MRL GP9R 109 looks tiny in comparison to trailing MRL SD45 355 as they head downhill into Townsend to switch a local customer.

MRL's Helena-Townsend turn speeds east on the 2nd Sub between Louisville and Winston.

The Helena local drops off 3 cars at Ash Grove cement in Montana City.

The Helena local heads down the 13th Sub to service a couple of customers with a wild consist of MRL GP9R 109 and MRL SD45 355.

The Helena local heads down the 13th Sub to service a couple of customers with a wild consist of MRL GP9R 109 and MRL SD45 355.

Heading downhill at a good clip is Montana Rail Link’s Helena local bound for the lime plant at Townsend, Montana, on the afternoon of July 7, 2022. MRL EMDs Nos. 109 and 355 have the local past... (more)

The MRL Montana City Local is pulling into Montana City coming around a curve along HWY 518 and Prickly Pear Creek in a small canyon.

Bolting over Winston Hill
Weather turned quite storming in parts of Montana on the afternoon of July 8, 2022. My brother Tom, his son Charlie and I were waiting on Montana Rail Link’s ... (more)

Montana Rail Link's Helena Local job has arrived in Townsend, Montana behind GP9 109 and SD45 355. The conductor is throwing the switch into the Graymont Limestone Quarry to swap cars before headi... (more)

The storms are receding to the east as Montana Rail Link’s Helena local, led by MRL EMD GP9 No. 109, rolls downgrade just east of Winston, Montana, on the afternoon of July 7, 2021.

On the stormy and darkening evening of June 25, 2019, Montana Rail Link’s Helena switch rolls through a curve just out of Winston, Montana. Powering the short local with two cars for the limesto... (more)

Montana Rail Link’s Helena switch serves the limestone plant at Townsend, Montana, on the morning of June 30, 2017.

The crew on Montana Rail Link GP9 No. 109 on the Helena switch has just finished delivering cars to the Ash Grove Cement plant at Montana City, Montana, on the afternoon of July 1, 2018, and are n... (more)

Montana Rail Link’s Helena switch, led by EMD GP9 No. 109, is passing the old stock pens and loading chute at Townsend, Montana, on July 3, 2018.

Moments before sunset on October 7, 2020, Montana Rail Link’s Helena local departs Townsend, Montana, after meeting an eastbound BNSF train there, and storms over the Missouri River bound for a ... (more)