High winds blow snow everywhere on the eastern edge of Glacier National Park as an eastbound BNSF stack/auto rack train struggles through Grizzly, Montana, on December 22, 2007.

After crossing a snowy Marias Pass, Amtrak’s eastbound Empire Builder curves through Grizzly, Montana, on a cold December 22, 1998.

In extreme blizzard conditions, an eastbound BNSF stack train leaves the mountains of Glacier National Park behind as it fights a crosswind coming through Grizzly, Montana, on December 22, 2007.

Passing a lonely cabin on the windy eastern slopes of the majestic snow-covered mountains of Glacier National Park is an eastbound stack train led by Burlington Northern SD60M No. 9257 at Grizzly,... (more)

Two Dash 9 DPU's work in heavy dynamic braking to hold back a westbound grain train as it descends the grade toward the Two Medicine River bridge approaching Grizzly, while the Rocky Mountains in ... (more)

In an extremely cold wind, an eastbound Burlington Northern freight is veiled in blowing snow at Grizzly, Montana, on March 3, 1989, beneath the looming scenic and rugged mountains of Glacier Nat... (more)

An eastbound Burlington Northern Santa Fe freight curves through Grizzly, Montana, after crossing rugged Marias Pass on the southern border of Glacier National Park. Burlington Northern GE C30-7 N... (more)

Leaving the mountains behind, BNSF 4302 East has one more hill to crest before heading out onto the high plains. The late summer cold front and snowfall of a couple days before really lent a drama... (more)

A late-running Amtrak No. 8, the Empire Builder, cruises through Grizzly, Montana, on December 23, 1998. The train is leaving the snow-covered Rocky Mountains of Glacier National Park behind on th... (more)

An eastbound BNSF train grinds up the Marias Pass grade above Essex under a half moon, its headlights bringing light to the otherwise eternal gloom of Shed 12 on the canyon's south wall.

Assisted by a 40mph tailwind and the Whitefish helpers, S-TACCHC1-18A sails up the grade at Grizzly on a bone-chilling winter evening east of the Rocky Mountains. The trailing unit died on the cl... (more)

Burlington Northern Santa Fe train No. 14 heads east through the snow at Grizzly, Montana, on February 28, 1997. Former Colorado & Southern SD40 No. 6339 leads the train into an oppressive wind th... (more)

Burlington Northern Santa Fe train 14 heads east through the snow at Grizzly, Montana, on February 28, 1997. The railroad still looks like the Burlington Northern at this date, right down to the f... (more)

On March 3, 1989, an eastbound Burlington Northern freight led by a tiger-stripe GP50, leaves Glacier National Park and heads for the great plains of Montana. The location is Grizzly, which is bet... (more)

Springtime in Glacier
A BNSF stack train heads east at Grizzly, Montana, on the beautiful spring morning of June 4, 2002. The snow-covered peaks of Glacier National Park tower in the ba... (more)