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LMX 8559
Title:  LMX 8559
Description:  LMX 8559 approaches the west siding switch on a holiday morning
Photo Date:  7/4/1990  Upload Date: 1/21/2017 7:27:46 PM
Location:  Austin, MT
Author:  J Fischer
Categories:  Scenic,Action
Locomotives:  LMX 8559(B39-8E) LMX 8595(B39-8E)
Views:  500   Comments: 0
LMX 8559
Title:  LMX 8559
Description:  LMX 8559 passes the west siding switch on a holiday morning
Photo Date:  7/4/1990  Upload Date: 1/21/2017 7:31:27 PM
Location:  Austin, MT
Author:  J Fischer
Categories:  Signal,Action
Locomotives:  LMX 8559(B39-8E)
Views:  385   Comments: 2
LMX 8559
Title:  LMX 8559
Description:  LMX 8559 passes the west siding switch on a holiday morning
Photo Date:  7/4/1990  Upload Date: 1/21/2017 7:28:27 PM
Location:  Austin, MT
Author:  J Fischer
Categories:  Scenic,Signal,Action
Locomotives:  LMX 8559(B39-8E) LMX 8595(B39-8E)
Views:  476   Comments: 1
MRL 204 East
Title:  MRL 204 East
Description:  Train ML east of Austin, MT
Photo Date:  7/15/1990  Upload Date: 9/27/2007 11:59:28 PM
Location:  Austin, MT
Author:  Brian Ambrose
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  MRL 204(SD40)
Views:  617   Comments: 1
BN 4013 passing neat signals
Title:  BN 4013 passing neat signals
Description: 
Photo Date:  4/16/1992  Upload Date: 1/8/2004 9:36:10 PM
Location:  Austin, MT
Author:  David J Conway
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BN 4013(B30-7AB)
Views:  636   Comments: 0
BNSF 6311
Title:  BNSF 6311
Description: 
Photo Date:  5/25/2003  Upload Date: 5/29/2006 6:43:16 PM
Location:  Austin, MT
Author:  Nathan D Holmes
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  BNSF 6311(SD40u)
Views:  549   Comments: 0
BNSF 6311
Title:  BNSF 6311
Description: 
Photo Date:  5/25/2003  Upload Date: 5/29/2006 6:44:29 PM
Location:  Austin, MT
Author:  Nathan D Holmes
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  BNSF 6311(SD40u)
Views:  478   Comments: 0
BNSF 7155
Title:  BNSF 7155
Description: 
Photo Date:  5/26/2003  Upload Date: 5/29/2006 6:52:38 PM
Location:  Austin, MT
Author:  Nathan D Holmes
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  BNSF 7155(SD40-2)
Views:  471   Comments: 0
BNSF 9279 SD60M
Title:  BNSF 9279 SD60M
Description:  East Austin, MT
Photo Date:  10/13/2005  Upload Date: 12/13/2010 4:30:25 PM
Location:  Austin, MT
Author:  Thomas H. Parker
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  BNSF 9279(SD60M)
Views:  464   Comments: 0
A little premature flying at Austin Creek Trestle
Title:  A little premature flying at Austin Creek Trestle
Description: 
Photo Date:  6/1/2006  Upload Date: 6/13/2006 7:46:40 PM
Location:  Austin, MT
Author:  Scott Angstadt
Categories: 
Locomotives: 
Views:  765   Comments: 1
MRL 4300 and 4301 are shoving hard as mid train helpers
Title:  MRL 4300 and 4301 are shoving hard as mid train helpers
Description: 
Photo Date:  6/1/2006  Upload Date: 6/16/2006 8:45:45 PM
Location:  Austin, MT
Author:  Scott Angstadt
Categories: 
Locomotives:  MRL 4300(SD70ACe)
Views:  1369   Comments: 1
MRL 4308 is a helper on the point on Greenhorn Creek Trestle with a rare F45 in the consist
Title:  MRL 4308 is a helper on the point on Greenhorn Creek Trestle with a rare F45 in the consist
Description: 
Photo Date:  6/1/2006  Upload Date: 6/16/2006 8:48:37 PM
Location:  Austin, MT
Author:  Scott Angstadt
Categories: 
Locomotives:  MRL 4308(SD70ACe)
Views:  1530   Comments: 2
Westbound manifest climbs Mullan Pass
Title:  Westbound manifest climbs Mullan Pass
Description:  With two brand new MRL SD70ACe helpers up front, a westbound BNSF manifest climbs Mullan Pass.
