Exiting Bozeman Tunnel at the crest of its namesake pass, a BNSF rebuild 70mac screams over the hill releasing an incredible amount of smoke. At the rear of the train, a similar smoke effect would... (more)

Bozeman pass, known across the country as one of the more iconic mountain passes that trains traverse, sees a local once a week with some of the last GP35 locomotives left in operation. On this su... (more)

A pair of GP35's on the Montana Rail Link's Bozeman Local smoke it up as they work the east end of the yard in Bozeman, Montana and put together their train to take west towards Logan.

A trio of MRL EMD's shove eastbound stacks on the rear of an BNSF Q Train as it cruises out of Bozeman, Montana. While the sun was breaking out in the valley, snow clouds still hung in the higher ... (more)

A trio of EMD's operating in the Montana Rail Link's Livingston helper pool have tied on to the rear of an eastbound manifest freight and are beginning the shove out of Bozeman, Montana as the eve... (more)

For now, recording as much as possible is the goal. On a gorgeous winter day, we see the Bozeman and Logan Local power ready for pickup by the LAUBOZ. At the very top left of the photo you can se... (more)

The DPU on an empty hopper train tops Montana Rail Link's Bozeman pass. The original Northern Pacific tunnel on the right dates back to 1884 but was replaced by the current shorter tunnel in 1945.

An SD45 leads 6 other 1st and 2nd generation EMD power out of Bozeman.

A terrific set of power leads a recrewed R-LAUBOZ back east out of Bozeman.

The Bozeman Local nears the end of their day as they arrive back in town, passing under the NP cantilever with their lengthy consist.

A coal train enters Bozeman on a smoky afternoon.

The the granite wall of the Absarorka Mountain range towers above Bozeman Pass. The range has always made a impressive backdrop for trains climbing the 1.8% grade out of Livingston. The coal train... (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)

Three classics zip an empty difco train west towards the pit under the last sun they will see for awhile. Not a common sight to see an original SD40 paired with two 20 cylinder SD45's in 2020!

The entire active SD45 fleet with a former UP SD40 up front pound up Bozeman Hill. Even with 56 cylinders they still put on a show lugging 37 side dumps to Whitehall. Standard cabs and side dumps,... (more)