An Eastbound intermodal train is seen descending the 5213-foot summit at Marias Pass at an area known as False Summit, about a mile East from the top of the pass. Summit Mountain, which has a peak... (more)

An Eastbound manifest freight train is seen crossing the Java Creek Trestle just East of Essex, Montana.

An Eastbound manifest freight train is seen exiting Tunnel 2 in Pinnacle Montana during a snow squall.

A Westbound BNSF intermodal train is seen inside the portal of Tunnel 3.8 in West Glacier Montana. The tracks through this series of tunnels as they wind their way through the John F. Stevens Cany... (more)

A Westbound grain train is seen headed through West Glacier with a single DPU on the rear.

A Westbound BNSF grain train is seen in Bad Rock Canyon between Hungry Horse and Columbia Falls.

A Westbound BNSF Grain train is seen passing through the John F. Stevens Canyon at Ken Good Curve. The canyon was named for the man who surveyed the land in 1889 for James J. Hill to build the Gre... (more)

A Westbound BNSF grain train is seen emerging from snowsheds 5 and 6 on the Westbound side of Maria’s Pass at an area known to the locals as Snowslip.

An Eastbound unit empty grain train is seen climbing the steep grade to Marias Pass. The train is passing through Snow Shed 8 at an area known as Singleshot to the locals and the railroad.

A Westbound unit grain train is seen just after cresting the 5,213-foot summit at Marias Pass. Summit Mountain, which has a peak of 8,770 feet is seen in the background on the right. The 8,609-foo... (more)

A Westbound unit grain train is seen just after cresting the 5,213-foot summit at Marias Pass. Summit Mountain, which has a peak of 8,770 feet is seen in the background on the right. The 8,609-foo... (more)

An Eastbound BNSF empty grain train is seen passing through Essex, Montana at the famed Izaak Walton Inn.

A pair of Montana Rail Link's nicely painted EMD SD70 ACEs is seen leading the Night Gas Local at West Plains. The gas local runs twice a day round trip from Missoula to Thompson Falls and back. L... (more)

A pair of Montana Rail Link's nicely painted EMD SD70 ACEs is seen leading the Night Gas Local near Plains. The gas local runs twice a day round trip from Missoula to Thompson Falls and back. Load... (more)

A pair of Montana Rail Link's nicely painted EMD SD70 ACEs is seen leading the Night Gas Local near Perma. The gas local runs twice a day round trip from Missoula to Thompson Falls and back. Loads... (more)