Rainy weather has moved east at the end of the day on October 8, 2005, and the sun makes a brief appearance before dropping behind the mountains west of Helena, Montana, while Montana Rail Link EM... (more)

The Montana Rail Link yard at Logan, Montana, is busy on the morning of October 3, 2022. MRL’s 844 Logan local waits for a MRL Ballast train to clear before it can continue switching its own tra... (more)

The Laurel to Missoula freight has 117 cars in tow as they crawl their way west on the 2nd Sub. The train fights gravity as they approach Winston on this 1% grade. The train is short on time and w... (more)

The Laurel to Missoula road freight is trying to get up to speed after leaving Toston siding following a coal train after meeting 1. The train rolls along between highway 287 and the Missouri Rive... (more)

MRL SD70ACe 4309 leads an empty ballast train through the Jefferson River Canyon near Cardwell, MT.

Ballast empties head for Pipestone on MRL's 5th Sub, following the Jefferson River west.

MRL SD70ACe 4309 leads an empty ballast away from the Jefferson River Canyon, approaching the town of Cardwell, MT.

MRL SD70ACe 4309 leads an empty ballast alongside the Jefferson River.

MRL SD70ACe 4309 leads an empty ballast train through the gorgeous Jefferson River Canyon.

MRL SD70ACe 4309 leads an empty ballast train into the Jefferson River Canyon.

Ballast empties for the pit at Pipestone, MT speed west on MRL's 5th Sub.

Ballast empties head west onto the 5th Sub heading for a load at the end of the line at Pipestone.

An empty Montana Rail Link ballast train departs Logan, Montana, on the railroad’s Fifth Subdivision on October 3, 2022. In the background, MRL’s 844 Logan local waits for the train to clear b... (more)

A westbound Montana Rail Link ballast train departs the yard at Logan, Montana, on October 3, 2022, while MRL’s 844 Logan local waits for the train to clear in the background before it can conti... (more)

On an overcast June morning, Montana Rail Link's Laurel to Missoula manifest freight rolls across the 3rd Sub behind a pair of SD70ACe's as it nears Garrison, Montana after tackling Mullan Pass be... (more)