Still sporting Milwaukee Road paint 42 years after being outshopped from EMD La Grange, WAMX 1598 basks in some sunlight in Columbia Falls as a storm clears the area. Built as MILW 475 in 9/1975, ... (more)

A Mission Mountain Railroad crew shuffles a few cars around in Columbia Falls before heading south toward Kalispell.

One of the Mission Mountain's newest repaints, WAMX 3942 rests outside of the railroad's Columbia Falls yard office on a sunny fall morning. 3942 was painted to honor the Columbia Falls Wildcats, ... (more)

With the shadows growing shorter as the sun rises above the surrounding mountains, Amtrak's eastbound Empire Builder to Chicago rolls through Essex 13 minutes behind schedule. GE P40DC #816 and a ... (more)

With storm clouds looming overhead, a peek of sunlight illuminates WAMX 3946, a former Union Pacific GP39-2 that, despite being weather-beaten and worn, still proudly wears UP Armour Yellow. Now w... (more)

Great Northern NW3 #181, despite its paint showing signs of wear, still proudly stands guard next to the depot in Whitefish. The classic EMD was built in 3/1942, S/N 1720, and was restored and pla... (more)

2248 just arrived at the depot and the steam crew is busy readying the steamer for its afternoon stockyard trip. Here, a crew member is oiling some parts.

A two-truck Shay steam locomotive sits in Columbia Falls not far away from BNSF's Hi-Line Sub. It's true history is uncertain, some sources identify it as GN 1 or GN 2769, but it's generally agree... (more)

A pair of BNSF yard locomotives sit in the middle of Whitefish Yard while a grain train holds the main.

BNSF 599, a rebuilt GE AC44C4M, leads an eastbound grain train into Whitefish Yard for a crew change through the gateless Birch Point Drive grade crossing. The unit was formerly ATSF 666.

With a hint of evening sunlight breaking through the clouds, MRL's Night Gas train approaches the signal bridges in DeSmet as it starts its journey to Thompson Falls from Missoula. The gas train n... (more)

GVRR's ex-SP 4-6-0 leads the afternoon stockyard train past an old grain elevator in Downtown Grapevine on its way to Fort Worth.

A pair of MRL EMDs sit at the ballast quarry in Pipestone waiting for a cut of ballast hoppers to be loaded.

A shiny Dallas, Garland, & Northeastern SD40-2 sits in the Carrollton Yard under stormy skies.

A faded and grimy former Northern Pacific SW1200 sits in Columbia Falls with covered stacks awaiting its fate. It was originally built as NP 128 in 7/1955, S/N 20321.