Another winter night is fast approaching as BNSF GE C44-9W No. 4948 leads an eastbound welded rail train toward Trout Creek, Montana. Fog is layering over the mountains and through the trees, with... (more)

Fog shrouds the Clark Fork Valley an eastbound BNSF manifest freight rolls over Bridge 55 at Trout Creek, Montana, on the morning of October 14, 2018. Trailing the two road locomotives is Montana ... (more)

Heavy clouds and fog envelop the Clark Fork River valley as an eastbound BNSF coal empty follows the southern bank of the river approaching Trout Creek, Montana, on January 25, 2020. The Clark For... (more)

An eastbound BNSF freight crosses Bridge 55 on Montana rail Link’s Fourth Subdivision main line through Trout Creek, Montana, on February 5, 2022.

Snowing at Bridge 57
BNSF GE ET44C4 No. 3943 leads an eastbound unit oil train across the Clark Fork on Bridge 57 west of Trout Creek in a Montana snowstorm on February 6, 2021. Interes... (more)

It’s almost 6 p.m. on a cool Montana winter eve at Trout Creek on February 5, 2023. A trackside fire helps warm us up a bit as the “blue hour” descends upon the Clark Fork River Valley. The ... (more)

The setting sun illuminates a trio of BNSF EMDs leading a westbound BNSF coal train past Frog Pond at Trout Creek, Montana, on October 2, 2015.

In a Montana snowfall, a BNSF coal train rolls westbound on Montana Rail Link’s Fourth Subdivision main line at milepost 57 west of Trout Creek.

On the clear afternoon of July 7, 2022, a BNSF coal train heads west over Bridge 55 at Trout Creek, Montana, while making good time over Montana Rail Link’s Fourth Subdivision main line toward S... (more)

Ice is thick enough on this part of the Clark Fork as a couple of guys try there luck ice fishing, including a warming tent for set up for comfort. Not far away on the causeway just west of Trout ... (more)

A thin layer of water on top of the ice reflects an eastbound BNSF coal empty crossing Bridge 55 at Trout Creek, Montana, on February 6, 2023.

Another winter day in Montana comes to a close with the Clark Fork River Valley turning cold and blue from the dimming sky and snow. A setting sun flirts momentarily with the clouds to the west wi... (more)

As a BNSF unit oil train plods past at Trout Creek, Montana, on February 5, 2023, it’s time to get back to the trackside fire and relax again as the DPU rolls west.

Low clouds hang in the Clark Fork River Valley at Trout Creek, Montana, as a BNSF unit oil train cruises westbound on Montana Rail Link’s Fourth Subdivision on February 5, 2023.

Melting snow has left a skiff of water on top of the ice over Frog Pond along the Clark Fork at Trout Creek, Montana, on February 4, 2023—just enough water to capture a soft reflection of a BNSF... (more)