After switching Thompson River Lumber on the spur at Woodlin east of Thompson Falls, Montana, the Paradise local backs out onto the main line and prepares to head east back to Paradise on the afte... (more)

On a rainy spring day, Montana Rail Link’s Bitterroot local crosses the busy intersection of Brooks Street and Reserve Street (which is also U.S. Highways 93 and 12) on the Darby line at Missoul... (more)

Arriving at Victor
Montana Rail Link’s Bitterroot branch (also known as the Darby branch) local arrives at Victor, Montana, under rainy skies on May 18, 2013. This line had high water... (more)

Chanting along the Clark Fork, Montana Rail Link EMD GP9s Nos. 127 and 120 power a 7-car MRL Paradise local toward St. Regis between Quinns and Donlan, Montana, on September 26, 2014.

Montana Rail Link GP9 No. 127 leads the eastbound Paradise local out of town, crossing the Clark Fork truss bridge on the way to St. Regis to switch Tricon Timber on September 26, 2014. Unfortunat... (more)

Montana Rail Link’s Paradise Local backs up the Thompson River Lumber Lead at Woodlin near Thompson Falls, Montana, on a cold, crisp February 7, 2014. Recently repainted EMD GP9 No. 127 leads th... (more)

The Paradise local scurries west from St. Regis, MT after switching the lumber mill along the Clark Fork. A pair of rebuilt GP9s are more than enough power for today's short train. Local traffic h... (more)

With the crystal clear waters of Siegel Creek flowing into the Clark Fork in the foreground, Montana Rail Link’s Paradise local heads back to Paradise near Quinns, Montana, on October 2, 2015. T... (more)

The Paradise local flys west on Montana Rail Link's 4th sub just east of Paradise, Montana.

Montana Rail Link’s Paradise local rumbles west with 16 cars along a perfectly calm Clark Fork west of Eddy, Montana, on September 18, 2012.

Montana Rail Link’s local down the Bitterroot Branch (also known as the Darby Branch) curves out of Lee Metcalf National Wildlife Refuge north of Stevensville, Montana, on a dreary May 18, 2013.... (more)

Montana Rail Link’s local down the Bitterroot Branch (also known as the Darby Branch) approaches Lolo, Montana, under moisture-leaden skies on May 18, 2013. Two GP9s take the train as far as Vic... (more)

Montana Rail Link GP9 No. 127 'nose-on' near Warm Springs, MT. For the more traditional 3/4 view of 127, click here.

Montana Rail Link GP9 No. 127 sits silent on a spur adjacent to the load out point for MRL's "Miltown Dam Dirty-Dirt" trains which for several months in 2007 hauled contaminated soil from the Mill... (more)

Montana Rail Link’s local to Victor on the Ninth Subdivision departs Missoula down the back alleys south of the yard on a rainy May 18, 2013. This line is sometimes referred to as the Bitterroot... (more)