Rumbling along the Missouri River on the morning of September 12, 2011, are two Montana Rail Link SD40-2XRs (Nos. 252 and 253) powering MRL’s Helena Local into Lombard, Montana. In the foregroun... (more)
Montana Rail Link’s 840 local arrives at Sappington, Montana, on September 12, 2011. Two rebuilt SD40s that MRL classifies as SD40-2XRs power the train which is traveling along the abandoned Mil... (more)
MRL's Day Gas Local winds through the neighborhood of suburban Desmet gaining altitude climbing Evaro Hill on the 3rd Subdivision.
An extra Day Gas local returns East with a short train of empty tanks, skirting the Clark Fork River.
A Montana Rail Link ballast train departs Logan, Montana, on the morning of October 1, 2013, for a trip up the Fifth Subdivision. The train is headed for Pipestone for loading, pulled by two of MR... (more)
It’s getting toward the end of the day as Montana Rail Link’s 840 Local rolls along the Missouri River at Lombard. Classy and clean SD40-2XR’s (rebuilt SD40s) Nos. 252 and 253 power the loca... (more)
Montana Rail Link’s Helena Local approaches the Madison River Bridge at Three Forks, Montana, on September 12, 2011. The local will work the talc plants at Three Forks and Sappington before head... (more)
The MRL's Night Gas Local arrives at Thompson Falls, MT to bridge the gap in the Phillips 66 pipeline between Missoula and Thompson Falls, MT.
Montana Rail Link’s 840 local heads west along the Missouri River in Lombard Canyon just east of Toston, Montana, on September 9, 2011. The 840 is also known as the Helena Local, and is headed b... (more)
Two Montana Rail Link SD40-2XRs (Nos. 252 and 253) power MRL’s Helena Local into Lombard, Montana, along the Missouri River on September 12, 2011.
MRL's "LM" climbs Bozeman with 4 EMD's on the headend and another 3 pushing on the rear.
Two SD40-2XR's lead the 840 local through Lombard Canyon after a receiving a fresh coating of powder.
A heavy LM is on it's way down Bozeman Pass behind a trio of SD40-2XR's and a dead GP35, on a chilly Winter morning.
Montana Rail Link’s Day Gas Local approaches its destination of Thompson Falls just west of Eddy, Montana, on September 21, 2012. MRL’s scenic Fourth Subdivision follows the Clark Fork for mos... (more)
