With everything in the picture on the chopping block, all too soon this will be looked back on as "the good old days".

On a gorgeous winter day, a rare GP35-SD45 combo haul a decent sized local over Bozeman Pass towards Logan. Here they have crested the top and are now ambling down the west slope.

Who would have thought that in 2019 we'd still be able to see original GP35's and 20 cylinder SD45's working together? Livingston Local does some switching on a frigid but beautiful day.

A freezing cold day was supposed to be cloudy and gloomy, but as the Local departed the sun started poking out and the sun made its appearance! Rolling down the west slope of Bozeman pass, deep bl... (more)

Local with a rare flare grinding up the east slope of Bozeman Pass..

Although the MRL was the "it" railroad between 2014-2016, you'd be hard pressed to find many pictures of the 45 fleet during the winter. The fresh blue definitely had a different look to... (more)

Not many people thought we'd see flares back on the mountain in 2019... Still retaining their 20 cylinder 645's, an SD45 leads an equally scarce GP35 as they start up the east slope of Bozeman Pas... (more)

With only 80 cylinders worth of flares left on the MRL, catching one is rare. Even rarer? Finding it paired with an ancient GP35. Seen here rolling into Bozeman on what was supposed to be a cloudy... (more)

Thundering right along on the approach to Big Timber, a massive derailment would find this train tied down in Livingston for the next 48 hours.

As parts of the Midwest hit temps around -50, I was thankful to be in a much more manageable 40 degree state. Making it even more enjoyable were these classic 40's wheeling around a chilly Yellows... (more)

3 classic motors are in the company notch with clear blocks to Livingston as they pull through the curves west of Quebec.

After all these years the Farmers and Occidental Grain elevators still stand in Reed Point.

Although not as scenic as the 10th, 4th or even 3rd Sub, the MRL's 2nd Sub still has plenty to offer and contrary to belief is not flat or straight. Seen here curving through the classic eastern M... (more)

Consecutively numbered elephant style 40's dig in as they slide through the bluffs near Columbus. Certainly a nice sight considering all 4 new ACe's are on property at this point.

With amount of money poured into capital improvements in 2018, the demand for ballast is high. Luckily the MRL services a pit in the middle of their line on the 5th Sub at Pipestone. Here a matchi... (more)