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Montana Rail Link SD35 #703 in RCL service at MRL's Laurel yard.

A MRL rc caboose is coupled to a GP35 for RC switcher service.

Looks like a lone ES44AC leading a 124car unit potash train. Yet if you look carefully towards the back of the train you can see a blue blur in between the sea of Canpotax cars. That's two CEFX AC4400CW's working mid-train.

Not sure how a pink SD40-2F sumbolizes remote controlled units, but I must admit this is one cool sign! Sure beats the one they have in Winnipeg. Basically chalk on wood. Here's the other side of the crossing that the sign is on...

BNSF 2716 runs light and is about to start switching.

One of MRL's Remote Control Cabooses at Laurel.

Another pic of 2140 pushing & shoving a line of tank cars around in October 2004.

BNSF GP38 #2140 switches some tank cars around while in Remote Control switcher duty at Great Falls on October 22, 2004.

Remote control unit (coupled to a manned CSX geep out of frame) waits permission to re-enter Falls Yard.

A geep with brand new "Remote Control Equipped" stickers leads the southbound transfer out of Vancouver on a showery Feburary day.

Found this remote control switcher painted with a grey nose at Kerne Junction. Anyone know ehy the nose is grey?

CSX is now starting to use cut down boxcars or freight cars to make remote control pushers They look like a flatcar with a electrical control cabinet standing up at one end of the car with headlights mounted on the cabinet and horns on top The rear end or B end has 3 controllig hoses only ...