Photo Date:  6/17/2006  Upload Date: 1/18/2008 1:55:20 AM
Location:  Austin, MT
Author:  David Rohdenburg
Categories:  Scenic,Action
Locomotives:  MRL 4305(SD70ACe) MRL 4303(SD70ACe)
Views:  711   Comments: 0
WB Coal
Title:  WB Coal
Description:  A rather interesting lashup heads up a coal train through Austin.
Photo Date:  7/28/2006  Upload Date: 7/4/2011 12:49:35 PM
Location:  Austin, MT
Author:  Jacob Kempf
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BNSF 9748(SD70MAC) BNSF 4320(C44-9W) EMDX 9009(SD60) BNSF 9214(SD60M)
Views:  651   Comments: 0
MRL HELPER4
Title:  MRL HELPER4
Description: 
Photo Date:  4/26/2007  Upload Date: 5/13/2007 9:06:30 PM
Location:  Austin, MT
Author:  Matt Adams
Categories: 
Locomotives:  MRL 351(SD45-2XR) MRL 306(SD45-2) MRL 327(SD45-2)
Views:  980   Comments: 0
Earthworm
Title:  Earthworm
Description:  Rounding the curves between Austin and Tobin.
Photo Date:  4/28/2007  Upload Date: 5/11/2007 7:13:50 PM
Location:  Austin, MT
Author:  Matt Adams
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BNSF 1105(C44-9W)
Views:  571   Comments: 0
BNSF 1105 West
Title:  BNSF 1105 West
Description: 
Photo Date:  4/28/2007  Upload Date: 5/11/2007 7:13:51 PM
Location:  Austin, MT
Author:  Matt Adams
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BNSF 1105(C44-9W)
Views:  377   Comments: 0
MRL Over Under
Title:  MRL Over Under
Description:  HELPER4 in the foreground, with the head-end power above it. Yes, the lead motors ARE climbing that steep!
Photo Date:  4/29/2007  Upload Date: 5/28/2007 1:49:41 AM
Location:  Austin, MT
Author:  Matt Adams
Categories: 
Locomotives:  MRL 306(SD45-2) MRL 327(SD45-2)
Views:  733   Comments: 0
MRL Over Under - the whole thing
Title:  MRL Over Under - the whole thing
Description: 
Photo Date:  4/29/2007  Upload Date: 5/28/2007 1:50:19 AM
Location:  Austin, MT
Author:  Matt Adams
Categories: 
Locomotives:  MRL 306(SD45-2)
Views:  444   Comments: 0
MRL HELPER4
Title:  MRL HELPER4
Description:  HELPER4 returns downgrade near Austin.
Photo Date:  4/29/2007  Upload Date: 5/13/2007 9:06:26 PM
Location:  Austin, MT
Author:  Matt Adams
Categories: 
Locomotives:  MRL 306(SD45-2) MRL 351(SD45-2XR) MRL 327(SD45-2)
Views:  1128   Comments: 0
Another day, another Kickpas
Title:  Another day, another Kickpas
Description:  We were here waiting for the helpers, hoping that they were on the rear.
Photo Date:  5/1/2007  Upload Date: 5/17/2007 3:30:04 PM
Location:  Austin, MT
Author:  Matt Adams
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BNSF 4770(C44-9W)
Views:  438   Comments: 0
MRL Empty Coal
Title:  MRL Empty Coal
Description:  Another Centalia,!WA empty coal train heads east to the PRB mines.
