Paralleling BNSFs Copper City mainline, the Butte Anaconda & Pacific sees similar seldom volume, but has an upgrade for power with two very unique GP9s still operational. Heres one of the two, alo... (more)

Five Montana Rail Link EMD six-axle locomotives, used as a helper set on Bozeman Pass, head downgrade back to Livingston glinting the setting sun on October 10, 2005. Westbound trains get plenty o... (more)

Montana Rail Link’s Paradise Local switches on the Thompson River Lumber lead at Woodlin east of Thompson Falls, Montana, on a frigid and snowy February 7, 2014.

A relaxing afternoon along the Montana’s Clark Fork at Trout Creek sees one last train before nightfall sets in on October 2, 2013, as an eastbound BNSF coal train trundles by.

With a BNSF Dash 9 leading three EMD's, a loaded westbound coal train cruises across the Montana Rail Link's 2nd Subdivision on a snowy spring day. The train is crossing over the Yellowstone River... (more)

Montana Rail Link EMD SD19-1 No. 651, a prototype rebuild of a SD9 from MRL’s Livingston Shop, rests at Paradise, Montana, after a week of work on the Paradise local on September 22, 2006. A cle... (more)

A pair of BNSF GE's bring up the rear as DPU's on a BNSF manifest and intermodal freight making its way east over Montana Rail Link's 3rd Subdivision. Holding in the siding at Bearmouth, Montana i... (more)

BNSF 8482 leads a grain train through Weeksville, MT approaching Loys Ln road crossing

A trio of EMD's operating in the Montana Rail Link's Livingston helper pool are on the rear of an eastbound manifest freight and are in the early stretch of the ascent of Bozeman Pass. The train i... (more)

With the collapse of Montana Rail Link’s Yellowstone River Bridge near Reed Point under the weight of MLAUMIS on June 24, 2023, and the subsequent severing of a busy main line, MRL and BNSF had ... (more)

The old Dixon, Montana, depot still stood on September 15, 2010, as an eastbound BNSF coal empty meets the westbound Montana Rail Link night gas local at Dixon siding. Meets are somewhat unusual o... (more)

Amtrak's North Coast Hiawatha pops out of a tunnel just west of the top of Homstake Pass, providing passengers with a stunning daytime view of the Montana Rockies on its daytime run across western... (more)

With a colorful consist on the point consisting of an BNSF SD70ACe, CSX ES44AC, and BNSF Warbonnet C44-9W, a loaded oil train slowly makes its way through the junction at Mossmain, Montana and app... (more)

BNSF 4588 leads a grain train through Evaro on its way to Missoula, MT and points east.

MRL 4408 leads the Day Gas through Weeksville,MT.