Montana Rail Link’s Helena local approaches Trident, Montana, along the Missouri River on September 26, 2007. An EMD duo of SD45 No. 328 and SD45-2 No. 308 power the train that will operate as far... (more)

Running along the Clark Fork west of Eddy, Montana, on September 19, 2012, is a short Montana Rail Link work train powered by EMD SD45 (SD45-2) No. 328.

Montana Rail Link SD45 (rebuilt and now labeled an SD45-2) gets some routine maintenance in the shop at Livingston, Montana, on May 7, 2012.

With storms whipping through the area, an eastbound Montana Rail Link ballast train rumbles through Jefferson River Canyon east of Whitehall, Montana, on September 14, 2010. A nice pair of SD45s (... (more)

Montana Rail SD45 (MRL calls the rebuilt locomotive a SD45-2) No. 328 pulls a “Jimbo” work extra down off the Thompson River Lumber Lead and onto MRL’s Fourth Subdivision main line at Thompson Fal... (more)

Montana Rail Link SD45 (rebuilt locomotive called a SD45-2) No. 328 heads back to Missoula light after setting out a “Jimbo” work train at Thompson Falls, Montana, on September 19, 2012. Unique ca... (more)

Storm over Homestake
A loaded Montana Rail Link ballast train drops downgrade from the loader at Spire Rock on the Homestake Pass route on September 14, 2010. Two matching SD45s are abo... (more)

MRL 328, an SD45 heads a "Jimbo" work train towards Thompson Falls to drop off new ties and retrieve old ones. The train will tie up at Thompson Falls and head west to Kootenai, ID on September 21... (more)

MRL 328 makes a rare appearance on the west end of the Montana Rail Link towing a work train out to Kootenai, ID near Sand Point for some fall track work.

A Montana Rail Link work extra snakes westbound along the Flathead River on MRL’s 10th Subdivision on September 21, 2012. Behind SD45 No. 328 is two MofW 40-foot boxcars and a string of flats load... (more)

Pushing up Winston Hill
The power for Montana Rail Link’s 840 local out of Helena has the additional duty of helping out a struggling westbound BNSF coal train up Winston Hill west of T... (more)

Montana Rail SD45 (MRL calls the rebuilt locomotive a SD45-2) No. 328 pulls a “Jimbo” work extra on the Thompson River Lumber Lead down to the junction with MRL’s main line at Thompson Falls, Mont... (more)

A Montana Rail Link "Jimbo" work train prepares to overnight in Thompson Falls, Montana. Caboose number 1007 which was originally from the B.C. Hydro Railway, came from MRL's sister railroad SRY R... (more)

A Montana Rail Link work extra rolls westbound across Bridge 50 west of Childs, Montana. The first part of the train is a "Jimbo" and its gondolas and caboose. A "Jimbo" is used for loading and un... (more)

A nifty little Montana Rail Link work train heads westbound along the Flathead River up the 10th Subdivision west of Perma, Montana. MRL 328, a former Southern Pacific SD45, leads the short train ... (more)