Montana Rail Link’s Bitterroot branch (also known as the Darby branch) local switches at Victor, Montana, under rainy skies on May 18, 2013. This line had high water and washout problems in the ... (more)

On a rainy spring day, Montana Rail Link’s Bitterroot local crosses the busy intersection of Brooks Street and Reserve Street (which is also U.S. Highways 93 and 12) on the Darby line at Missoul... (more)

Two GP9s power the northbound Montana Rail Link “Darby local” on a trestle over Squaw Creek north of Florence, Montana, on May 18, 2013.

Arriving at Victor
Montana Rail Link’s Bitterroot branch (also known as the Darby branch) local arrives at Victor, Montana, under rainy skies on May 18, 2013. This line had high water... (more)

Montana Rail Link’s local down the Bitterroot Branch (also known as the Darby Branch) curves out of Lee Metcalf National Wildlife Refuge north of Stevensville, Montana, on a dreary May 18, 2013.... (more)

On a wet May 18, 2013, Montana Rail Link’s Darby local passes milepost 7 south of Missoula, Montana. To ease the load on the line’s numerous wood trestles, two empty boxcars act as spacers fo... (more)

Montana Rail Link’s Bitterroot branch (also known as the Darby branch) local passes over some backwaters of the Bitterroot River north of Florence, Montana, on May 18, 2013. This line had high w... (more)

End of the line at Victor
Montana Rail Link’s Bitterroot branch (also known as the Darby branch) local arrives at Victor, Montana, under threatening skies on May 18, 2013. This line h... (more)