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  1. The Endless Grain Train...

    The Endless Grain Train...

    What seems like an endless grain train passes through MRL's Laurel Yard
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  2. BNSF SD40-2's

    BNSF SD40-2's

    2 BNSF SD40-2's in H1 pull a mixed freight westward past the Quality Inn in Billings.
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    • 1 billings bnsf emd freight h1 heritage hotel inn link mixed montana mrl mt quality rail sd40-2
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  3. EMD leasing fleet SD60's

    EMD leasing fleet SD60's

    A pair of SD60's from EMD's leasing fleet sit near the yard office/dispatching tower (which I got a tour of while I was there) at MRL's Laurel yard.
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  4. Coal through Billings

    Coal through Billings

    A loaded coal train, lead by 2 SD40-2XR's, rolls westward past the Quality Inn in Billings, Mt.
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  5. Norfolk Southern SD70M at MRL's Laurel Yard

    Norfolk Southern SD70M at MRL's Laurel Yard

    Another pic. of the NS SD70M at Laurel.
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  6. SD40's pulling coal through Billings

    SD40's pulling coal through Billings

    Two of MRL's SD40's pull a loaded coal train past the Quality Inn in Billings, Mt. The train is headed west towards MRL's Laurel yard.
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  7. The cab of a Norfolk Southern SD70M

    The cab of a Norfolk Southern SD70M

    A pic. of the cab of the NS SD70M in Laurel. It is of the later design.
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  8. Norfolk Southern SD70M in Laurel, Mt?!?!

    Norfolk Southern SD70M in Laurel, Mt?!?!

    A Norfolk Southern SD70M idles at Montana Rail Link's Laurel yard in Laurel, Mt. Note that the cab/nose is the later version seen on some of Union Pacific's & Norfolk Southern's SD70M's.
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  9. BNSF 4948 at Laurel

    BNSF 4948 at Laurel

    BNSF Dash 9-44CW #4948 leads a long grain train through the east end of Montana Rail Link's Laurel yard. Location: Laurel, Mt Railroad: BNSF Locomotive/Train: Dash 9-44CW Date: April 2007
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    • #4948 4948 9-44cw bnsf c44-9w dash dash9 east end ge grain laurel link montana mrl mt rail train yard
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  10. BNSF #4888

    BNSF #4888

    #4888 looks like it has had some major patching jobs done to it, especialy on the nose. #4888 is seen here resting at MRL's Laurel, Mt yard.
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    • #4888 2 4888 9-44cw bnsf c44-9w dash dash9 emd ge h2 heritage ii laurel link montana mrl mt norfolk patch rail sd70m southern yard
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  11. Montana Rail Link SD70ACe's at Laurel

    Montana Rail Link SD70ACe's at Laurel

    MRL SD70ACe's #4307 & #4303 sit at one end of MRL's Laurel Yard, which is the largest rail yard between ST.Paul, Mn & Pasco, Wa. Tracks come in from 5 different directions at Laurel: 1.west from Livingston, Bozeman, Helena, ect... 2. east from Glendive/Forsyth 3. up from the Powder River...
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    • 2007 4303 4307 april emd laurel link montana mrl rail sd70ace yard
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  12. Homestake Pass

    Homestake Pass

    A picture of a trestle on the west side of Homestake Pass, which crosses the continental divide just east of Butte, Mt. The tracks on Homestake Pass are owned by BNSF & are currently inactive, although Montana Rail Link is looking into reopening the pass to relieve congestion on Mullan...
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  13. BNSF Cascade Green SD40-2

    BNSF Cascade Green SD40-2

    A BNSF, ex. BN, SD40-2 sits at Montana Rail Link's Laurel Yard.
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  14. Santa Fe Blue Bonnet

    Santa Fe Blue Bonnet

    An ex. Santa Fe SD40-2 idles in Montana Rail Link's Laurel Yard.
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  15. MRL Remote Control Caboose

    MRL Remote Control Caboose

    A MRL rc caboose is coupled to a GP35 for RC switcher service.
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  16. Montana Rail Link ACe's

    Montana Rail Link ACe's

    four MRL SD70ACe's make up a helper set on the back of a westbound loaded coal train as it descends the west side of Bozeman Pass through Jackson Creek Canyon
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  17. Burlington Northern Box Car

    Burlington Northern Box Car

    A Burlington Northern box car sits at Bozeman.
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  18. SD9???

    SD9???

    An interesting locomotive at Livingston. It looked like an SD7 0r SD9 of somesort. Date: April 2006 Railroad: MRL Locomotive/train: SD7/SD9?
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  19. Mountains & trains @ Livingston

    Mountains & trains @ Livingston

    An SD45 & a GP9 can be seen here at MRL's Livingston yard by the Livingston Rebuild Center with the Beartooth/Absorka range visible in the background. Location: Livingston, Mt Date: April 2006 Railroad: MRL Locomotive/ train: SD45, GP9
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    • & at link livingston montana mountains mrl rail trains
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  20. Little work

    Little work

    Little work for hard worker far from home!
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