Helena yard power is setting over a centerbeam flat loaded with ties while big ACe helper power lays over at the engine terminal.

Trotting West through Lombard Canyon, two MRL SD40-2XR's lead the Helena to Logan along the Missouri River.

After exchanging cars with the 844 local and switching their train, the 840 local rolls west alongside the Missouri River just east of Toston.

Picture yourself here; birds are singing below, fish are jumping in the Missouri, and the ever so faint sound of two EMD 645's rumbling Eastbound with the Helena to Logan local echo through the ca... (more)

Catching the sweet light from the quickly setting sun, three SD40-types hustle a heavy Night Gas out of Missoula.

"Plains for two": Montana Rail Link SD40-2XR No. 263 leads the Day Gas Local out of the siding at Plains after meeting two westbound freights on a frigid December afternoon. With a classic ... (more)

A short Montana Rail Link Gas Local rounds a curve along the Clark Fork River as it heads west towards Pipeline (Thompson Falls). At Pipeline, the crew will switch out the loads, and take a cut of... (more)

Montana Rail Link’s Day Gas Local approaches its destination of Thompson Falls just west of Eddy, Montana, on September 21, 2012. MRL’s scenic Fourth Subdivision follows the Clark Fork for most of... (more)

A rare occurrence where an over and under of two trains was possible on the Montana Rail Link happened for a relatively short period of time in 2009. The track that SD40-2XR no. 263 is on was rebu... (more)

MRL 263 parked at engine terminal in Missoula. MRL 263 was built in 4/66 as CNW SD40 891 before being acquired by MRL and upgraded to -2 standards.

The final run of the MRL Dirt Local is seen heading east at Clinton.This is the final run for this train which hauled contaminated soil from Bonner to Opprutunity south of Garrison.This project wa... (more)

The MRL Dirt Local is seen heading east at Bonner.This is the final run for this train which hauled contaminated soil from Bonner to Opprutunity south of Garrison.This project was run by Enviricon... (more)

The MRL Dirt Local is seen parked at Bonner.This is the last run for this train which hauled contaminated soil from Bonner to Opprutunity south of Garrison.This project was run by Enviricon and th... (more)

Montana Rail Link's Dirt Local heads east on the evening of September 22. With the conclusion of the Milltown Dam removal, the last loads of dirt will roll east on Thursday.