The 1909 built Alco pulls up to the water plug in the East Ely yard. This was the second Saturday of the NNRy's Winter Steam Photo spectacular, and while the 93 was confined to the yard due to ho... (more)

1909 built Alco simmers in the dark recesses of the NNRy's engine house on a cold snowy night in February But, far from a nightmare, this particular Friday the 13th was more like a dream! The go... (more)

The northbound local returning to Great Falls from the Lewistown branch is racing the setting sun and the "law" as it hustles toward home trying to make it before the crew "dies" at 7 PM. The 29 ... (more)

The northbound local returning to Great Falls from the Lewistown branch is racing the setting sun and the "law" as it hsutles toward home trying to make it before the crew "dies" at 7 PM. The 29 ... (more)

The afternoon yard job has paused for a moment for the conductor to activate the manually operated flashers for the busy Post Road crossing. In this northward looking view on the spur the train i... (more)

The ARR 1552 has pulled one tank car from a customer at the far north end of the APU Industrial Lead and now has returned here to make a switch before heading back up the spur to deliver two empty... (more)

The ARR 1552 is seen at the very far end of the ARR's mile long APU Industrial Lead after making a switch move. She has returned to spot up two gondolas for loading of a portion of the mountain o... (more)

The afternoon yard crew performs some switching maneuvers on the APU industrial lead as they work to deliver two cars and pull three from a total of three different customers on this interesting l... (more)

The afternoon yard job trundles slowly north pushing two cars down the mile long APU industrial lead as it crosses Post Road near downtown Anchorage. This is not what one thinks of when they hear... (more)

The afternoon yard job trundles slowly north pushing two cars down the side of the street up the mile long APU industrial lead. The two gons are destined for loading at a customer for eventual sh... (more)

The northbound local returning to Great Falls from the Lewistown branch is making track speed as it cruises north through the ghost town of Merino. The 29 car train with three vintage 4-motor uni... (more)

The northbound local is seen rolling over the dry Coyote Creek just south of the small farming town of Stanford. Three classic 4-motor Geeps lead 29 loaded grain hoppers off the Lewistown Branch ... (more)

After leaving the Lewistown Branch it was a straight shot back north 102 miles from the junction at Sipple to Great Falls. Here the train is rolling north just about to the junction with the Cent... (more)

The northbound local is seen emerging from a small cut just south of the farming community of Stanford. Surprisingly there are two substantial tunnels on this line in the Stanford vicinity, one a... (more)

Windham isn't even a station on the Laurel Sub anymore, just a dot on a map with another abandoned wooden elevator. The dying little town in the Judith Basin along Sage Creek drainage seemed to b... (more)