The Day Gas making its return to Missoula from Thompson Falls alongside the Flathead River. There is nothing like the views of Montana!

The MRL LM curving alongside the Little Blackfoot River with what was once the usual power of a duo of 70aces. Both of these SD70Aces are from Australia.

A duo of MRL meatball SD70Aces leading MLAUMIS over the famous "Skyline Trestle" just West of Helena. Both of these Aces were second hand pickups from BHP in Australia.

A Laurel to Missoula freight train making its way up and out of Helena as they begin their ascent of Mullan Pass.

H-LAUSPO pulling into Livingston where they will sit and wait for the MRL 841 local to depart and for a set of helpers to attach to the rear to attack the hill into Bozeman.

Two GP35s bringing the Logan local into Trident on an early morning to deliver a cut of coal cars to GCC Cement in Trident.

The Bozeman local heading up Bozeman pass after making their day trip to Livingston to gets cars to and from the yard there. GP35s still rule the land out here on the Bozeman local, even into the ... (more)

The MRL 841 local departing Livingston Yard for home base in Bozeman. BNSF 681 is seen pulling up in the background with a H-LAUSPO. They would have to wait for helpers to attach before they would... (more)

The "Bozeman Bullet" from Laurel making its way towards Bozeman in some of the final sun rays of the day.

LAUBOZ heading through the small Montana town of Reed Point on the MRL 2nd Sub. This horse was the only horse that stayed mostly still as the train approached and went by. Much appreciated, horse!

The "Bozeman Bullet" running alongside the Yellowstone River as they move along at track speed for Bozeman. We went for LAUBOZ and got the surprise of with 355 leading as it finally got ... (more)

MRL 355 was, at the time, the last active MRL SD45 left on the Montana Rail Link. Before this week, the MRL 355 was running ballast trains and was sent to Laurel. Thanks to a friend, MRL 355 got p... (more)

The Belle Fourche to Rapid City train headed through St Onge in near whiteout conditions.

After driving all night across South Dakota in whiteout conditions with snow drifts building on the roads, my friend and I passed through Belle Fourche on our way to Montana. While in town, we spo... (more)

IAIS 152 leading a PESI into the setting sun.