Montana Rail Link’s LM departed Livingston, Montana, on the afternoon of September 23, 2002, but soon came to a halt at the end of double track just west of town. The train is ready to attack Bo... (more)

A manned helper set has been added to the point of Montana Rail Link’s westbound Laurel-Missoula road freight (LM) and begins its assault of Bozeman Pass just west of Livingston, Montana, on Sep... (more)

Montana Rail Link EMD F45 No. 390 leads LM at Greycliff, Montana, on the afternoon of October 3, 2005, beneath stormy skies and a splash of sunlight. The train will be treading through snow by the... (more)

Old U.S. Highway 10 through Greycliff, Montana, is empty on the rainy afternoon of October 3, 2005. An outdated general store is as empty as the old road, closed up long ago. However, Montana Rai... (more)

Montana Rail Link’s Laurel to Missoula manifest freight, simply called the LM, waits at the end of double track just west of Livingston, Montana, on September 23, 2002. Road power of a pair of E... (more)

Montana Rail Link’s Laurel to Missoula manifest freight, called the LM back then, arrives at Montana, Montana, on October 7, 2005. Three MRL EMDs power the train—F45 No. 390, SD40 No. 215 and ... (more)

Montana Rail Link’s Laurel to Missoula manifest freight, called the LM, crosses the Blackfoot River at Bonner, Montana, on October 7, 2005. Three MRL EMDs power the train—F45 No. 390, SD40 No.... (more)

An afternoon Laurel-Missoula ascends Mullan pass, just short of the Skyline trestle.

Montana Rail Link’s Laurel to Missoula road freight (LM) assaults the grade up Bozeman Pass with eight SD45s and SD45-2s just west of Livingston, Montana, on September 23, 2002. A set of five of... (more)

Montana Rail Link’s LM reaches the summit of Bozeman Pass, with the eight SD45/SD45-2 cradling the actual top of the grade at West End, Montana, on September 23, 2002. The point helper will stay... (more)

A Burlington Northern Santa Fe Q train trundles by as it climbs Bozeman Pass, and with only two locomotive pulling it, MRL’s LM (Laurel to Missoula freight) has caught up to it on red signals an... (more)

Montana Rail Link’s LM (Laurel to Missoula) manifest freight waits at the end of double track west of Livingston, Montana, as a westbound Burlington Northern Santa Fe Q train passes by on the af... (more)

Montana Rail Link LM train (Laurel to Missoula freight) bends through Lombard Canyon between Lombard and Toston, Montana, on the afternoon of September 11, 1995. On the point is EMD F45 No. 391 le... (more)

Montana Rail Link EMD F45 No. 390 leads MRL’s Laurel to Missoula freight past the grain elevators at Big Timber, Montana, on October 3, 2005.

Crossing the Missouri River leaving Townsend, Montana, is Montana Rail Link’s LM (Laurel to Missoula) freight led by EMD F45 No. 391 on a clear September 11, 1995.