A crew member is framed between the signals protecting the junction of MRL's 10th and 4th Subdivisions as he uncouples 290 from the Paradise Local's GP9s. The former GN SDP40 would be used on a wo... (more)

Montana Rail Link’s Paradise Local crosses the Clark Fork at Paradise, Montana, on September 13, 2011. Powering the train today are two EMD GP9s, Nos. 113 and 127, heading eastbound to switch Tr... (more)

Three CREX ES44AC's on their first revenue trip head West along the Clark Fork River.

Montana Rail Link’s gas local blows snow onto a frozen Flathead River just east of Paradise, Montana, on February 9, 2014. Leading the train through the frigid landscape is MRL No. 290, former G... (more)

On the afternoon of May 8, 2012, Montana Rail Link's night gas Local is approaching Paradise, Montana, on MRL’s Tenth Subdivision.

Slumbering in Paradise
Montana Rail Link’s Paradise Local slumbers the night away just across from the depot and “milepost 0” at Paradise, Montana, on September 22, 2006. The trai... (more)

The Missoula bound gas local skirts along the thin edge of flat earth between the Clark Fork and steep mountain side as heavy flurries fall even though large pockets of golden sunlight shine into ... (more)

An early morning BNSF train full of loaded coal hoppers works up Montana Rail Link's 4th Sub along the Clark Fork River just southeast of Paradise, Montana. This is the first train of the day for ... (more)

Start the day right
Just after a crew member of Montana Rail link’s Paradise Local started up the two GP9s, smoke from the warming machines puffs into the cloud leaden sky at Paradise... (more)

MRL's Day Gas Local heading eastbound past the old NP station at Paradise, MT on a pleasant 18° January morning.

Four SD40-2XRs and two GP9s lead a combined Night and Day Gas locals on Saturday, Oct. 12, 2013. The night before, the Night Gas died on the law at Paradise on its way east to Missoula and ... (more)

Montana Rail Link’s Paradise Local slumbers the night away facing the signals that guard the junction between the Fourth and Tenth Subdivisions at Paradise, Montana, on September 22, 2006. The t... (more)

Over 55 years old and still stretching their legs!
Montana Rail Link GP9s Nos. 113 and 120 were both built for the Northern Pacific in 1957. Here they stretch their legs on the Paradise... (more)

MRL's office car special heads down the 10th Sub along the Flathead River after diverging from the 4th Sub at Paradise.

The day gas rolls east over the Flathead River east of Paradise on it's way back to Missoula over the shorter 10th Subdivision.