The ML (Missoula to Laurel) pulls hard up the west side of Mullan Pass at Blossburg. They tacked on 3 extra units in a power move. Normally the train was powered with the two SD-70ACe

The "Black Fog of Blossburg" in full effect.

Another birthday surprise! A 2nd set of SD70ACe helpers transverses Mullan Pass in a 10-minute period. The old Continental Divide sign still stands strong on the spine of North America. Mullan ... (more)

I get a nice suprise on my birthday as a set of MRL SD70ACe helpers stop on a red signal then move east over Mullan Pass.

WB BNSF coal exits the Mullan Tunnel.

MRL 321 blasts out of the Mullan Tunnel as its train crests the grade.

BNSF eastbound coal empties on MRL

MRL F45s, the last in the world, lead a 124 car manifest up the grade toward Mullan Pass.

Westbound with Boeing cars and fuselages at head end

West portal of the Mullan Tunnel, summit of the pass.

You know the crew is happy to see the slate overcast sky again!; Nikon F5; Ektachrome

Smoke emerges before power; Nikon F5; Ektachrome

Eastbound is almost at teh crest before entering tunnel. Wye is visble in foreground and ice car is parked on siding to clear dangling icicles. Hasselblad 501c 80mm; Kodak E100SW