A westbound BNSF grain train follows the Clark Fork between Noxon and Heron, Montana, on June 28, 2019.

An eastbound BNSF manifest glides across a causeway on the damned Clark Fork River. The train has empty Boeing Parts cars on the head-end, along with a re-built GP30 still in beautiful Burlington ... (more)

Exiting rainy weather to the west, an eastbound BNSF stack train passes milepost 66 on Montana Rail Link between Noxon and Tuscor, Montana, on June 27, 2019.

BNSF 8209 leads a coal train west across the Clark Fork near Noxon, MT on Montana Rail Link. The train is headed for export at Roberts Bank, BC.

A westbound BNSF oil train curves along the Clark Fork between Noxon and Heron, Montana, on the afternoon of June 28, 2019.

A westbound BNSF grain train passes over a curved fill casting its own reflection in the backwaters of the Clark Fork between Noxon and Heron, Montana, on a perfect June 28, 2019, afternoon.

An eastbound BNSF grain train cruises along the bank of the Clark Fork between Heron and Noxon, Montana, on the afternoon of June 28, 2019.

A westbound BNSF grain train curves over a lengthy fill alongside the Clark Fork between Noxon and Heron, Montana, on the afternoon of June 28, 2019.

Rumbling westbound along a frigid Clark Fork between Noxon and Heron, Montana, is a BNSF grain train on the afternoon of February 24, 2017.

Fall colors enhance the experience of watching a BNSF coal train race across the bridge near Noxon as it crosses the Clark Fork on the Montana Rail Link mainline to Sand Point, ID. The MRL crew wi... (more)

A BNSF empty coal train rolls across the Noxon bridge over the Clark Fork just west of Noxon, MT on Montana Rail Link. An NS GE provides a sort of Halloween look to this autumn image.

A BNSF grain train adds a bit of additional color to the beautiful green and gold along the Clark Fork at Noxon, MT. The train is on Montana Rail Link and soon will return to BNSF trackage at Sand... (more)

A westbound BNSF coal train curves over a fill alongside the Clark Fork between Noxon and Heron, Montana, on September 18, 2012.

Refection on Autumn
A westbound BNSF freight crosses the Clark Fork west of Noxon on a gorgeous Autumn afternoon in Montana on October 13, 2018.

I don't think I'm in California anymore! On a cold and windy morning in western Montana, a westbound manifest follows the frigid Clark Fork River towards Idaho. With wind chill down in the single ... (more)