Passing by the Absaroka Range south of Livingston is an eastbound BNSF train rolling through Elton, Montana, on the afternoon of June 30, 2024.

The Laurel to Bozeman train heads west along the shore of the Yellowstone River, the snowcapped mountains provided a nice backdrop here.

MRL's Laurel-Bozeman turn speeds west on the 2nd Sub between Elton and Livingston.

MRL SD40-2XRs 255 and 250 are westbound on the 2nd Sub making good time with a short Laurel-Bozeman local.

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Montana Rail Link’s Laurel to Missoula manifest freight curves through the west end of Elton siding east of Livingston, Montana, on the afternoon of July 9, 2022. The trai... (more)

Hugging the Yellowstone River, "LM" makes its way towards Livingston with an interesting set of power, the third unit was going to the Eastern Washington Gateway ops.

An afternoon Laurel-Bozeman heads along the Yosemite River behind a pair of EMDs.

Q-ALTPTL heads along the Yellowstone River as they near Livingston and points west.

Some fire damage is evident in the landscape as a westbound Q train approaches Elton.

A Burlington Northern Santa Fe freight cruises along the Yellowstone River just east of Elton, Montana, on the morning of June 29, 2000. For power on the eastbound train, a pair of Cascade green B... (more)

FedEx Ground trailers speed eastbound on a BNSF intermodal train on Montana Rail link’s Second Subdivision at Elton, Montana, on the morning of June 24, 2020. The rugged Absaroka Range mountains... (more)

An eastbound train races at track speed along the backdrop of the great Absaroka-Beartooth Wilderness. The mountainous wilderness area is some of the most remote and spectacular in the lower 48 ... (more)

Montana Rail Link EMD SD45 No. 355 leads the Laurel to Bozeman local through the sweeping curve along the Yellowstone River approaching Elton, Montana, on the afternoon of July 2, 2019.

A westbound BNSF grain train curves along the Yellowstone River approaching Elton, Montana, on June 25, 2017.

Along Montana Rail Link’s Second Subdivision, a BNSF grain empty curves eastbound along the Yellowstone River just east of Elton, Montana, on the morning of June 25, 2016.