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SD70ACe #4301 at Garrison
Empire Builder
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Aug 14, 2008
#4301
2008
4301
emd
garrison
july
link
montana
mrl
mt
rail
sd70ace
Comments: 0
Category: Regionals and Shortlines
SD45 #331 at Garrison
Empire Builder
Media item
Aug 14, 2008
#331
2008
331
emd
garrison
july
link
montana
mrl
mt
rail
sd45
Comments: 0
Category: Regionals and Shortlines
light shines off of the reflectors on 2 of MRL's SD45's.
Empire Builder
Media item
Aug 14, 2008
2008
emd
flares
garrison
july
link
montana
mrl
mt
rail
reflectors
sd45
Comments: 0
Category: Regionals and Shortlines
2 SD70ACe's & 2 SD45's (2nd one not shown in this pic.) swtich cars at Garrison on the western end of Mullan Pass
Empire Builder
Media item
Aug 14, 2008
2008
emd
flares
garrison
july
link
montana
mrl
mt
mullan
over
overpowered
pass
powered
rail
sd45
sd70ace
Comments: 0
Category: Regionals and Shortlines
A string of mixed freight cars including some boxcars & grain hoppers near Garrison
Empire Builder
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Aug 14, 2008
2008
box
boxcars
cars
freight
garrison
grain
hoppers
july
link
mixed
montana
mrl
mt
rail
Comments: 0
Category: Western United States
A string of MRL grain hoppers near Garrison, Mt
Empire Builder
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Aug 14, 2008
2008
garrison
grain
hoppers
july
link
montana
mrl
mt
rail
Comments: 0
Category: Western United States
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
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 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
BNSF 7778 leads the SSEALPC out of Chester, MT. I love the side open spaces of Northern Montana
PNWhogger
Media item
Jul 29, 2008
7778
bnsf
chester
mt
Comments: 3
Category: Western United States
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
The cab & air conditioner on BNSF Dash 9 #4595 is framed by a walk-through passage at the Helena depot
Empire Builder
Media item
Jul 22, 2008
#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
Comments: 4
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
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...
Empire Builder
Media item
Jul 22, 2008
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
Comments: 0
Category: Western United States
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
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