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A trio of MRL flares (2 SD70ACe's & 2 SD45's) switch cars at Garrison, which is the intchange point between Montana Rail Link & the Montana Western (coming up from SilverBow).
Empire Builder
Media item
Aug 14, 2008
2008
bow
emd
flares
garrison
july
link
montana
mrl
mt
mwrr
rail
sd45
sd70ace
silver
western
Comments: 0
Category: Regionals and Shortlines
The BNSF manifest & its diverse assortment of freight cars passes my locoation on its was east
Empire Builder
Media item
Aug 12, 2008
2008
9-44cw
bnsf
dash
ge
july
link
manifest
montana
mrl
mullan
pass
rail
upgrade
Comments: 0
Category: Freight Cars
The BNSF manifest & its diverse assortment of freight cars passes my locoation on its was east
Empire Builder
Media item
Aug 12, 2008
2008
9-44cw
bnsf
dash
ge
july
link
manifest
montana
mrl
mullan
pass
rail
upgrade
Comments: 0
Category: Freight Cars
The trains 2 engines, a GE Dash9 in the lead with an EMD SD75M trailing
Empire Builder
Media item
Aug 12, 2008
2008
9-44cw
bnsf
dash
ge
july
link
manifest
montana
mrl
mullan
pass
rail
upgrade
Comments: 0
Category: Western United States
The BNSF manifest & its diverse assortment of freight cars passes my locoation on its was east
Empire Builder
Media item
Aug 12, 2008
2008
9-44cw
bnsf
dash
ge
july
link
manifest
montana
mrl
mullan
pass
rail
upgrade
Comments: 0
Category: Freight Cars
The BNSF manifest groans upgrade as it nears my location
Empire Builder
Media item
Aug 12, 2008
2008
9-44cw
bnsf
dash
ge
july
link
manifest
montana
mrl
mullan
pass
rail
upgrade
Comments: 0
Category: Western United States
A BNSF manifest climbs the west slope of Mullan Pass a couple miles downgrade from the summit at Blossberg
Empire Builder
Media item
Aug 12, 2008
2008
blossberg
bnsf
climbing
couple
downgrade
grade
july
link
miles
montana
mrl
mt
mullan
of
pass
rail
side
slope
west
Comments: 0
Category: Western United States
The tracks at Blossberg are momentairly void of any action as I wait for the next train
Empire Builder
Media item
Aug 12, 2008
2008
blossberg
continental
divide
empty
july
link
montana
mullan
pass
pause
rail
track
void
Comments: 0
Category: Track
The last car on an east-bound BNSF coal train vanishes into Mullan Tunnel
Empire Builder
Media item
Aug 12, 2008
2008
blossberg
bnsf
car
coal
continental
divide
empty
end
gondola
july
last
link
montana
mrl
mt
mullan
pass
rail
rear
tunnel
Comments: 0
Category: Western United States
A BNSF coal gondola sports BNSF's latest logo at Mullan Pass.
Empire Builder
Media item
Aug 12, 2008
2008
blossberg
bnsf
coal
continental
divide
gondola
july
link
logo
montana
mrl
mt
mullan
new
newest
pass
powerbar
rail
swoosh
wedge
Comments: 0
Category: Freight Cars
July Photo Contest TunnelsSouthbound 4 train entering tunnel shortly after leaving Yankee Stadium - 161st St.
NYSubway18
Media item
Aug 1, 2008
contest
july
photo
tunnels
Comments: 1
Category: Tunnels
A BNSF grain train powered by 3 Dash 9's & an SD70ACe barels down the 2.2% grade towards Helena
Empire Builder
Media item
Jul 23, 2008
#4304
2008
4304
9
9-44cw
austin
bnsf
c44-9w
dash
dash9
emd
ge
grain
helena
july
link
montana
mrl
mt
mullan
pass
rail
sd70ace
train
Comments: 0
Category: Western United States
MRL SD70ACe #4304 passes through a grade crossing on its way back to Helena on a BNSF grain train.
Empire Builder
Media item
Jul 23, 2008
#4304
2008
4304
austin
bnsf
emd
grain
helena
july
link
montana
mrl
mt
mullan
pass
rail
sd70ace
train
Comments: 0
Category: Regionals and Shortlines
An old auto rack car still in its Soo Line livery.
Empire Builder
Media item
Jul 23, 2008
2008
auto
bnsf
helena
july
line
link
montana
mrl
mt
rack
rail
soo
survivor
Comments: 0
Category: Freight Cars
One of the rail cars that looks like it has been decorated by an artist, not a graffitist.
Empire Builder
Media item
Jul 23, 2008
2008
art
bnsf
car
graffiti
helena
july
link
montana
mrl
mt
rail
Comments: 0
Category: Freight Cars
An ex.BN whiteface SD60M on a BNSF manifest at Helena, Mt
Empire Builder
Media item
Jul 23, 2008
#8114
2008
8114
bn
bnsf
burlington
cascade
emd
face
green
helena
july
link
manifest
montana
mrl
mt
northern
rail
sd60m
white
Comments: 0
Category: Burlington Northern Santa Fe
A MRL Hi-Rail pickup at the Helena Depot
Empire Builder
Media item
Jul 22, 2008
2008
helena
hi-rail
july
link
montana
mrl
mt
pickup
rail
truck
Comments: 2
Category: Maintenance of Way and Non-Revenue Cars
close up of NP #1382's builder plate
Empire Builder
Media item
Jul 22, 2008
#1382
1382
2-6-0
2008
baldwin
builders
engine
helena
july
locomotive
montana
mt
northern
np
pacific
park
plate
steam
Comments: 0
Category: Tourist Railways - Steam Locomotives
NP #1382 sits on display at Helena
Empire Builder
Media item
Jul 22, 2008
#1382
1382
2-6-0
2008
baldwin
engine
helena
july
locomotive
montana
mt
northern
np
pacific
park
steam
Comments: 0
Category: Tourist Railways - Steam Locomotives
View of NP #1382 from the engineers side...
Empire Builder
Media item
Jul 22, 2008
#1382
1382
2-6-0
2008
baldwin
engine
helena
july
locomotive
montana
mt
northern
np
pacific
park
steam
Comments: 0
Category: Tourist Railways - Steam Locomotives
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