MRL 355 leads the Laurel to Bozeman turn on a nice afternoon. Its the last SD45 active on the MRL roster.

The westbound Helena local is a few miles from their return trip to Helena being completed, as they enter East Helena with their 5 car train.

The westbound Helena local takes the siding at Louisville, headed back towards Helena once they meet an Eastbound.

The westbound Helena local exits the siding at Winston after meeting 2 Eastbounds, with the last SD45 and GP9 left on the roster for power.

The westbound Helena local, with the last SD45 and GP9 left on the roster, starts back west towards Helena after switching Townsend.

As seen high above the cement plant that supplies half of this local’s traffic, MRLs Helena Local rumbles down the MT City branch with the newly fixed SD45 and an elderly GP9 for power.

After roughly two weeks of being in the shops after receiving a crankcase over pressure alarm, many thought the last of MRLs iconic SD45 fleet was done for. However, Livingston brought it back to ... (more)

An icon to Montana, and hard to find around the country, one of the last straight SD45s rumbles up the MRL Montana City Branch with a few cars of concrete for Helena. Paired up with the 355 is the... (more)

MRL, BNSF, KCS and CSX power lay over in Laurel.

Under a stormy sky, Montana Rail Link’s Bozeman turn curves along the Yellowstone River leaving Columbus, Montana. MRL EMD SD45 No. 355 and SD40-2XR No. 252 power the westbound local on the afte... (more)

MRL 355 leads a loaded ballast train down the 5th sub towards Logan. Once at Logan, they will pick up a SD40-2 and head to Livingston.

"SD45s and Stone through Muir" After being assisted through the Bozeman Tunnel, Montana Rail Link's Stone Extra, led by the only two active EMD SD45s on the roster (355 & 346), b... (more)

"Holding with the Stone Train at Muir" After being assisted through the Bozeman Tunnel, Montana Rail Link's Stone Extra, led by the only two active EMD SD45s on the roster (355 &... (more)

"MRL Stone Extra at Chestnut" Montana Rail Link's only two active EMD SD45s, 355 & 346, lead a Stone Extra through Chestnut Mountain on the Bozeman Pass portion of the MRL 2nd Su... (more)

"MRL Stone Extra at Rocky Creek Farm" Montana Rail Link's only two active EMD SD45s, 355 & 346, lead a Stone Extra east past the Rocky Creek Farm Access Road on the MRL 2nd Subdi... (more)