MRL Annual Trip #5 - April 2008
BNSF SD75M 8291 pulls an empty Portland Gas & Electric coal train past Missoula Yard to the fuel racks on the east end. 04/06/08 |
8291 & a pair of BN SD60Ms blast into the morning sun at East Bonner, MT. 04/06/08 |
The empty (eastbound) Gas Local lead by MRL SD45-2 #306 rolling downgrade off the 10th Sub toward De Smet, MT. 04/06/08.jpg |
BNSF DASH 9-44CW #969, an Oakway and a GP60M, at Evaro, MT. 04/06/08 |
969 passing the lights west of Missoula. (is this Rainglow?) 04/06/08 |
BNSF ES44DC #7604 leads an eastbound over the Clark Fork River west of Nimrod, MT. 04/06/08 |
7604 approaching Drummond, MT. 04/06/08 |
Three MRL SD70ACe helpers tacked on at Drummond help with the climb toward Mullan Pass. Shown passing the barn at Jens. 04/06/08 |
MRL 4304 now leads the train into Avon, MT. 04/06/08 |
A westbound BNSF train goes toward the light at the west portal of Mullan Tunnel. 04/06/08 |
The rear MRL ACe helpers cut off at Blossburg. 04/06/08 |
The same westbound BNSF train from above passing the Bearmouth area between Drummond & Clinton, MT. 04/06/08 |
The MRL dirty dirt train with two recently repainted SD40-2XRs prepares to pull east out of Clinton, MT. 04/06/08 |
BNSF SD40-2 # 6935 and two other Santa Fe units (Dash 8, SD45-2) spotted approaching Evaro, MT. 04/07/08 |
Solid Santa Fe lash-up in Montana? in 2008? Who Knew? |
MRL 306, 4308 and 25 tank cars on the Gas Local near Perma, MT. 04/07/08 |
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