Unsure if its all the time, but the week we were out here, the Bozeman Pass is alittle different in operations than Mullan Pass. Mullan seems mainly 4 helpers mid-train and shove. Over Bozeman som... (more)

The Laurel to Missoula freight has 117 cars in tow as they crawl their way west on the 2nd Sub. The train fights gravity as they approach Winston on this 1% grade. The train is short on time and w... (more)

The Laurel to Missoula road freight is trying to get up to speed after leaving Toston siding following a coal train after meeting 1. The train rolls along between highway 287 and the Missouri Rive... (more)

A coal train is trying to get up to speed after leaving Toston siding following meeting 1. The train rolls along between highway 287 and the Missouri River. Helena is the next crew change point fo... (more)

Evening in the mountains can be so cool. The sun has set on the day as westbound trains wait at Helena to head west towards Missoula. The LM is one of those trains, but wouldn't leave for another ... (more)

One of BNSF "sticker" units heads up this empty coal from Robert Bank, BC, to Spring Creek Mine, WY. The train cutoff here, west of Townsend, so they could setout a motor at the west end... (more)

An empty "super" grain works upgrade towards Bozeman Pass. The train passes thru Bozeman proper after sunrise. The train passes the abandoned NP built 1891 depot. In the later 1920s the... (more)

This is my 5,000th photo on Railpics. It has been a good run over the past 17 years. Thanks for all the views, comments, favorites, and support from many. Here is one of my favorite from my KYLE t... (more)

After a 20-hour shutdown for a winter storm, the KYLE was back to business Thursday westbound towards Limon. Here the crew snakes over the grade between at Levant as the crew does their work on th... (more)

Northbound UP empty works towards a mine on the PRB. The train is north of Bill and about to top the Logan Hill. Not much to see out here except a few pronghorns, hills, and a couple windmills wi... (more)

A loaded coal train works south on the Orin Sub south of Bill. Not much to see out here except a few pronghorns, hills, and a couple windmills with a whole lot of coal trains!

DP's shove hard on the back of this load as they makes their way south on the Orin Sub. The crew has just left Bill after a morning of jacking with the power. This train is bound for a Mid-America... (more)

A loaded coal train is working back up to speed after the slow crawl thru Burlington and across the Mississippi River. The train passes a HGALLIN here at CTC Connett. This is the BNSF Ottumwa Sub... (more)

We happen to stumble into the Rock Job as we were heading home. The job had to wait for a northbound stack train at Lake Villa, and is now on the move south passing Cedar Lake in Lake Villa. This ... (more)

The Iowa Northern's North Crew does work in the Manly Terminal. This is the farthest north the Iowa Northern goes. The Manly Yard used to be a small little operation with an interchange point wit... (more)