A Montana Rail Link ballast train heads west through Jefferson River Canyon west of Sappington, Montana, on the afternoon of June 26, 2016.

Montana Rail Link SD45 number 346 leads a loaded ballast train out of the Jefferson River Canyon between Whitehall and Sappington Montana. This 20-cylinder monster is traversing the MRL's 5th subd... (more)

The 844 local has just finished working the talc plant at Sappington and prepares to head back east to the yard at Logan. The leader on the return trip is MRL 115, which was built for the Chicago ... (more)

A large Montana Rail Link work train, which includes empty ballast cars to be loaded at Spire Rock, follows the curving bank of the Jefferson River west of Sappington, Montana, on July 26, 2016. T... (more)

MRL's 844 local heads west toward Whitehall, MT to service a grain industry on the highly scenic 5th Sub via Jefferson River Canyon. The sound of this pair of GP35s echoing off the canyon walls w... (more)

Running along an empty highway with ten cars, Montana Rail Link’s 844 local heads west through the Jefferson River Canyon east of Sappington, Montana, on May 16, 2013.

MRL's 844 local to Whitehall approaches the Jefferson River which it will follow west through the canyon named after it.

MRL's local to Whitehall is heading for home at Logan as it traverses the scenic Jefferson River canyon.

The 5th Sub local traverses the highly scenic Jefferson River Canyon as it heads to Whitehall to serve an agricultural customer.

MRL's local to Whitehall returns toward Logan through the scenic Jefferson River Canyon on the rarely photographed 5th Sub.

With ten cars on the drawbar, Montana Rail Link’s 844 local heads westbound through the Jefferson River Canyon east of Sappington, Montana, on May 16, 2013. On the other side of the river is the ... (more)

Descending a 2.2 percent mountain grade into Jefferson River Valley and the junction with Montana Rail Link’s Sixth Subdivision at Sappington, Montana, is the 844 local on June 16, 2014. The short... (more)

Montana Rail Link’s 840 local arrives at Sappington, Montana, on September 12, 2011. Two rebuilt SD40s that MRL classifies as SD40-2XRs power the train which is traveling along the abandoned Milwa... (more)

Montana Rail Link's Logan Local pauses in Sappington, Montana, at the beginning of the branch to Harrison so the Engineer can sign the Block Register. MRL's Harrison Branch (6th Subdivision) is Bl... (more)

Montana Rail Link’s 844 local heads westbound through the Jefferson River Canyon east of Sappington, Montana, on May 16, 2013. High above the train is a huge cliffside cave located in Lewis and Cl... (more)