Three matched blue MRL SD45's lead a westbound M-LAUSPO down the Clark Fork River along the narrow rock shelf approaching Plateau Tunnel (the portal of which can be seen on the right).
Three MRL SD45s are in charge of this Laurel to Spokane freight on a gorgeous July afternoon. Who would have thought that in 2014 one could still find trios of SD45s hauling freight for a class on... (more)
An extra Laurel to Spokane hustles West along the Little Blackfoot River with two SD45's leading the way.
SD45-2 325 and SD70ACe 4302 pass SD45-2 326 as they depart the engine terminal for the west end of Missoula yard. Both SD45-2s were built as SD45s and later upgraded to -2 standards. MRL 325 ente... (more)
MRL's Gas Local has just departed the Thompson Falls terminal with empties for Missoula as it crosses the confluence of the Thompson and Clark Fork Rivers.
Mountains provide an impressive background as the Day Gas rolls along Route 200 in Weeksville on the return to Missoula.
The Day Gas is just out of Thompson Falls bound for Missoula.
A pair of SD45`s switch the limestone quarry siding at Townsend.
MRL 326 leads a westbound BNSF train out of Helena, bound for the Continental Divide.
