It's about 20 degrees below zero as the sun rises over the mountains and the first rays of light cast a warm glow on the outskirts of Whitehall, Montana. The engineer of the MRL's Whitehall Extra ... (more)

After the morning snow subsided, an MRL Extra Crew slowly rolls across the 7th Sub and approaches Whitehall, Montana with a train of storage oil tank cars in tow. The pair of MRL SD70ACe's would b... (more)

A winter storm rolls through Whitehall, Montana and fills the air with heavy snowfall as an extra Montana Rail Link crew pulls a train of storage oil tank cars off the 10th Sub. The pair of MRL SD... (more)

The Logan Local finishes up their switching at Whitehall before heading back east.

MRL 265 leads a SD70ACE on a ballast train for loading at their Pipestone location on the MRL 5th Sub. The 5th Sub is a gorgeous line that cuts through the canyons & mountains of the area. This tr... (more)

The sound of a 20-cylinder SD45 once again echo off the Jefferson River Canyon walls east of Whitehall Montana. Montana Rail Link SD45 346 has a loaded ballast train well in hand as the train make... (more)

MRL 265 leading a train down the MRL 5th Sub through the canyons. This train is bound for loading down at Pipestone, MT. Such a beautiful line!

A westbound Montana Rail Link ballast train led by SD45 No. 346, rumbles through scenic Jefferson River Canyon between Sappington and Whitehall, Montana, on June 26, 2019. The empty train is headi... (more)

On June 26, 2019, Montana Rail Link SD45 No. 346 leads an empty ballast train through the scenic Jefferson River Canyon between Sappington and Whitehall, Montana. The train running on MRL’s Fift... (more)

A Montana Rail Link ballast train rumbles through scenic Jefferson River Canyon between Sappington and Whitehall, Montana, on June 26, 2019. Led by SD45 No. 346, the train running on MRL’s Fifth... (more)

Traversing the scenic Jefferson River Canyon between Sappington and Whitehall, Montana, is a westbound Montana Rail Link ballast train led by SD45 No. 346 on June 26, 2019. The empty train is head... (more)

After making a trip up the Harrison Branch, Montana Rail Link’s local out of Logan works light engine through Jefferson River Canyon to Whitehall, Montana, on September 10, 2011.

A Montana Rail Link work train is westbound in the Jefferson River Canyon between Sappington and Whitehall, Montana, on June 26, 2016. Two MRL SD40s (rebuilt and labeled SD40-2XRs) Nos. 257 and 26... (more)

A Montana Rail Link ballast train loads at the Pipestone ballast pit west of Whitehall, Montana, on October 1, 2013. This loader is located on the Spire Rock Industrial Track from the Fifth Subdiv... (more)

The impressive rock walls of Jefferson River Canyon dwarf Montana Rail Link’s one-car 844 local headed west between Sappington and Whitehall, Montana, on September 17, 2012. The BNSF covered hop... (more)