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  1. MRL #4301

    MRL #4301

    SD70ACe #4301 at Garrison
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    • #4301 2008 4301 emd garrison july link montana mrl mt rail sd70ace
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  2. MRL #331

    MRL #331

    SD45 #331 at Garrison
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    • #331 2008 331 emd garrison july link montana mrl mt rail sd45
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  3. MRL's flares

    MRL's flares

    light shines off of the reflectors on 2 of MRL's SD45's.
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    • 2008 emd flares garrison july link montana mrl mt rail reflectors sd45
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  4. Overpowered?

    Overpowered?

    2 SD70ACe's & 2 SD45's (2nd one not shown in this pic.) swtich cars at Garrison on the western end of Mullan Pass
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    • 2008 emd flares garrison july link montana mrl mt mullan over overpowered pass powered rail sd45 sd70ace
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  5. Mixed freight

    Mixed freight

    A string of mixed freight cars including some boxcars & grain hoppers near Garrison
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    • 2008 box boxcars cars freight garrison grain hoppers july link mixed montana mrl mt rail
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    • Category: Western United States
  6. Garrison Grain

    Garrison Grain

    A string of MRL grain hoppers near Garrison, Mt
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    • 2008 garrison grain hoppers july link montana mrl mt rail
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  7. Switching cars at Garrison

    Switching cars at Garrison

    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).
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    • 2008 bow emd flares garrison july link montana mrl mt mwrr rail sd45 sd70ace silver western
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  8. Climbing the west side

    Climbing the west side

    A BNSF manifest climbs the west slope of Mullan Pass a couple miles downgrade from the summit at Blossberg
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    • 2008 blossberg bnsf climbing couple downgrade grade july link miles montana mrl mt mullan of pass rail side slope west
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    • Category: Western United States
  9. Into the Darkness

    Into the Darkness

    The last car on an east-bound BNSF coal train vanishes into Mullan Tunnel
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    • 2008 blossberg bnsf car coal continental divide empty end gondola july last link montana mrl mt mullan pass rail rear tunnel
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    • Category: Western United States
  10. BNSF coal gondola

    BNSF coal gondola

    A BNSF coal gondola sports BNSF's latest logo at Mullan Pass.
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    • 2008 blossberg bnsf coal continental divide gondola july link montana mrl mt mullan new newest pass powerbar rail swoosh wedge
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    • Category: Freight Cars
  11. SSEALPC Eastbound at Chester, MT

    SSEALPC Eastbound at Chester, MT

    BNSF 7778 leads the SSEALPC out of Chester, MT. I love the side open spaces of Northern Montana
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  12. BNSF grain at Austin

    BNSF grain at Austin

    A BNSF grain train powered by 3 Dash 9's & an SD70ACe barels down the 2.2% grade towards Helena
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    • #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
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    • Category: Western United States
  13. MRL #4304

    MRL #4304

    MRL SD70ACe #4304 passes through a grade crossing on its way back to Helena on a BNSF grain train.
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    • #4304 2008 4304 austin bnsf emd grain helena july link montana mrl mt mullan pass rail sd70ace train
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  14. Soo Line Survivor

    Soo Line Survivor

    An old auto rack car still in its Soo Line livery.
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    • 2008 auto bnsf helena july line link montana mrl mt rack rail soo survivor
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    • Category: Freight Cars
  15. 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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    • 2008 art bnsf car graffiti helena july link montana mrl mt rail
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  16. 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
  17. 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
  18. 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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  19. 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
  20. #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


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