Montana Rail Link’s LM departed Livingston, Montana, on the afternoon of September 23, 2002, but soon came to a halt at the end of double track just west of town. The train is ready to attack Bo... (more)

A manned helper set has been added to the point of Montana Rail Link’s westbound Laurel-Missoula road freight (LM) and begins its assault of Bozeman Pass just west of Livingston, Montana, on Sep... (more)

Montana Rail Link’s Laurel to Missoula manifest freight, simply called the LM, waits at the end of double track just west of Livingston, Montana, on September 23, 2002. Road power of a pair of E... (more)

Montana Rail Link’s Laurel to Missoula road freight (LM) on its assault on Bozeman Pass with eight SD45s and SD45-2s just west of Livingston, Montana, on September 23, 2002. A set of five of the... (more)

Montana Rail Link’s Laurel to Missoula road freight (LM) assaults the grade up Bozeman Pass with eight SD45s and SD45-2s just west of Livingston, Montana, on September 23, 2002. A set of five of... (more)

Montana Rail Link’s LM reaches the summit of Bozeman Pass, with the eight SD45/SD45-2 cradling the actual top of the grade at West End, Montana, on September 23, 2002. The point helper will stay... (more)

A Burlington Northern Santa Fe Q train trundles by as it climbs Bozeman Pass, and with only two locomotive pulling it, MRL’s LM (Laurel to Missoula freight) has caught up to it on red signals an... (more)

Montana Rail Link’s LM (Laurel to Missoula) manifest freight waits at the end of double track west of Livingston, Montana, as a westbound Burlington Northern Santa Fe Q train passes by on the af... (more)

Montana Rail Link’s LM (Laurel to Missoula freight) climbs Bozeman Pass east of Muir, Montana. Eight EMD SD45/SD45-2 locomotives racking up an impressive 28,800 horsepower pulls the train. A set... (more)

Spring is in the Montana air. After a fair amount of rain the hills of Bozeman Pass have turned a beautiful shade of green which compliments the MRL blue quite nicely. 5 units are shoving on the r... (more)

Montana Rail Link’s 840 Helena local curves toward Toston, Montana, along the Missouri River in Lombard Canyon on a cool September 21, 2008. Powering the westbound train returning to Helena is E... (more)

Smokin’ up Bozeman
Montana Rail Link’s LM (Laurel to Missoula freight) climbs Bozeman Pass east of Muir, Montana, on September 23, 2002. Eight SD45/SD45-2 locomotives racking up an ... (more)

Montana Rail Link’s westbound Laurel-Missoula road freight (LM) begins its assault on Bozeman Pass with eight SD45s and SD45-2s just west of Livingston, Montana, on September 23, 2002. A set of ... (more)

MRL 324,391.7544,216,680,7545,352,367 are attacking the west side of Bozeman Pass with train ML.

MRL's daily Missoula-Laurel freight makes its way down Bozeman Pass with 324,391,7544,216,680,7545,352,367. The first six units had helped westbound trains over the pass and were catching a ride o... (more)