A faded and grimy former Northern Pacific SW1200 sits in Columbia Falls with covered stacks awaiting its fate. It was originally built as NP 128 in 7/1955, S/N 20321.

With storm clouds looming overhead, a peek of sunlight illuminates WAMX 3946, a former Union Pacific GP39-2 that, despite being weather-beaten and worn, still proudly wears UP Armour Yellow. Now w... (more)

Webb Assets Management SW1200 1214 pauses from switching moves at Columbia Falls, Montana.

Westbound manifest exits Tunnel Five with a neat power set.

A Mission Mountain Railroad: local works its way north on the afternoon of June 22, 2012. After living in the Flathead Valley for more than a year, I've chased the Mission Mountain a good n... (more)

Mission Mountain SW1500 1501 switches the Plum Creek lumber mill in Columbia Falls, Montana on the afternoon of June 22, 2011.

The Mission Mountain local heads north at Columbia Falls, Montana late on a Friday afternoon in June, 2011.

BNSF 5033 snakes it way through Bad Rock Canyon, on BNSF's Hi-Line Subdivision, between Columbia Falls, and Hungry Horse Montana

4461 leads a eastbound stack through Bad Rock Canyon along the Flathead River.

4 GE's lead a Westbound Z train out of Bad Rock Canyon along the Flathead River.

A set of helpers bring up the rear of this Eastbound Manifest at Columbia Falls.

The Mission Mountain with it's one man crew pulls out of the Plum Creek plywood mill after spotting a boxcar.

The Mission Mountain on it's way back from Kalispell to Columbia Falls crossing over a small trestle with one car in tow.

The Empire Builder is just out of Whitefish as it skirts along the shorts of the Flathead River.