With the collapse of Montana Rail Link’s Yellowstone River Bridge near Reed Point under the weight of MLAUMIS on June 24, 2023, and the subsequent severing of a busy main line, MRL and BNSF had to scramble to accommodate and reroute all the tonnage for as long as it took to rebuild the bridge. BNSF sent its overhead tonnage to different lines during the closure, but MRL continued to run its locals, as well as operating a series of daily trains over the western portion of the railroad to shuttle cars and serve its on line customers. On July 6, 2023, MRL EMD SD70ACe Nos. 4302 and 4301 power a Helena to Bozeman turn dropping downgrade out of Winston, Montana.
