Montana Rail Link (MRL) 4304 - EMD SD70ACe
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Helpers passing abandoned Iron Ridge tunnel
MRL Helpers returning back to Helena
A helper set returns to Helena from Mullan Pass.
MRL 4304 drifts downgrade in the early evening
MRL 4304 drifts downgrade in the early evening
MRL 4304 drifts downgrade in the early evening
MRL 4315 helps a westbound in the late afternoon
MRL 4315 pushes upgrade in the early morning
MRL 4315 pushes upgrade in the early morning
MRL 4315 pushes upgrade in the early morning
MRL 4304 returns to the yard with a helper set in the evening
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Built July 2005.
The second helper assists a coal drag west.
MRL 4304, leading the helpers down grade
Other helper set.
A trio of MRL unit are cut-in mid-train on a westbound BNSF coal train headed for Bozeman Pass.
MRL 327 leads ML through Bradley, MT. This shot is taken from a closed bridge down from the main road.
A set of Montana Rail Links' newest locos assist an eastbound BNSF freight as it begins its climb to Mullan Pass
4311 leads the LM past the old!water tower at Logan. The track in the foreground is the 5th sub.
Helpers off the coal train return to Helena.
moving fast but not as quick as I thought he was
My first encounter with the ACes
Three MRL EMDs
Several MRL SD70ACe'S & a GP9 are sitting in the service center at Helena, Mt. awaiting their next assignment
Mid-train Helpers
Mid-train Helpers on a unit grain train
Combined Helper units drift back to Helena.
Combined Helper units drift back to Helena.
Intermodal trains generally get their help on the point.
MRL's daily ML manifest is about to crest the top of Mullan Pass, eastbound at Blossburg, Montana.
On a rainy afternoon, a light helpers meets a westbound freight at Austin, MT
MRL 4304
Note the new knuckle on the front of the 4309.
Yeah, there is a train in this photo! The rear-end helpers to be exact.
Heading back to Helena to help the coal train
Unfortunetly, the helpers were in the middle.....
There's quite a bit of history in Laurel-Missoula "LM"'s consist today.
Laurel-Missoula is approaching Little Blackfoot River.
Nice varied EMD set here, crossing Little Blackfoot River.
Laurel-Missoula grabs some of the day's last rays of light as it emerges the west portal of Bozeman Tunnel.
It's a long, sharp drop down from here as Laurel-Missoula exits Bozeman Tunnel. Helpers cut off on the other side & drift back to Livingston.