Really green Yes, there really is a port in Montana! The Port of Montana is strategically located at the only place in Montana that is served by two Class I Railroads and two major inte... (more)
NP North Coast Limited No. 26 is about to depart Butte, Mont. at 7:45 a.m. on its run to Chicago, 1544 miles yet to go.
Appearing at first to be a scene right out of the 1960s, a matched set of high hood EMD GP7/GP9 units depart Butte, Montana for a 52 mile journey to the Montana Rail Link interchange at Garrison. ... (more)
At historic Butte, Montana, a matched set of high hood EMD GP7/GP9 units are prepared for a journey to the Montana Rail Link interchange at Garrison, Montana. The 103, 106, 104 and 105 were built ... (more)
The North Coast Limited is westbound in this view crossing a high bridge on Homestake Pass near Butte, MT with former Northern Pacific locomotives renumbered into the BN series.
UP 4767 is seen shunting MPCSB at Silver Bow, Montana - 17/09/2010
One of the Milwaukee's Baldwin Westinghouse EP3 Class motors leads the Columbian at Butte, MT. THe units were built in 1919 and were retired shortly after the Korean war.
You can't get there from here.......by scheduled passenger train any longer. The westbound Amtrak North Coast Hiawatha waits at Butte for the station work to be done before proceeding west behin... (more)
The Milwaukee Road leaves it's footprint in Butte, Montana with one of her classic tower depots. The restored stub end station is in downtown Butte, Montana and home to KLXL television studios. ... (more)
Port of Montana awaits the arrival of Union Pacific. They will take the cars and spot them in the port area.
An ancient Milwaukee Road reefer sits alone in the yard at Butte.
Rarus Railway switches around Butte, with a former Montana Western unit in the middle.
Pocatello to Silver Bow turn in the Yard at Silver Bow
Montana Western's geep rests in Butte while a Rarus Railway unit idles in the distance.
UP's Pocatello to Silver Bow turn starts the climb to the continental divide between Maiden Rock and Divide.
