RailPictures.Net Photo: MRL 4309 Montana Rail Link EMD SD70ACe at Austin, Montana by Steven M. Welch

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» Montana Rail Link (more..)
» EMD SD70ACe (more..)

» MRL 3rd Subdivision
» Austin, Montana, USA (more..)
» July 07, 2014

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» MRL 4309 (more..)
» M SPOLAU1 06A (more..)

» Steven M. Welch (more..)
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A hair over 7100 tons was too much for three SD45's, so the crew added an unmanned helper set to the headend for dynamic brake effort down the 2.2% Mullan Pass, seen here with its' train strung out through the multiple reverse curves at Austin.

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