Northern Pacific Extra 7005A-West, with four F9's between Livingston and Muir a distance of 12 miles, require helpers in this area. Extra 7005A has the assistance of a pair of GP9s 272 and 300 on... (more)

When thinking of legendary railroad towns, one thinks of Proctor, MN and the DM&IR. Cheyenne, WY and the Union Pacific. Among that list, one must include Livingston, MT and the Northern Pacific. I... (more)

With the sun dropping fast, it lights up the normally yellow fields on the foothills of the mountains. An SD45 led train charges into the coming darkness as they begin their assault on Bozeman Pas... (more)

Eastbound grain empties roll down the East slope of Bozeman Pass on their way to Livingston

A westbound loaded grain train grinds up the East slope of Bozeman Pass on MRL’s 2nd Subdivision

Several locomotives are in Montana Rail Link’s running repair facility at its locomotive shop at Livingston, Montana, on May 7, 2012. Left to right, the EMD locomotives are SD35 No. 702, SD40-2X... (more)

Thundering along the Yellowstone River at a location made famous by the icon NP historian Warren McGee, 20 cylinder SD45's continue to earn their keep, even as 2020 approaches 2021.

BNSF's westbound Alliance to Portland Q train arrives at the east end of Livingston with a fairly new 3252 leading.

Powered by a pair of EMD SD70ACes, Montana Rail Link’s Laurel to Missoula manifest freight climbs the 1.8 percent grade of Bozeman Pass west of Livingston, Montana, on the afternoon of June 23, ... (more)

A Montana Rail Link helper set coasts downgrade back to Livingston, Montana, after pushing a westbound BNSF train over Bozeman Pass. The westbound ruling grade from Livingston to West End is 1.8 p... (more)

BNSF GE ES44DC No. 7744 and Montana Rail Link EMD SD70ACe No. 4311 lead a westbound BNSF freight up Bozeman Pass not long after departing Livingston, Montana, on June 23, 2020.

BNSF9193 pulls skyward on the 1.8% incline of Bozeman Pass. The heavy westbound coal load is headed for the coal super-port at Roberts Bank. While coal exports from some PRB mines have dipped sign... (more)

A pair of MRL’s “meatball” schemed SD70ACES leading the M-LAUMIS West out of Livingston, MT. They made a brief stop here to get a set of helpers & then off they went. In the background, you ... (more)

Montana Rail Link’s local out of Livingston heads up the short spur to R-Y Timber Inc. with four wood chip cars for the mill on September 25, 2007. This spur is the only surviving piece of railr... (more)

Empty eastbound Grainer with BNSF ES44C4 leading, follows along the Yellowstone River east of Livingston Montana.