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By:Jerry Sires
Dates:10/5/2016 - 10/14/2016
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BNSF 3806
Title:  BNSF 3806
Description:  BNSF 3806 waits in the siding and will go west once the local finishes its work in town.
Photo Date:  10/5/2016  Upload Date: 12/3/2016 10:38:04 PM
Location:  Belgrade, MT
Author:  Jerry Sires
Categories:  Scenic,Action
Locomotives:  BNSF 3806(ET44C4)
Views:  203   Comments: 1
BNSF 3805
Title:  BNSF 3805
Description:  Finally moving west at Belgrade Montana.
Photo Date:  10/5/2016  Upload Date: 12/3/2016 10:38:30 PM
Location:  Belgrade, MT
Author:  Jerry Sires
Categories:  Scenic,Signal,Action
Locomotives: 
Views:  286   Comments: 1
BNSF 9293
Title:  BNSF 9293
Description:  A BNSF coal train approaches Logan Montana.
Photo Date:  10/5/2016  Upload Date: 12/4/2016 2:23:31 PM
Location:  Logan, MT
Author:  Jerry Sires
Categories:  Scenic,Action
Locomotives:  BNSF 9293(SD70ACe)
Views:  249   Comments: 3
BNSF 9293
Title:  BNSF 9293
Description:  BNSF 9293 leads this coal train over the Gallatin River with Logan off to the right of this image.
Photo Date:  10/5/2016  Upload Date: 12/4/2016 2:24:00 PM
Location:  Logan, MT
Author:  Jerry Sires
Categories:  Scenic,Bridge,Action
Locomotives:  BNSF 9293(SD70ACe)
Views:  126   Comments: 4
MRL 262
Title:  MRL 262
Description:  The second MRL train for the day. MRL 262 heads east near Townsend Montana.
Photo Date:  10/5/2016  Upload Date: 12/4/2016 2:24:27 PM
Location:  Townsend, MT
Author:  Jerry Sires
Categories:  Scenic,Action
Locomotives:  MRL 262(SD40-2XR)
Views:  104   Comments: 1
MRL 405
Title:  MRL 405
Description:  Day one of the MRL trip finds the eastbound local departing Belgrade on the main as the BNSF grain train in the siding prepares to head west.
Photo Date:  10/5/2016  Upload Date: 12/5/2016 12:55:29 PM
Location:  Belgrade, MT
Author:  Jerry Sires
Categories:  Scenic,Action
Locomotives:  MRL 405(GP35)
Views:  85   Comments: 0
MRL 4310
Title:  MRL 4310
Description:  A set of helpers shoves on the rear of this westbound autorack train just west of Helena as the train heads to Mullan Pass. Sometimes helpers are placed mid train.
Photo Date:  10/6/2016  Upload Date: 12/5/2016 1:11:47 PM
Location:  Helena, MT
Author:  Jerry Sires
Categories:  Scenic,Action
Locomotives:  MRL 4313(SD70ACe)
Views:  164   Comments: 0
West Out of Helena
Title:  West Out of Helena
Description:  Lots of horsepower on the MRL westbound departing the Helena yard on its way to Mullan Pass.
Photo Date:  10/6/2016  Upload Date: 12/5/2016 1:23:25 PM
Location:  Helena, MT
Author:  Jerry Sires
Categories:  Action
Locomotives: 
Views:  72   Comments: 0
BNSF 4148 West
Title:  BNSF 4148 West
Description:  Crossing over the Clark Fork River, this westbound is approaching Paradise Montana.
Photo Date:  10/7/2016  Upload Date: 12/3/2016 10:39:11 PM
Location:  Paradise, MT
Author:  Jerry Sires
Categories:  Scenic,Bridge,Action
Locomotives:  BNSF 4148(C44-9W)
Views:  85   Comments: 1
BNSF 6694
Title:  BNSF 6694
Description:  Exiting a tunnel near Clinton Montana is this eastbound mixed freight.
Photo Date:  10/7/2016  Upload Date: 12/4/2016 2:21:01 PM
Location:  Clinton, MT
Author:  Jerry Sires
Categories:  Scenic,Tunnel,Action
Locomotives:  BNSF 6694(ES44C4)
Views:  105   Comments: 1
Bridge Meet at Blackfoot River
Title:  Bridge Meet at Blackfoot River
Description:  BNSF 6694, the train with the autoracks, is headed west and towards Missoula just about a mile away while the other train is headed east.
