After the BNSF merge in 1995, the BNSF became pretty power short in the late 90's. A person never knew what was going to lead the next BNSF train one was waiting for. The MRL helped out some as se... (more)

A westbound BNSF vehicle train thunders through Mullan Tunnel at Blossburg, Montana, on September 6, 2003. The train is led by a point helper of Montana Rail Link EMD SD45-2 No. 311 and former Sou... (more)

MRL 311, wearing the new MRL image paint job, sits at the Missoula diesel servcing area at last light on a summer afternoon.

"Welcome Home:" Montana Rail Link SD45-2 311 returns to home rails for the first time since 2008 when it was sent to CEECo in Tacoma, Washington to be repainted into Montana Rail Links newest sche... (more)