afternoon on June 30, 2018.