The eastbound Day Gas crests the summit of Evaro Hill on MRL's 10th Subdivision, with several high peaks of the Mission Mountain Range visible in the distance.

A Montana Rail Link ballast train loads at the Pipestone ballast pit west of Whitehall, Montana, on October 1, 2013. This loader is located on the Spire Rock Industrial Track from the Fifth Subdiv... (more)

MRL 253 leading the late afternoon 840 local out of Helena, MT southbound "eastbound" over Winston Hill.

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Montana Rail Link’s day gas local passes the DPU of a westbound BNSF coal train in the siding at Plains, Montana, on September 26, 2013. MRL SD40-2XR No. 256 is 34 years o... (more)

Montana Rail Link’s gas local descends Evaro Hill near Nagos, Montana, on September 28, 2013. Rebuilt SD40 No. 256 (now labeled a SD40-2XR) leads newer SD70ACe No. 4312 for power.

MRL's Day Gas cruises eastward along the Flathead River between Paradise and Perma beneath impressive rocky cliffs typical of this region of Montana.

Montana Rail Link’s gas local arrives at Pipeline at Thompson Falls, Montana, on a snowy February 9, 2014 as a state highway plow scrapes by on Highway 200. The train is led by MRL SD40-2XR Nos.... (more)

Beneath the incredible backdrop of the Mission Mountains far to the east, a rare quartet of SD40-2's lead the westbound Night Gas through one of the few remaining locations with sunlight along the... (more)

Look! A 40 foot boxcar in 2014! A lone Montana Rail Link SD40-2XR leads a short MOW reposition move over the Skyline Trestle on a phenomenal morning, where the warming temperature is quickl... (more)

Spent diesel fuel fills the calm Montana mountain air on a chilly Fall morning, while the sound of three EMD 645's drowns out the peaceful rushing waters of the Clark Fork River. The lead locomoti... (more)

In the final minutes of golden evening light at then end of a beautiful fall day, the outbound Night Gas climbs Evaro Hill at Nagos as the sun casts a vibrant yellow on the grassy hills.

A quiet late October day in western Montana is interrupted briefly as the sound of three 645 prime movers roar through the countryside as they lead a Laurel to Spokane extra manifest over Trout Cr... (more)

A short maintenance of way train with one of MRL's SD40-2XRs rolls over Skyline Trestle just below the summit of Mullan Pass.

Trotting West through Lombard Canyon, two MRL SD40-2XR's lead the Helena to Logan along the Missouri River.

MRL's Helena to Logan local glides East through Lombard Canyon, with 645's echoing off the walls formed centuries ago by the Missouri River.