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  1. Pause between trains

    Pause between trains

    The tracks at Blossberg are momentairly void of any action as I wait for the next train
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    • 2008 blossberg continental divide empty july link montana mullan pass pause rail track void
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  2. 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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  3. 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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  4. 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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  5. 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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  6. Westward towards Winton

    Westward towards Winton

    A westbound intermodal labors uphill emerging from the tunnel south of Winton on May 25, 2008. EMD/Oakway SD60 #9004 is sandwiched between BNSF C44-9W's #4571 and 1024.
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  7. 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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  8. 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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  9. 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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  10. 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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    • 2 3 ac4400 ac4400cw blossberg bnsf coal emd empties es44ac ge h2 h3 heritage july link montana mullan pass power rail sd70ace swoosh tunnel
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  11. 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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  12. Blossberg portal

    Blossberg portal

    The track can be seen curving before entering the 3,896.5' tunnel.
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  13. 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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  14. Around the curve

    Around the curve

    The 3-unit helper set moves around a curve towards Mullan tunnel
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    • 2008 3 blossberg continental curve divide helper helpers july link montana mrl mt mullan pass rail set summit tunnel unit
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  15. Cresting the summit at Blossberg

    Cresting the summit at Blossberg

    An east-bound 3-unit helper set of MRL SD45's crests the continental divide at Blossberg.
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  16. Continental Divide- East side

    Continental Divide- East side

    A sign approx. 500 ft. from the west tunnel portal denotes the continental divide for WB trains (and on-lookers).
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    • 2008 5 548 548' above continental divide elevation ft. july link montana mt. mullan pass rail sealevel
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  17. West Portal

    West Portal

    A view of the soot-blackened Mullan Pass tunnel's west portal at Blossberg. I waited and hoped a west-bound would come so I could witness the semi-famous "black fog of Blossberg" as it is called, but a non-stop parade of EB trains & only 1 day to do the whole Mullan Pass area kept...
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    • 2008 blackened blossberg diesel july link montana mrl mt mullan pass portal rail soot tunnel west
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  18. Montana Rail Link

    Montana Rail Link

    Still waiting for something to come my way at Blossberg, I decide to take a picture of MRL's logo on one of their signal boxes at Blossberg
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    • 2008 blossberg box july link montana mrl mt. mullan pass rail signal
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  19. Continental Divide - west side

    Continental Divide - west side

    A sign denoting the continental divide to EB trains (and on-lookers) at the crest of Mullan Pass reads "CONTINENTAL DIVIDE elevation 5,548 ft. above sealevel", & can be seen abt. 500 ft. west of Mullan Tunnel's west portal
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    • 2008 5 548 548' above continental divide elevation ft. july link montana mt. mullan pass rail sealevel
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  20. Blossberg

    Blossberg

    A sign naming the railroad location of Blossberg can be see appox. 1200' west of the Mullan Pass tunnel portal.
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    • 2008 blossberg july link montana mt mullan pass portal rail side sign tunnel west
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