MRL's freight from Missoula to Laurel rolls east along the Yellowstone River. 2022 saw damaging flooding along the Yellowstone from the park through south central Montana. Above the 4306 is a shed... (more)
MRL 4306 leads a westbound LM up the eastside of Mullan Pass. As you can see 4306 has seen plenty of tunnels as evidenced by the soot that covers her cab.
Trying not to be embarrassed while doing the MRL in Montana, we referenced the Danneman's Montana stuff this week. This shot angle caught our eye and we wanted it in our portfolio too. A westbound... (more)
After spotting loaded tanks at Pipeline, MRL SD70ACes 4306 and 4303 head to the west end to grab the empties that they pulled earlier before departing for Missoula.
A westbound BNSF coal load climbs the 2.2% grade out of Austin, Montana, on the the serpentine route over Mullan Pass on October 7, 2020. The head end is working toward the loop around Iron Ridge,... (more)
Powered by a pair of EMD SD70ACes, Montana Rail Link’s Laurel to Missoula manifest freight climbs the 1.8 percent grade of Bozeman Pass west of Livingston, Montana, on the afternoon of June 23, ... (more)
A pair of Montana Rail Link EMD SD70ACes power MRL’s Laurel to Missoula manifest freight through a curve just west of west End, Montana, after surmounting Bozeman Pass on the afternoon of June 2... (more)
Powered by Montana Rail Link SD70ACe Nos. 4306 and 4400, MRL’s Missoula to Laurel manifest freight rolls past the cantilevered searchlight signal at the west end of siding at Townsend, Montana, ... (more)
Two sets of four Montana Rail Link EMD SD70ACes, along with a couple of SD45s and yard switcher GP9 No. 120 gather at the engine facility at Helena, Montana, on May 23, 2011. The SD70ACes are used... (more)
Montana Rail Link SD70ACes Nos. 4304 and 4306 push on the rear of a westbound BNSF manifest freight over Austin Creek Trestle (a.k.a. Skyline Trestle) on the climb over Mullan Pass west of Skyline... (more)
A quartet of SD70ACe's based out of the State Capitol return light over the impressive Skyline Trestle on a gorgeous Fall morning after assisting a Westbound grain train over Mullan Pass.