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  1. Garrison Local

    Garrison Local

    Local freight from Helena to Garrison Montana heads up Mullen Pass lead by three GP9's. The line formally owned by the Northern Pacific Railroad became part of the BN merger in 1970 & was sold several years later to Montana Rail Link.
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    • Category: Western United States
  2. MRL SD35 on the BNSF

    MRL SD35 on the BNSF

    MRL SD35 #701 makes a rare (as far as I can tell) appearance on the BNSF, passing through Vancouver, WA, on the PASTAC. At first I thought it was a plain old SD40 until I saw the number. How many SD35's are running around in mainline service today?
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    • Category: Regionals and Shortlines
  3. MRL #4308 West on the Night Gas Local

    MRL #4308 West on the Night Gas Local

    MRL #4308 West is on the point of the Night Gas Local that left Missoula, MT at 1730 hrs. on it's way to Thompson Falls to deliver approx. 25 white CONX tank cars.. The cloud over the #4308 is the leftover of a major thunderstorm that was to the SW of Missoula about 3-4 hours earlier than when...
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    • #4308 evaro gas local missoula mont. montana mrl night sd45-2 sd70ace thunderstorm west
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    • Category: Western United States
  4. SD19-1 #652

    SD19-1 #652

    MRL SD19-1 #652, 1 of 2 SD19-1's that MRL has, sits at Livingston along with some MRL GP9's & an SD45. Although #651 & #652 are classified as SD19-1's by MRL, the two look totaly different, while #652 (shown here) may look more like an SD38, #651 looks alot more like an SD7/SD9.
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    • #652 emd gp9 link livingston montana mrl mt rail sd19-1 sd45
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    • Category: Regionals and Shortlines
  5. MRL locos abound @ Livingston

    MRL locos abound @ Livingston

    several GP9's, an SD19-1, an SD45, & an EMD end-cab switcher sit at Livngston.
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    • #652 cab emd end gp9 link livingston montana mrl mt rail sd19-1 sd45 switcher
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    • Category: Regionals and Shortlines
  6. MRL geeps at Livingston

    MRL geeps at Livingston

    Several MRL GP9's sit at MRL's Livingston yard
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    • emd geep geeps gp9 link livingston montana mrl mt rail
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    • Category: Regionals and Shortlines
  7. Montana Rail Link Helpers

    Montana Rail Link Helpers

    Here is a going away shot of MRL helpers on Bozeman hill late last summer with Forest Fires a plenty in 'Big Sky' country. They were pushing up a 'heavy' grain train. I think this personally addes to the photo..
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    • bozeman helpers hill livingston montana mrl
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    • Category: Regionals and Shortlines
  8. BNSF Dash 9 on Bozeman Pass

    BNSF Dash 9 on Bozeman Pass

    BNSF Dash 9-44CW #4345 leads several other Dash9's & a bunch of grain hoppers up the west slope of Bozeman Pass.
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    • 2 2007 9-44cw bnsf bozeman c44-9w dash dash9 dash9-44cw ge h2 heritage ii june link montana mrl mt pass rail
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    • Category: Burlington Northern Santa Fe
  9. Truck of a Grain Hopper

    Truck of a Grain Hopper

    A close-up view of a truck on a BNSF grain hopper at Laurel, Mt. Location: Laurel, Mt Railroad: BNSF Date: April 2007
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    • 2007 april bnsf grain hopper laurel link montana mrl mt rail truck
    • Comments: 2
    • Category: Detail Photos
  10. Operation Life Saver!

    Operation Life Saver!

    Montana Rail Link SD35 #703 in RCL service at MRL's Laurel yard.
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    • #703 2006 703 caboose control division electro emd laurel lif link locomotive montana motive mrl mt october ols operation rail rc rcl remote sd35 yard
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    • Category: Regionals and Shortlines
  11. New Coal Hopper

    New Coal Hopper

    a new coal hopper on a coal train as it passes through Laurel yard
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    • bnsf coal hopper laurel link montana mrl mt new rail yard
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    • Category: Freight Cars
  12. BNSF Grain through Laurel

    BNSF Grain through Laurel

    A BNSF grain train makes its way east as it passes through the south end of Laurel Yard.
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    • 2007 april bnsf east-bound grain laurel link montana mrl mt rail train yard
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    • Category: Western United States
  13. MRL MoW

    MRL MoW

    A MRL MoW crane at the Laurel Yard last October.
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    • '06 06 2006 crane laurel link maintenance montana mow mrl mt october of rail way yard
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    • Category: Maintenance of Way and Non-Revenue Cars
  14. MRL's flares at Laurel

    MRL's flares at Laurel

    2 locos w/ flared radiators, an MRL SD70ACe & an MRL SD45 sit at Laurel yard. The SD45 apears kinda shiney, making it look like it might have gotten washed recently. Most of MRL's SD45's that I see are usualy covered with a nice layer of dirt, soot, ect...
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    • 2006 emd flare flared flares laurel link montana mrl october radiators rail sd45 sd70ace yard
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    • Category: Regionals and Shortlines
  15. BNSF ES44DC & Dash 9 at Laurel

    BNSF ES44DC & Dash 9 at Laurel

    A BNSF Dash 9-44CW in H2 & an ES44DC in H2 pass through MRL's Laurel Yard.
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    • 2006 9 bn bnsf c44-9w cascade dash dash9 dash9-44cw emd es44dc evolution ge gevo green h2 laurel link montana mrl october rail yard
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    • Category: Yards
  16. SD35 #702

    SD35 #702

    MRL SD35 #702 at Laurel Yard. MRL uses its SD35's in Laurel for yard switching, usualy w/ an RC caboose coupled to them so they can be operated by RC controlers (i'm not quite sure what the advantage of RC switching is over switching w/ someone in the cab; safty, maybe?)
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    • #702 2006 702 emd laurel link montana mrl mt october rail sd35 yard
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    • Category: Regionals and Shortlines
  17. Close up of swoosh-logoed grain hopper

    Close up of swoosh-logoed grain hopper

    A close up of the "swoosh" on a swoosh-logoed BNSF grain hopper as a BNSF grain train passes through the east end of Laurel Yard.
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    • 2007 april bnsf grain hopper laurel link montana mrl mt rail swoosh swoosh-logoed yard
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    • Category: Tourist Railways - Rolling Stock
  18. Montana Rail Link SD70ACe #4307

    Montana Rail Link SD70ACe #4307

    MRL SD70ACe #4307, along with another MRL ACe, sit in Laurel Yard while waiting for their next assignment.
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    • #4307 2007 4307 april emd laurel link montana mrl mt rail sd70ace yard
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    • Category: Regionals and Shortlines
  19. HERZOG gondola

    HERZOG gondola

    A mixed freight passes through Billings past the Quality Inn on its way to MRL's Laurel yard. I happened to get a pic. of this HERZOG high-sided gondola.
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    • billings bnsf freight gondola herzog high high-sided hotel inn laurel link mixed montana mrl mt quality rail rolling sided stock westbound yard
    • Comments: 0
    • Category: Western United States
  20. Front of the GrainTrain

    Front of the GrainTrain

    A pic. of the last locomotive & the 1st grain hopper on the BNSF grain train passing through MRL's Laurel Yard.
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    • bnsf front grain hoppers laurel link montana mrl rail train yard
    • Comments: 1
    • Category: Western United States


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