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  1. Manifest in Montana (1)

    Manifest in Montana (1)

    The BNSF manifest groans upgrade as it nears my location
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    • 2008 9-44cw bnsf dash ge july link manifest montana mrl mullan pass rail upgrade
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    • Media category: Western United States
  2. 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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    • Media category: Western United States
  3. 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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  4. 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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    • Media category: Western United States
  5. 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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    • Media category: Freight Cars
  6. 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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    • Media category: Western United States
  7. 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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    • Media category: Regionals and Shortlines
  8. 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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    • Media category: Freight Cars
  9. 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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  10. 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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    • Media category: Burlington Northern Santa Fe
  11. 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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    • Media category: Burlington Northern Santa Fe
  12. 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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    • Media category: Maintenance of Way and Non-Revenue Cars
  13. 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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    • Media category: Western United States
  14. Coal empties at Blossberg(2)

    Coal empties at Blossberg(2)

    A long train of coal empties, most owned by PGEX, crosses the continental divide at Blossberg
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    • 2008 bathtub blossberg bnsf coal continental divide empties gondolas july link montana mrl pgex rail train
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  15. Coal empties at Blossberg(1)

    Coal empties at Blossberg(1)

    A long train of coal empties, most owned by PGEX, crosses the continental divide at Blossberg
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    • 2008 bathtub blossberg bnsf coal continental divide empties gondolas july link montana mrl pgex rail train
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    • Media category: Tourist Railways - Rolling Stock
  16. Paradise Local

    Paradise Local

    Montana Rail Link's Paradise Local pulls into Thompson Falls to switch a lumber customer powered by two aging GP9's.
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    • Media category: Western United States
  17. 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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    • Media category: Tunnels
  18. 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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  19. 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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    • 20008 ac4400 afternoon blossberg bnsf coal decent east emd empties empty es44ac ge helena july link montana mullan pass rail sd70ace train tunnel warm
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  20. 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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    • Media category: Western United States



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