MRL SD40-2XR 264 cools its heels at Austin, MT in between moves with a Jimbo.

A work train comes to a brief halt as they use all of their track authority to the MP51.

Jimbo #2 shoves out of Austin to pick up scrap ties on Mullan Pass.

Jimbo #2 heads up the hill at Austin with a tie cleanup train.

MRL SD40-2XR 264 heads into the clear at Austin with a short scrap tie pickup train.

Montana Rail Link EMD SD40-2XR No. 264 and EMD GP9 No. 109 power a short MRL Helena local out of Townsend, Montana, on the afternoon of September 30, 2022.

Montana Rail Link EMD SD40-2XR (a rebuilt SD40) No. 264 and EMD GP9 No. 109 pull eight cars up Winston Hill out of Townsend, Montana, on the afternoon of September 29, 2022.

Montana Rail Link’s Helena local scurries up Winston Hill west of Townsend, Montana, passing the Silos community and recreational area alongshore Canyon Ferry Lake on the afternoon of September ... (more)

MRL 264 is on duty at Blossburg, MT on top of Mullan Pass with a Jimbo work train. Today it will back the train and ballast hoppers down to Elliston, then continue west toward Missoula. MRL mainte... (more)

MRL 264 is parked at Elliston, MT with a "Jimbo" train in tow. It assists in distributing and picking up ties for maintenance of way crews, and at this time appears to be working around ... (more)

On our travel day between Miles City and Helena, the Jimbo had the railroad tied up most of the day around Big Timber. Having completed their work, the 264 puts the train away in Livingston. The... (more)

A lengthy Montana Rail Link work train curves along the Missouri River in Lombard Canyon east of Toston, Montana, on June 26, 2016. Two MRL SD40s (rebuilt and labeled SD40-2XRs) Nos. 264 and 257 p... (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)

A lone MRL unit (former CNW SD40 877) eases a work train down Bozeman Pass. The old tunnel portal can be seen on the right, replaced by the Northern Pacific in 1945.

A Montana Rail Link ballast train departs Logan, Montana, on the morning of October 1, 2013, for a trip up the Fifth Subdivision. The train is headed for Pipestone for loading, pulled by two of MR... (more)