The "Day Gas" has just left Thompson Falls and accelerates along the Clark Fork river near Eddy on the return trip to Missoula.
The "night gas" arrives into Thompson Falls for the twice daily job dropping off tanks at the fuel facility at Pipeline.
The "night gas" cruises along the banks of the Flathead River near Perma, MT bound for Pipeline at Thompson Falls.
Low hanging fog hangs to the mountains along the Noxon Reservoir at Trout Creek, MT on MRL's 4th subdivision as a westbound BNSF loaded coal cruises across the trestle.
MRL's "Night Gas" accelerates out of a work window near Alberton, MT crossing Fish Creek trestle on the 4th subdivision.
St. Maries #103 (former Milwaukee Road #322) looks right at home leading the Plummer turn along the banks of the St. Joe River outside of Plummer, ID.
St. Maries #501 (former Milwaukee Road #2060) looks right at home leading the Plummer turn along the banks of the St. Joe River outside of Plummer, ID.
MRL #4408 leads the Night Gas along the banks of the Flathead River at Perma, MT en route to Pipeline at Thompson Falls.
BNSF #4119 leads westbound Robert's Bank export coal loads from the Powder River Basin over the famous Skyline trestle on Mullan Pass.
BNSF #7167 leads eastbound grain empties down the east slope of Mullan Pass on a beautiful June morning.
MRL's "LM" slowly climbs Mullan Pass at Austin with the Veterans unit leading the way. The train is bound for Missoula.
MRL's "LM" waits at Tobin (West Helena) as an EB BNSF approaches Helena.
Westbound Roberts Bank loads from the Powder River Basin grind up the east slope of Bozeman Pass just west of Livingston under stormy skies.
Montana Rail Link's "ML" manifest snakes it's way through Lombard Canyon (and under the former Milwaukee Road Pacific Extension) in the distance.
Montana Rail Link's LAUBOZ (Laurel - Bozeman) local knocks down the signal at the 99 milepost near Springdale, MT en route to Bozeman.