A 4 unit set of SD70ACe helpers shove the rear of the Laurel to Missoula westbound around the huge curve at Austin.

A 4 pack of SD70ACes drop back down Mullan Pass towards Helena after pushing a westbound over the mountain.

The Montana Rail Link's Day Gas is on the move as it departs from Thompson Falls, Montana and rolls along the bank of the Clark Fork River, crossing over the Thompson River as it begins its journe... (more)

The Montana Rail Link's Day Gas rolls around the bend behind a pair of SD70ACe's in Ravalli, Montana the morning after some fresh snowfall the night before.

From inside a long-abandoned ranch building at Austin, Montana, is a view on a BNSF grain train slogging upgrade on Mullan Pass, assisted by a foursome of Montana Rail Link EMD SD70ACe manned help... (more)

At the end of a perfect day, a rainbow encircles a Montana Rail Link helper set trundling eastward at Austin, Montana, after helping a BNSF grain train over Mullan Pass on July 5, 2021.

ML swings through the well known curves near Springdale headed to Laurel on a beautiful morning.

An eastbound set of light Montana Rail Link helpers slide downhill back to Helena Montana.

Montana Rail Link helpers slowly moving back downhill to Helena. This photo is taken from Austin Road at the Skyline trestle.

At west Livingston MRL 4307 shoves hard on the rear of a westbound coal load along with MRL 259 and 4405.

A westbound BNSF coal load as just picked up a 3 unit MRL helper set for the climb up Bozeman Pass.

Little buddy
While a horse and his little goat buddy seem more interested in the photographer, in the background, a Montana Rail Link helper set of three EMD SD70ACes drifts down the 2.2... (more)

Even though Montana Rail Link EMD SD70ACe is just seven years old in this image, it is having its prime mover changed out with a new one from Electro-Motive Diesel. A new 4,300 horsepower EMD 16-7... (more)

Amidst a Summer thunderstorm, a quartet of Montana Rail Link SD70ACe's lead the second section of a Laurel, MT to Pasco, WA manifest out of Helena. The helpers couldn't be cut in mid train due to ... (more)

Twin SD70ACe (4-pack) helper sets stand ready on the roundhouse tracks at MRL's Helena Yard. Dark skies to the east and wet ground are all that is left of a brief deluge that hit just minutes earl... (more)