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  1. Railroad Art

    Railroad Art

    One of the rail cars that looks like it has been decorated by an artist, not a graffitist.
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    • Category: Freight Cars
  2. Good ol' Casacade Green

    Good ol' Casacade Green

    An ex.BN whiteface SD60M on a BNSF manifest at Helena, Mt
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    • #8114 2008 8114 bn bnsf burlington cascade emd face green helena july link manifest montana mrl mt northern rail sd60m white
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    • Category: Burlington Northern Santa Fe
  3. Framed!

    Framed!

    The cab & air conditioner on BNSF Dash 9 #4595 is framed by a walk-through passage at the Helena depot
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    • #4595 2008 4595 9 9-44cw a/c air bnsf c44-9w cab conditioner dash dash9 electric framed framed! ge general helena jul link montana mrl mt rail
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    • Category: Burlington Northern Santa Fe
  4. MRL Hi-Rail at Helena

    MRL Hi-Rail at Helena

    A MRL Hi-Rail pickup at the Helena Depot
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    • 2008 helena hi-rail july link montana mrl mt pickup rail truck
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    • Category: Maintenance of Way and Non-Revenue Cars
  5. BNSF manifest at Helena

    BNSF manifest at Helena

    A west-bound BNSF manifest waits at the Helena depot for a set of helpers after changing crew. I was able to catch a helper set heading back towards Helena up at Blossberg later that day: http://www.railroadforums.com/photos/showphoto.php/photo/55670/cat/500/ppuser/4714...
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    • 2008 9 9-44cw bnsf bound c44-9w change crew dash dash9 depot electric ge general helena helper julydash link manifest montana mrl mt rail set west
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    • Category: Western United States
  6. #1382's builder plate

    #1382's builder plate

    close up of NP #1382's builder plate
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    • #1382 1382 2-6-0 2008 baldwin builders engine helena july locomotive montana mt northern np pacific park plate steam
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    • Category: Tourist Railways - Steam Locomotives
  7. Northern Pacific #1382 (engineer's side2)

    Northern Pacific #1382 (engineer's side2)

    NP #1382 sits on display at Helena
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  8. Northern Pacific #1382 (engineer's side)

    Northern Pacific #1382 (engineer's side)

    View of NP #1382 from the engineers side...
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  9. Northern Pacific #1382 (front)

    Northern Pacific #1382 (front)

    A view of NP #1382 from the front
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  10. Northern Pacific #1382 (fireman's side)

    Northern Pacific #1382 (fireman's side)

    restored Northern Pacific 2-6-0 #1382 sits on display in a park next to the Helena depot (which now houses the local MRL offices)
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    • #1382 1382 2-6-0 2008 baldwin engine helena july locomotive montana mt northern np pacific park steam
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  11. Coal empties at Blossberg(2)

    Coal empties at Blossberg(2)

    A long train of coal empties, most owned by PGEX, crosses the continental divide at Blossberg
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    • 2008 bathtub blossberg bnsf coal continental divide empties gondolas july link montana mrl pgex rail train
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    • Category: Tourist Railways - Rolling Stock
  12. Coal empties at Blossberg(1)

    Coal empties at Blossberg(1)

    A long train of coal empties, most owned by PGEX, crosses the continental divide at Blossberg
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    • 2008 bathtub blossberg bnsf coal continental divide empties gondolas july link montana mrl pgex rail train
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    • Category: Tourist Railways - Rolling Stock
  13. Paradise Local

    Paradise Local

    Montana Rail Link's Paradise Local pulls into Thompson Falls to switch a lumber customer powered by two aging GP9's.
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    • Category: Western United States
  14. Mullan Tunnel

    Mullan Tunnel

    One can barley see the other end of the 3,896' tunnel from the west portal at Blossberg. LOCATION: Blossberg, Mt RAILROAD: Montana Rail Link TRAIN/LOCOMOTIVE: - DATE: July 2008
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    • 2008 blossberg continental divide july link montana mullan pass portal rail tunnel west
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    • Category: Tunnels
  15. Heading into Mullan Tunnel

    Heading into Mullan Tunnel

    BNSF #6062 & its train of coal empties heads into the west entrance at Blossberg. The train is split across the 2 sides of the continental divide here, with the locomotives & about 5 to 8 coal gondolas on the east side & the rest on the west side
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    • # #6062 2008 6062 blossberg bnsf coal continental divide empties gondolas july link montana mullan pass portal rail tunnel west
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  16. BNSF coal empties at Blossberg (2)

    BNSF coal empties at Blossberg (2)

    The BNSF empty coal train starts its decent through Mullan Tunnel towards Helena on a warm July afternoon
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    • 20008 ac4400 afternoon blossberg bnsf coal decent east emd empties empty es44ac ge helena july link montana mullan pass rail sd70ace train tunnel warm
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    • Category: Western United States
  17. BNSF coal empties at Blossberg (3)

    BNSF coal empties at Blossberg (3)

    A good view of the locomotives on the head end, which include a BNSF ES44AC, a BNSF AC4400, & a BNSF SD70ACe
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    • Category: Western United States
  18. East-bound coal empties at Blossberg

    East-bound coal empties at Blossberg

    BNSF ES44AC #6062, accompanied by 2 trailing units, a BNSF AC4400 & a BNSF SD70ACe, crest the divide at Blossberg after climbing a 1.2% grade up the west side.
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    • # #6062 2008 6062 ac4400 blossberg bnsf coal continental divide emd empties ge gondolas july link montana mullan pass portal rail sd70ace tunnel west
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  19. Blossberg portal

    Blossberg portal

    The track can be seen curving before entering the 3,896.5' tunnel.
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    • Category: Tunnels
  20. Its all down hill from here

    Its all down hill from here

    The 3-unit helper set starts to head down the 1%grade towards Mullan Tunnel, which will steepen to 2.2% at the east end of the tunnel & continue down to Helena
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    • 2008 3 blossberg continental curve divide down grade helper helpers july link montana mrl mt mullan pass rail set summit tunnel unit
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    • Category: Regionals and Shortlines



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