Equipped for remote control duty at MRL's Laurel Yard, MRL SD40-2XR 258 waits for an assignment.

Montana Rail Link’s gas local arrives at Pipeline at Thompson Falls, Montana, on a snowy February 9, 2014 as a state highway plow scrapes by on Highway 200. The train is led by MRL SD40-2XR Nos.... (more)

A westbound MRL freight blasts off from Laurel, making a run for the mountains ahead.

An MRL 258 on long term lease to the BNSF leads a former ATSF SD40-2 on a Stack Bedford Park, IL to Tacolma, WA (Blair Terminal) train.

BNSF grain extra "GMANSTL" passes MP 47.3 at Osborn, Illinois on the Barstow Subdivision with MRL 258 leading the way to Galesburg.

HEADING FOR ALLIANCE

MRL 258, 264, and 257 layover a long distance from home at the Grand Forks, ND diesel shop on a hot August afternoon.