Photo Date:  5/1/2007  Upload Date: 5/17/2007 3:30:07 PM
Location:  Austin, MT
Author:  Matt Adams
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BNSF 8228(SD75M) BNSF 8224(SD75M) BNSF 9221(SD60M) BNSF 9266(SD60M)
Views:  1062   Comments: 1
BNSF SD60M 9221
Title:  BNSF SD60M 9221
Description:  I think these should have been ;eading, not those nasty red and silver things.
Photo Date:  5/1/2007  Upload Date: 5/17/2007 3:30:08 PM
Location:  Austin, MT
Author:  Matt Adams
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BNSF 9221(SD60M) BNSF 9266(SD60M)
Views:  534   Comments: 0
MRL Unit Train
Title:  MRL Unit Train
Description:  BNSF symbol U-FTLKEL102 heads downhill off Mullan.
Photo Date:  5/3/2007  Upload Date: 5/24/2007 4:06:45 PM
Location:  Austin, MT
Author:  Matt Adams
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BNSF 8056(SD40-2) BNSF 7067(SD40-2)
Views:  697   Comments: 2
Grand Luxe ex-AOE
Title:  Grand Luxe ex-AOE
Description:  Westbound from Helena on "Great Northwestern National Parks" rail journey, getting into the first part of the climb over MRL's Mullan Pass along War Eagle Hill.
Photo Date:  7/29/2007  Upload Date: 8/11/2007 6:46:39 PM
Location:  Austin, MT
Author:  Kevin Andrusia
Categories: 
Locomotives:  AMTK 114(P42DC) AMTK 132(P42DC) AMTK 47(P42DC)
Views:  1180   Comments: 0
Old West Austin
Title:  Old West Austin
Description:  An eastbound freight rounds the lower loop at the "old" West Austin switch.
Photo Date:  9/22/2007  Upload Date: 12/2/2007 12:11:59 PM
Location:  Austin, MT
Author:  Martin Burwash
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BNSF 4581(C44-9W)
Views:  408   Comments: 0
Rounding the Lower Loop
Title:  Rounding the Lower Loop
Description:  The head-end of a loaded grain train passes mid-train helpers seen across the valley.
Photo Date:  9/22/2007  Upload Date: 11/22/2007 10:46:58 PM
Location:  Austin, MT
Author:  Martin Burwash
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BNSF 4147(C44-9W)
Views:  407   Comments: 0
Mid Train Help
Title:  Mid Train Help
Description:  An SD 45-2 lends a hand to three ACe's on a unit grain train.
Photo Date:  9/22/2007  Upload Date: 11/22/2007 10:44:31 PM
Location:  Austin, MT
Author:  Martin Burwash
Categories: 
Locomotives:  MRL 4303(SD70ACe)
Views:  397   Comments: 0
Beginning Up the Rear
Title:  Beginning Up the Rear
Description:  A pair of ACe's shove on the rear of a unit grain train.
Photo Date:  9/22/2007  Upload Date: 11/22/2007 10:50:01 PM
Location:  Austin, MT
Author:  Martin Burwash
Categories: 
Locomotives:  MRL 4311(SD70ACe)
Views:  419   Comments: 0
Doubling Back
Title:  Doubling Back
Description:  An eastbound freight doubles back on itself at Austin, MT.
Photo Date:  9/24/2007  Upload Date: 12/2/2007 5:22:38 PM
Location:  Austin, MT
Author:  Martin Burwash
Categories: 
Locomotives: 
Views:  177   Comments: 0
Westbound Coal
Title:  Westbound Coal
Description:  A westbound loaded coal train threads the narrows leading to Austin, MT.
Photo Date:  9/24/2007  Upload Date: 12/2/2007 12:18:21 PM
Location:  Austin, MT
Author:  Martin Burwash
Categories: 
Locomotives: 
Views:  236   Comments: 0
Westbound Coal Rear helper.
Title:  Westbound Coal Rear helper.
Description:  A two unit helper, added at Toston for the runover Winston Hill, continues west shoving over Mullan Pass.
