All the westbound BNSF heavies have been pushed up Mullan Pass at night into first light before a long work window begins west of Helena, Montana, on July 7, 2022. The last Montana Rail Link helpe... (more)
MRL 4311, MRL 4404 on the "M-L" snaking around the west bends of Lombard Canyon. Just a few miles down stream from the Missouri River headwaters.
A matched quartet of MRL SD70ACes are struggling to get a Graceville, MN - Vancouver, WA grain load over Mullan Pass in a timely fashion!
MRL's Helena Helper #3 uses all of their 17,200 horses to assist Vancouver, WA grain loads over Mullan Pass.
Showing dirt from their trek west from Missoula, SD70ACe’s 4311 and 4301 on the Laurel to Missoula train pull up alongside the H-LAUSPO1-17, the Laurel to Spokane priority manifest train. While... (more)
The LM pops out of Mullan Tunnel.... Hard to believe that there are 3 SD45s and 1 SD40-2 cut in mid-train!
Mid-train helper set assisting a BNSF coal train across the Continental Divide.
MRL 4311 struggles midtrain on a coal drag at Skyline, MT. The lead unit is BNSF 9179.
MRL4311 pushes hard against a WB Coal train upgrade near Austin, MT
A BNSF detour stack train crosses Skyline on its way up Mullan Pass. In the background you can see a stack train at Austin heading downhill into Helena.
An MRL SD70ACe grinds uphill leading a detouring BNSF stack train that normally runs over Marias.
Two MRL SD70ACe's act as point helpers for a detouring BNSF stack train. The units are pulling hard to get the train up and over Mullan Pass. Montana's state Capitol dome and Carrol College are th... (more)
ACe's 4311 and 4301
Taken minutes after being rolled out of the paint shop at CEECO's Tacoma facility.
