MRL's Helena local accelerates towards the yard in East Helena after making it's pick-up off the Montana City branch on the return trip from Townsend.

MRL's Helena local accelerates westbound from it's work at Townsend, MT as it crosses the Missouri River. On this day it would be a "hurry up and wait" as the local would meet 2 EB's an... (more)

MRL 355 leads the Laurel to Bozeman turn on a nice afternoon. Its the last SD45 active on the MRL roster.

MRL 355 leads the Laurel to Bozeman turn on a nice afternoon. Its the last SD45 active on the MRL roster.

The westbound Helena local is a few miles from their return trip to Helena being completed, as they enter East Helena with their 5 car train.

The westbound Helena local takes the siding at Louisville, headed back towards Helena once they meet an Eastbound.

The westbound Helena local exits the siding at Winston after meeting 2 Eastbounds, with the last SD45 and GP9 left on the roster for power.

The westbound Helena local, with the last SD45 and GP9 left on the roster, starts back west towards Helena after switching Townsend.

36 cylinders and 30 empty hoppers rock and roll on the 1907 laid jointed rail on the "CW" destined for another load of Big Bend wheat at Wilbur and Almira.

Montana Rail Link’s Laurel to Missoula road freight (LM) assaults the grade up Bozeman Pass with eight SD45s and SD45-2s just west of Livingston, Montana, on September 23, 2002. A set of five of... (more)

VLIX 3632 and 9553 ease south to fill up 3632's water tank at a nearby spigot before proceeding north to retrieve interchange cars from NS in Blair, TN

Rolling southward freight (eastbound in Southern Pacific parlance), a trio of EMD SD45s, consisting of SP 8898, 9120 and 9100, is nineteen miles from San Luis Obispo, at which point this crew will... (more)

GN SD45 400 sits at St. Paul Union depot for a night photo session.

On a very foggy Sunday morning NYSW 3634 sits quietly in NS Binghamton Yard awaiting what the day may bring.

An icon to Montana, and hard to find around the country, one of the last straight SD45s rumbles up the MRL Montana City Branch with a few cars of concrete for Helena. Paired up with the 355 is the... (more)