Montana Rail Link’s MMISLAU freight drops downgrade at Austin, Montana, on the afternoon of July 5, 2021. The train is led by MRL’s specially painted (wrapped, actually) “Thank you to all es... (more)

The Montana Rockies Daylight climbs out of Helena headed for Mullan Pass on a hot and dry August afternoon. This train was a two day trip operated by Montana Rockies Rail Tours and the MRL for a t... (more)

Getting out of St. Regis before dawn, we headed to some of Montana Rail Link’s last Northern Pacific-era semaphores east of town. Magic colors appeared as a rising sun finally peaked over the ta... (more)

Led by Montana Rail Link EMD SD70ACe No. 4315, MRL’s eastbound Helena local traces the Missouri River into Lombard Canyon east of Toston, Montana, on June 29, 2016.

MRL 4309 heads West past a little town called Springdale. Note the mountain peaks in the background.

MRL 4408 heads West into Eddie as it will follow another train ahead of it on the main to meet a "Super Train" as the MRL dispatchers called two trains combined into one.

MRL 4408 headed West up the 4th Subdivision through Plains with the night gas local in tow.

Managed to pull off a pacing shot of MRL 4314 while bringing the morning gas loads towards Missoula.

A pair of EMD SD70ACe's bringing the morning gas train towards Missoula along the scenic 10th subdivision.

A ballast train grinds up the grade towards Austin on a hot summer afternoon following Greenhorn Creek amid the arid Montana rolling hills. The veteran EMD on the point is still admirably earning ... (more)

After helping a BNSF westbound train over the steep grades of Mullan Pass, a standard helper set comprised of a quartet of Montana Rail Link EMD SD70ACes, arrives at their home base of Helena, Mon... (more)

Montana Rail Link’s 844 local drops back to the Fifth Subdivision main line with eight tank cars from the petroleum facility at Logan, Montana, on June 26, 2017. Milwaukee Road’s line to Bozem... (more)

Powered by EMD SD40-2XR No. 257 and EMD SD45 No. 346, an eastbound Montana Rail Link ballast train takes the siding at Townsend, Montana, on the morning of June 26, 2019.

After shoving a BNSF grain train up the hill, the MRL helpers cut away and get ready to take the signal at the west end of Muir.

MRL 127 leads a two car 844 Logan local through Willow Creek as a winter storm has engulfed the region.