Photo Date:  9/24/2007  Upload Date: 12/2/2007 12:22:06 PM
Location:  Austin, MT
Author:  Martin Burwash
Categories: 
Locomotives:  MRL 4303(SD70ACe)
Views:  404   Comments: 0
Freight Cars on the Loop
Title:  Freight Cars on the Loop
Description:  An emepty center beam car give a glimpse of cars yet to pass by.
Photo Date:  9/24/2007  Upload Date: 12/2/2007 5:25:25 PM
Location:  Austin, MT
Author:  Martin Burwash
Categories: 
Locomotives: 
Views:  182   Comments: 0
Meet At Austin
Title:  Meet At Austin
Description:  On a rainy afternoon, a light helpers meets a westbound freight at Austin, MT
Photo Date:  9/24/2007  Upload Date: 12/2/2007 5:20:09 PM
Location:  Austin, MT
Author:  Martin Burwash
Categories: 
Locomotives:  MRL 4304(SD70ACe)
Views:  481   Comments: 0
4-set at "new" West Austin
Title:  4-set at "new" West Austin
Description:  A 4-set mid train helper works through where the new West Austin switch will be lcoated.
Photo Date:  9/24/2007  Upload Date: 12/2/2007 5:32:54 PM
Location:  Austin, MT
Author:  Martin Burwash
Categories: 
Locomotives: 
Views:  207   Comments: 0
LM at West Austin
Title:  LM at West Austin
Description:  The daily LM tackles the grade at West Austin
Photo Date:  9/25/2007  Upload Date: 11/23/2007 4:22:13 PM
Location:  Austin, MT
Author:  Martin Burwash
Categories: 
Locomotives:  MRL 4309(SD70ACe)
Views:  426   Comments: 0
LM Helper at West Austin
Title:  LM Helper at West Austin
Description:  The helper for the daily LM pushes hard through West Austin
Photo Date:  9/25/2007  Upload Date: 11/23/2007 4:24:27 PM
Location:  Austin, MT
Author:  Martin Burwash
Categories: 
Locomotives:  MRL 4311(SD70ACe)
Views:  327   Comments: 0
BNSF 5354
Title:  BNSF 5354
Description:  A loaded grain train holds east of Austin for traffic ahead to clear Mullan Pass. Mid train is BNSF 9731 BNSF 9750 and CITX 142 with MRL 4300 and 4302 pushing on the rear.
Photo Date:  9/27/2007  Upload Date: 12/31/2010 12:39:32 PM
Location:  Austin, MT
Author:  Dan Onorevole
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BNSF 5354(C44-9W) NS 9415(C40-9W) NS 9631(C40-9W) MRL 302(SD45-2)
Views:  719   Comments: 0
BNSF 9531
Title:  BNSF 9531
Description:  Heavy traffic and some problems on the MRL SD70ACE's resulted in a shortage of helpers. These 3 units were power on a coal train waiting in Helena that was spliced in the middle of this grain train to get it moving. DPU didn't take hold yet in 2007 so these are manned as well as the 2 MRL SD70ACE's on the rear. The image before this in this album is the head end power of this train.
Photo Date:  9/27/2007  Upload Date: 1/16/2011 6:28:02 PM
Location:  Austin, MT
Author:  Dan Onorevole
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BNSF 9531(SD70MAC) BNSF 9750(SD70MAC) CITX 142(SD70M-2)
Views:  861   Comments: 0
BNSF 7509
Title:  BNSF 7509
Description:  An autorack train coasts down Mullan pass on its approach to Helena. It's roughly 33 out and that's snow blurring the peaks out in the distance.
Photo Date:  9/29/2007  Upload Date: 1/16/2011 7:11:11 PM
Location:  Austin, MT
Author:  Dan Onorevole
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BNSF 7509(ES44DC) BNSF 5117(C44-9W)
Views:  546   Comments: 0
MRL 4307
Title:  MRL 4307
Description:  4307 leads an LM up grade through Austin on a cloudy and very cold day.
