The morning gas train returning from east Thompson Falls to Missoula via the 10th sub rolls along the Flathead River between Perma and Dixon, MT.

A trio of Montana Rail Link EMD SD35s power the day gas local eastbound approaching Perma, Montana, on October 6, 2005. Lead unit No. 703 is specially-painted with Operation Lifesaver graphics and... (more)

From an October 2005 visit to Montana three SD35s lead the Day Gas east at Perma. I was probably here to see 4449 but picked up this train as a very nice bonus. The backlighting worked well on th... (more)

An MRL gas train navigates S curves along the Flathead River east of Perma, MT behind MRL SD70Aces 4406 and 4408. The gas train typical makes two round trips daily between Missoula, MT and Thompso... (more)

BNSF Dash 9 no. 4432 adds a nice splash of orange to the beautiful fall scenery along the Flathead River near Perma, MT. The unit is serving as a DPU on an eastbound empty grain shuttle head ed up... (more)

MRL 4406 leads the morning gas train east along the Flathead River between Perma and Dixon, MT on its way back from East Thompson Falls to Missoula.

On May 21, 2011, Montana Rail Link’s gas local follows the Flathead River on the scenic Tenth Subdivision west of Perma, Montana. Powering the eastbound train headed back to Missoula is EMD SD45... (more)

MRL 4406 rolls an eastbound morning gas train along the Flathead River east of Paradise, MT on its return trip from Thompson Falls to Missoula.

An eastbound BNSF grain train travels Montana Rail Link’s Tenth Subdivision along the Flathead River west of Perma, Montana, on September 17, 2006.

MRL 4406 returns the morning gas train toward Missoula, MT via Montana Rail Link's 10th Sub. The train has just crossed the Flathead River and will continue east along it before heading toward Eva... (more)

Montana Rail Link’s gas local heads east along the Flathead River just east of Perma, Montana, on September 28, 2007.

Frosted over coal hoppers sail through Perma, Montana. A spot designated by a handful of homes and a shack with a rock floor that sells fishing supplies and other odds and ends scattered around th... (more)

Heading down Montana Rail Link’s Tenth Subdivision, an eastbound BNSF grain train traces the Flathead River just east of Perma, Montana, on September 18, 2006.

An empty BNSF coal train passes through Perma, Montana, along the Flathead River on September 17, 2006. Powered by two BNSF EMD SD75Ms and a Burlington Northern SD60M, the train is eastbound on Mo... (more)

MRL's Night Gas local skirts the Flathead River near Perma, Montana.