BNSF 4681 storms west towards Mullan Pass with manned helpers cut-in mid train.....

As raindrops continue to patter and run down on the roundhouse office windows, Montana Rail Link Machinist Kevin Leonard contemplates what these new EMD locomotives will mean to his job after chan... (more)

BNSF 9179 is shiny and new, as the last rays of sunshine light up Skyline Trestle. There was only 15 minutes of light left as the head-end passed over the trestle. On the rear and swing are man... (more)

For most of the previous day myself and three railfan buddies made the long journey from the upper Midwest to Laurel Montana. With information that the LM has departed Laurel with three venerable ... (more)

An interesting paint scheme on the nose of this SD40-2 as it leads a BN train over MRL track east of Helena.

Erie fresh CP8831 leads a westbound coal train up Mullan Pass. The winter/spring of 2010/2011 dropped massive amounts of moisture on Montana. It was almost July and things were perhaps as green ... (more)

The whole generation range of EMD locomotives owned by Montana Rail Link can be seen here in Helena, Montana. The SD70ACe has just received a bath by a contract washer (missed a couple of spots by... (more)

A coal train derailment at Jens earlier in the day has these two westbounds tied down at Helena awaiting the reopening of the 3rd Subdivision the next day.

Three contract workers from a mobile wash service make quick work of a dirty Montana Rail Link SD70ACe. Montana Rail Link would use these contractors often to clean the soot and dirt that the help... (more)

A contract worker gives a Montana Rail Link SD70ACe a bath in Helena, Montana. The contractors were used frequently to high-pressure wash, and scrub down MRL's helper locomotives stationed in Hele... (more)

A grain hopper sits on cement supports and is now being used for storage east of Helena, Montana.

BNSF 5291 brings its train down into Helena after coming over Mullan Pass.

Helpers for BNSF 5369. Export Coke out of the refineries in Billings is often run in unit trains to west coast ports. Here one of those export trains crosses Greenhorn Creek.

Coke out of the refineries in Billings is often run in unit trains to west coast ports for Export. Here one of those export trains crosses Greenhorn Creek.

Amtrak 490 leads the Montana Daylight over Austin Creek Viaduct. I believe this one of the last trains the tour company ran over the MRL...