KCS 4020 is on the point of this westbound freight at Livingston, MT getting rear end helpers for the trip over Bozeman Pass.

Here's a look at the inside of the cab and controls of Montana Rail Link F45 no. 392. When this photo was taken just a few weeks ago, the F45s future was uncertain. Since then, the locomotive was ... (more)

Dynamic brakes howl out of five veteran EMD's which have a heavy Spokane to Laurel manifest on the drawbars, easing down the emerald hills and 1.80% grade of Bozeman Pass.

MRL F45 #390 departing Livingston, MT on the daily M-MISLAU, beginning the final leg of eastward travel towards Laurel, MT.

While heading back west, I caught this set of helpers descending back towards Livingston.

Montana Rail Link EMD SD45 No. 356 (a rebuilt SD45 now labeled a SD45-2XR) and GP9 No. 130 sit inside MRL's large shop in Livingston, Montana, on May 7, 2012. No 356, a former Frisco locomotive, w... (more)

BN 6805 leads two more SD40-2s and an F45 around the bend east of Livingston on a beautiful July morning. Next stop Laurel. BN would own this route for three more years, and the F45 would be gone ... (more)

A BNSF DPU trails on an empty hopper train as it transits MRL back to BNSF rails at Laurel and on to the Powder River Basin for another load of coal. This view from the east side of Livingston se... (more)

MRL 4315 and two blue friends shove a BNSF loaded grain train as they start over Bozeman Pass.

MRL 4301 starts shoving on a westbound coal train over Bozeman Pass as it departs Livingston. The thermostat on the car read -1 degF on that afternoon, quite a contrast from the 71 degF Texas I h... (more)

MRL 4306 leads a helper set downgrade and back to Livingston to get ready for the next shove up the hill.

Montana Rail Link's Helper #1, based out of Livingston, pushes a heavy Westbound coal train up the 1.80% grade of Bozeman Pass and up the Bridger Mountain Range.

Montana Rail Link SD45 (rebuilt and now labeled an SD45-2) gets some routine maintenance in the shop at Livingston, Montana, on May 7, 2012.

Montana Rail Link EMD GP9 No. 123 and SD45 (rebuilt and labeled an SD45-2) No. 315 are inside the backshop of MRL’s Livingston Shops on May 7, 2012. Both locomotives are stored long-term and hav... (more)

Even though Montana Rail Link EMD SD70ACe is just seven years old in this image, it is having its prime mover changed out with a new one from Electro-Motive Diesel. A new 4,300 horsepower EMD 16-7... (more)