The pumpkin patch at the BNSF engine servicing facility is getting crowded with heavies from trains that idled during the couple days of intense snowstorms in Nebraska.
Eldridge, ND - Kalama, WA grain loads grind up Bozeman Pass on MRL's 2nd Sub at a crawl... probably less than 10mph!
BNSF SD70MAC 8852 leads a Kalama bound grain load west on MRL's 2nd Sub, cruising along the shores of the Yellowstone River.
A loaded BNSF grain train battles a stiff wind, westbound on MRL's Second Subdivision. The "Crazy Mountains" look on in the distance.
Eldridge-Kalama grain loads head into the yard at Livingston to get helpers added onto the rear.
A loaded BNSF grain train is about to knock down the signal at the east end of Livingston on MRL's 2nd Sub. They'll get an MRL helper set attached to the rear before tackling Bozeman Pass.
BNSF SD70MAC 8852 hustles a loaded BNSF grain train westward towards Livingston, MT at Mile 99 on MRL's 2nd Sub.
Passing the siding at Rosby - some of the oldest track in the area, cast in 1888 sits along the mainline. The track is still used to store cars between use.
Hit a couple trucks that get hung up on the grade crossing, put up a sign!
This train will pass over the Mississippi River twice on the Lakes and Grand Forks Subs... once the river is flowing north, the other it is flowing south. Just 21 miles to the south, the river is... (more)
Engines 8852 and 9366, an SD70MAC and SD70ACe respectively, bring up the rear of this loaded coal train from the Caballo Rojo Mine.
