SD45's and searchlight signals... as modern as the Northern Pacific ever got, still alive in 2022...

Growing up you always hear about barn finds. Someone finds a classic car, priceless artwork or something of historical value that had been locked away and forgotten about. Never does one hear abou... (more)

I think all of us at some point ask ourselves if what we are doing is worth it. In my case, driving for hours in awful road conditions for a long hood forward geep? After Montana was slammed with ... (more)

Of all the abandonments and tracks ripped out during the Burlington Northern's purge of the 1980's, one of the most short sighted and foolish had to be the removal the Park Branch. Laid in 1883 fr... (more)

For now, recording as much as possible is the goal. On a gorgeous winter day, we see the Bozeman and Logan Local power ready for pickup by the LAUBOZ. At the very top left of the photo you can se... (more)

As early winter darkness descends upon the land, an LM blasts through the last sun of the day headed west behind one of the four former BHP SD70ACe's.

Even before the new ACe's and ugly leasers came on property, getting a trio of the former CN/Alstom SD40-3's was a rare feat. Built for the CN, these grey ghosts gained notoriety when they were re... (more)

How many iconic things can you find in this photo? How about the 1906 built Teslow elevator? The 1902 Northern Pacific Depot? Even the East Side school built in 1902 by none other than C.E. Bell, ... (more)

When thinking of legendary railroad towns, one thinks of Proctor, MN and the DM&IR. Cheyenne, WY and the Union Pacific. Among that list, one must include Livingston, MT and the Northern Pacific. I... (more)

The Gallatin Rocket rips through a river curve with a neat set of clouds high above. Leading this train is the rarely shot MRL 250, THE MRL locomotive. On October 31st, 1987, on the eve of MRL own... (more)

Soaring over a fork of the Yellowstone River, we see a trifecta of blue; sky, locomotives and river. This area will soon swell to triple its depth as snow melt starts running, drowning everything ... (more)

With the sun dropping fast, it lights up the normally yellow fields on the foothills of the mountains. An SD45 led train charges into the coming darkness as they begin their assault on Bozeman Pas... (more)

The BNSF Forsyth Sub east of Billings has to be one of the most boring, mundane pieces of railroad around. Miles and miles of tangent track, modern boring signals, brown grain fields and orange di... (more)

This looks like a horseshoe curve, but in reality, this is the top of an absolutely massive S curve. I would estimate it's about 3-5 miles long. Seen here, with dynamics whining this load from Sig... (more)

The newest coal mine in the US, built in 2009 is now loading upwards of 53,000 tons of coal a day for export. After the crash of 2015 and demand for coal softening, the future of this new mine was... (more)