Montana Rail Link

The former Northern Pacific main line across Montana from Billings to Sandpoint which the BN sold off during the 1980s. Today must through traffic is opreated with BNSF locos while the local traffic has MRL locos.

BNSF 4869 is seen leading a eastbound manifest train into Bozemen Tunnl - 30/08/2009	BNSF 5381 is sseen leading a manifest east at the summit of Bozemen Pass - 30/08/2009	BSNF 5428 is seen leading a Q Train east at the summit of Bozemen Pass - 30/08/2009	MRL 332 is seen leading a local train south in Lombard Canyon - 30/08/2009
MRL 4301 is seen coming down Mullen Pass returning to Helena- 30/08/2009	BNSF 5046 is seen leading a eastbound manifest up the west side of Mullen Pass - 30/08/2009	MRL 4308 is seen leading the 'night gas' along the Evero Hill line near Arlee- 30/08/2009	MRL 4308 is seen leading the 'night gas' west near Ravalli - 30/08/2009
MRL SD45 382 is seen leading the day gas along the 10th Sub at Dixon, Montana - 31/08/2009	MRL 382 is seen leading the 'day gas' near Magpie - 31/08/2009	BNSF 8920 is seen leading a empty coal train back to the Powder River Basin near Magpie - 31/08/2009	BNSF 8920 is seen leading a empty coal train near Perma - 31/08/2009
MRL 382 is seen leading the 'day gas' east alongside the Flat Head river east of Perma - 31/08/2009	BNSF 8920 is seen leaving Paradise, Montana on the 10th Sub via Evero Hill the current main line via St Regis can be seen turning off to the left (south) - 31/08/2009	MRL 113 is seen leading the Paradise local to St Regis along the Clark Fork river - 31/08/2009	BNSF 4798 is seen leading a east bound manifest south out of Paradise - 31/08/2009
1950s built EMD GP9 MRL #113 is seen leading the Paradice local south out of Paradise along the main line torwards St Regis crossing the Clark Fork River - 31/08/2009	BNSF 1114 is seen ledaing a loaded grain train west near Plains - 31/08/2009	BNSF 5932 is seen leading a westbound coal near Plains - 31/08/2009	MRL 382 is seen leading the 'day gas' alongside the Clark Fork River west of Plains - 31/08/2009
BNSF 1114 is seen again leading a loaded grain train west at Thompson River - 31/08/2009	MRL 113 is seen shunting the Paradise local at Thompson River - 31/08/2009

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