Montana Rail Link EMD SD40-2XR No. 262 powers a MRL “Jimbo” work train through East Helena, Montana, moments after departing Helena Yard on October 16, 2023.

MRL 262 leads the LAUBOZ on an August evening. Now nearing Big Timber they have a straight shot without opposing traffic until Livingston. Time will tell what happens to this local after BNSF take... (more)

MRL LAUBOZ is heading West towards Bozeman after passing through the town of Columbus.

MRL 262 leads the LAUBOZ up Bozeman Pass on a warm August Evening.

MRL LAUBOZ crosses the Yellowstone River in Reed Point, MT with a trio of SD40’s.

Sunset light glints off the shiny face of an MRL SD40, as it leads the Bozeman Bullet into its namesake.

With both units in notch 8, the LAUBOZ climbs Bozeman pass. A thunderstorm can be seen over the distant mountains in the background.

Montana Rail Link’s Helena switch sprints across the Missouri River as it departs Townsend, Montana, on July 3, 2018. During 2017-2019, this “local” out of Helena switched the cement plant a... (more)

Passing the last remaining physical evidence of the Lewis and Clark expedition - Pompeys Pillar out of sight to the left - the Dilworth to Laurel manifest is running ahead of a fast moving storm a... (more)

Montana Rail Link’s Helena switch works upgrade into Winston, Montana, on the morning of July 5, 2018. This is the “local” out of Helena that switches the cement plant and RY Timber at Towns... (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)