Photo Date:  10/7/2016  Upload Date: 12/4/2016 2:21:32 PM
Location:  Missoula, MT
Author:  Jerry Sires
Categories:  Scenic,Bridge,Action
Locomotives:  BNSF 6694(ES44C4)
Views:  119   Comments: 1
BNSF 8016
Title:  BNSF 8016
Description:  BNSF distributive power shoving east over Bridge 208 over the Clark Fork River in the Lolo National Forest between St Regis and Paradise.
Photo Date:  10/7/2016  Upload Date: 12/4/2016 2:22:21 PM
Location:  Lolo National Forest, MT
Author:  Jerry Sires
Categories:  Scenic,Bridge,Action
Locomotives:  BNSF 8016(ES44C4)
Views:  158   Comments: 1
BNSF 3902
Title:  BNSF 3902
Description:  Heading West across Bridge 208 over the Clark Fork River in the Lolo National Forest between St Regis and Paradise Montana.
Photo Date:  10/8/2016  Upload Date: 12/3/2016 10:38:52 PM
Location:  Lolo National Forest, MT
Author:  Jerry Sires
Categories:  Scenic,Bridge,Action
Locomotives:  BNSF 3902(ET44C4)
Views:  199   Comments: 2
BNSF 5358
Title:  BNSF 5358
Description:  Distributive power pushes on this grain train headed west over Bridge 207 over the Clark Fork River.
Photo Date:  10/8/2016  Upload Date: 12/4/2016 2:19:26 PM
Location:  Lolo National Forest, MT
Author:  Jerry Sires
Categories:  Scenic,Bridge,Action
Locomotives:  BNSF 5358(C44-9W)
Views:  87   Comments: 1
BNSF 6519
Title:  BNSF 6519
Description:  BNSF 6519 leads this mixed freight eastward at Perma Montana. Note some empty aircraft flatcars behind the power.
Photo Date:  10/8/2016  Upload Date: 12/4/2016 2:20:35 PM
Location:  Perma, MT
Author:  Jerry Sires
Categories:  Scenic,Action
Locomotives:  BNSF 6519(ES44C4)
Views:  141   Comments: 1
BNSF 7018
Title:  BNSF 7018
Description:  BNSF 7018 is heading east from Paradise and onto the 10th Subdivision trackage. The track to the left goes through Lolo National Forest and onto St Regis.
Photo Date:  10/8/2016  Upload Date: 12/4/2016 2:21:56 PM
Location:  Paradise, MT
Author:  Jerry Sires
Categories:  Scenic,Signal,Action
Locomotives:  BNSF 7018(ES44C4)
Views:  123   Comments: 2
MRL 4312
Title:  MRL 4312
Description:  The crew change point for the MRL/BNSF. Helpers are serviced and fueled in Helena and are put on to west bounds here. West bound helpers after helping trains over Mullan Pass may wait for an eastbound to help them over the pass.
Photo Date:  10/9/2016  Upload Date: 12/5/2016 12:58:02 PM
Location:  Helena, MT
Author:  Jerry Sires
Categories:  Station,Action
Locomotives:  MRL 4312(SD70ACe)
Views:  142   Comments: 1
BNSF 8143
Title:  BNSF 8143
Description:  Not too many foreign power engines were spotted on this trip. This train stopped in Logan and waited for the local then proceeded westward.
Photo Date:  10/10/2016  Upload Date: 12/4/2016 2:22:45 PM
Location:  Logan, MT
Author:  Jerry Sires
Categories:  Scenic,Yard,Action
Locomotives:  BNSF 8143(ES44C4)
Views:  137   Comments: 1
MRL 403
Title:  MRL 403
Description:  MRL Local departs the Logan area after doing some switching at a oil plant.
Photo Date:  10/10/2016  Upload Date: 12/5/2016 12:38:10 PM
Location:  Logan, MT
Author:  Jerry Sires
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  MRL 403(GP35)
Views:  149   Comments: 1
Fall and Winter Together
Title:  Fall and Winter Together
Description:  A dusting of snow from the previous night sits on the mountains just east of Bozeman. This train is headed west.
