Three BNSF Dash-9s lead a westbound loaded coal train up the beginning of the climb towards Mullan Pass with downtown Helena in the background. A four pack of MRL SD70ACes acting as mid-train help... (more)
Montana Rail Link EMD GP35 No. 405 is at Helena, Montana, on September 2, 2003. This former Rio Grande EMD GP35 came to the MRL in this quasi-Missouri Pacific paint scheme of previous owner Omnitr... (more)
The sun has just broken through the clouds as Montana Rail Link's Helena Local returns to Helena, Montana, rolling past overhead BNSF trains staged for the journey west over Mullan Pass. The local... (more)
MRL's Laurel-Missoula heads up the grade just outside of Helena. This train overnighted in town after arriving late at night and finally got a crew the next day, after getting helpers added onto t... (more)