Photo Date:  9/29/2007  Upload Date: 1/16/2011 6:57:13 PM
Location:  Austin, MT
Author:  Dan Onorevole
Categories: 
Locomotives:  MRL 4307(SD70ACe) MRL 4309(SD70ACe)
Views:  478   Comments: 0
BNSF 7153
Title:  BNSF 7153
Description:  PASLAU heads down Mullan Pass with plenty of dynamic braking available. The lengthening of the siding at Austin is in full swing with the soon to be west end of the siding visible just past the power. The lashup on this PASLAU made my whole vacation.
Photo Date:  9/30/2007  Upload Date: 1/9/2011 11:04:35 PM
Location:  Austin, MT
Author:  Dan Onorevole
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BNSF 7153(SD40-2) BNSF 6473(SD45-2) BNSF 6874(SD40-2) BNSF 6955(SD40-2) BNSF 3006(GP40M) BNSF 6836(SD40-2) BNSF 131(GP60M) BNSF 335(GP60B)
Views:  1551   Comments: 4
BNSF 5716
Title:  BNSF 5716
Description:  A loaded coal train lugs its way up Mullan pass.
Photo Date:  10/1/2007  Upload Date: 12/31/2010 12:37:35 PM
Location:  Austin, MT
Author:  Dan Onorevole
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BNSF 5716(AC44CW) BNSF 9255(SD60M)
Views:  563   Comments: 0
Montana Rail Link SD70ACe 4306 portrait
Title:  Montana Rail Link SD70ACe 4306 portrait
Description:  I caught this one as part of a helper set on a grain train at the Austin crossing while on its way up to Mullan Pass
Photo Date:  10/14/2007  Upload Date: 1/30/2012 8:15:44 AM
Location:  Austin, MT
Author:  Chris Schmitt
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  MRL 4306(SD70ACe)
Views:  427   Comments: 0
BNSF 131
Title:  BNSF 131
Description:  BNSF 131 is one of a fascinating all EMD lashup on PASLAU. Note the GP60B to the left.
Photo Date:  10/30/2007  Upload Date: 1/9/2011 10:58:29 PM
Location:  Austin, MT
Author:  Dan Onorevole
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BNSF 131(GP60M) BNSF 335(GP60B) BNSF 6836(SD40-2)
Views:  866   Comments: 0
MRL HELPER1
Title:  MRL HELPER1
Description:  Going to rescue a BNSF train.... I forget which one.
Photo Date:  5/17/2008  Upload Date: 5/26/2008 5:36:49 PM
Location:  Austin, MT
Author:  Matt Adams
Categories: 
Locomotives:  MRL 4306(SD70ACe) MRL 4302(SD70ACe)
Views:  676   Comments: 1
BNSF 801
Title:  BNSF 801
Description: 
Photo Date:  6/12/2008  Upload Date: 8/24/2008 1:56:03 PM
Location:  Austin, MT
Author:  Derrick Klarr
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BNSF 801(C40-8W)
Views:  415   Comments: 0
MRL 310
Title:  MRL 310
Description:  Two MRL units were added to the point to help the train over Mullan Pass
Photo Date:  6/14/2008  Upload Date: 9/14/2008 1:09:49 PM
Location:  Austin, MT
Author:  Kerry Klarr
Categories: 
Locomotives:  MRL 310(SD45-2)
Views:  466   Comments: 1
Untitled
Title:  Untitled
Description:  A run through BNSF grain train comes across the bottom of the photo. I'm standing up at Weed, shooting back down. Taken with permission from MRL.
Photo Date:  7/27/2008  Upload Date: 8/5/2008 10:01:47 PM
Location:  Austin, MT
Author:  Darrell Krueger
Categories: 
Locomotives: 
Views:  184   Comments: 0
Untitled
Title:  Untitled
Description:  Shooting from Weed, the train under the big sky is leaving the siding at Austin to come up and around the curves to where I'm standing. It's got six more locomotives distributed throughout the train. Taken with permission from MRL.
Photo Date:  7/27/2008  Upload Date: 8/5/2008 10:01:57 PM
Location:  Austin, MT
Author:  Darrell Krueger
Categories: 
Locomotives: 
Views:  201   Comments: 0

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