Amtrak 8 pauses at Whitefish for a fresh air stop.

Montana Rail Link Day Gas Local at Perma

An MRL Whitehall Extra crew has a train of stored coal hoppers and intermodal well cars in tow as they approach Logan, Montana where they will get on the 2nd Subdivision from the 5th Subdivision t... (more)

Montana Western 202, and Rarus 106, in Butte, Montana.

A pair of SD70ACe's lead the Montana Rail Link's Day Gas job as it makes the eastbound return trip with empty tank cars from Thompson Falls to Missoula. The train is following the Flathead River o... (more)

Led by a GP9, Montana Rail Link's Helena Local makes its way into Townsend, Montana and passes under the searchlight cantilever that stands guard at the west end of the Townsend siding. With their... (more)

A loaded BNSF coal train nears the end of its descent from the Bozeman Pass summit on Montana Rail Link as it splits the searchlight signals at the East Bozeman control point outside of Bozeman, ... (more)

A pair of SD70ACe's lead the Montana Rail Link's Day Gas job as it makes the eastbound return trip with empty tank cars from Thompson Falls to Missoula. The train is following the Flathead River o... (more)

A winter storm rolls through Piedmont, Montana and fills the air with heavy snowfall as an extra Montana Rail Link crew has just signed on to the 7th Subdivision at the block register box and is t... (more)

An eastbound manifest pops out of a tunnel above the Flathead River at Hungry Horse, Montana.

A pair of older locomotives applying the brakes as they move downhill after crossing the summit on the BNSF Hi-Line. I had some pretty rough weather on this trip, but it led to some dramatic scen... (more)

A BNSF manifest slowly moving uphill after a meet at Bison. It was at this location the day earlier where a grizzly bear ran in front of me and crossed Highway 2 at full stride. I'm guessing 30 ... (more)

A BNSF manifest pouring it on as it climbs uphill from East Glacier Park on the BNSF Hi-Line. This is one of my favorite locations for the obvious beauty, but also for the fact that coffee and do... (more)

A pair of SD70ACe's lead the Montana Rail Link's Day Gas job as it makes its way east over the 10th Subdivision serving as a pipeline connection between Thompson Falls and Missoula. The train has ... (more)

With four units on the head end, one DPU rear, and a three pack of helpers, this loaded coal train slowly makes the climb up Bozeman Pass as it leaves Livingston, Montana behind and heads east ove... (more)