Photo Date:  10/11/2016  Upload Date: 12/3/2016 10:39:39 PM
Location:  Bozeman, MT
Author:  Jerry Sires
Categories:  Scenic,Winter,Action
Locomotives:  BNSF 4820(C44-9W)
Views:  223   Comments: 7
BNSF 8272
Title:  BNSF 8272
Description:  Approaching Muir siding on Bozeman Pass is BNSF 8272. This is suppose to be the day after the snows, but another 2-3 inches fell this day as well.
Photo Date:  10/11/2016  Upload Date: 12/4/2016 2:23:13 PM
Location:  Bozeman Pass, MT
Author:  Jerry Sires
Categories:  Scenic,Winter,Action
Locomotives:  BNSF 8272(ES44C4)
Views:  143   Comments: 1
MRL 405
Title:  MRL 405
Description:  Two to three inches of snow fell the night before and still coming down as the local switches cars in Belgrade in this wintry scene.
Photo Date:  10/11/2016  Upload Date: 12/5/2016 12:38:32 PM
Location:  Belgrade, MT
Author:  Jerry Sires
Categories:  Scenic,Winter,Signal,Action
Locomotives:  MRL 405(GP35)
Views:  191   Comments: 0
MRL 4405
Title:  MRL 4405
Description:  Reaching the summit of Bozeman Pass at Muir, the helpers on the rear of this westbound BNSF grain train will return to Livingston on the eastern side of the pass. Sometimes if there is an eastbound coming the helpers will stay on the westbound into Bozeman on the other side of the pass to help the eastbound over.
Photo Date:  10/11/2016  Upload Date: 12/5/2016 1:23:48 PM
Location:  Bozeman Pass, MT
Author:  Jerry Sires
Categories:  Scenic,Winter,Action
Locomotives:  MRL 4405(SD70ACe)
Views:  891   Comments: 5
BNSF 5915
Title:  BNSF 5915
Description:  The first train of the day was this coal train grinding it way out of Livingston and over Bozeman Pass the second day of the snows.
Photo Date:  10/12/2016  Upload Date: 12/4/2016 2:20:09 PM
Location:  Bozeman Pass, MT
Author:  Jerry Sires
Categories:  Scenic,Winter,Action
Locomotives:  BNSF 5915(ES44AC)
Views:  183   Comments: 1
BNSF 5915
Title:  BNSF 5915
Description:  A BNSF coal train waits for the helpers to return to Livingston for a shove over Bozeman Pass on its westward journey. The set of MRL helpers just returned from the pass and will shove this coal train next.
Photo Date:  10/12/2016  Upload Date: 12/5/2016 1:27:20 PM
Location:  Livingston, MT
Author:  Jerry Sires
Categories:  Yard,Action
Locomotives:  BNSF 5915(ES44AC)
Views:  127   Comments: 0
MRL 4405
Title:  MRL 4405
Description:  East of the pass, the MRL helpers are shoving this loaded coal train that departed from Livingston.
Photo Date:  10/12/2016  Upload Date: 12/5/2016 1:24:11 PM
Location:  Bozeman Pass, MT
Author:  Jerry Sires
Categories:  Scenic,Winter,Action
Locomotives:  MRL 4405(SD70ACe)
Views:  261   Comments: 2
MRL 405
Title:  MRL 405
Description:  The westbound grain train waits in the siding for an east bound that just passed and for the local that is now leaving and headed east towards Bozeman to do additional switching.
Photo Date:  10/13/2016  Upload Date: 12/5/2016 12:38:53 PM
Location:  Belgrade, MT
Author:  Jerry Sires
Categories:  Scenic,Action
Locomotives:  MRL 405(GP35)
Views:  93   Comments: 0
MRL 405
Title:  MRL 405
Description:  Lots of traffic this day. A BNSF grain train meets the Local in Manhattan as it heads west.
Photo Date:  10/13/2016  Upload Date: 12/5/2016 12:42:17 PM
Location:  Manhattan, MT
Author:  Jerry Sires
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  MRL 405(GP35)
Views:  105   Comments: 0
MRL 4315
Title:  MRL 4315
Description:  The Local with MRL 405 and 404 waits in the spur while a set of helpers from a westbound train heads east with extra cars from the helper that will head to Livingston, east of Bozeman Pass.
Photo Date:  10/13/2016  Upload Date: 12/5/2016 1:12:20 PM
Location:  Belgrade, MT
Author:  Jerry Sires
Categories:  Signal,Action
Locomotives:  MRL 4315(SD70ACe)
Views:  105   Comments: 0
MRL 4315
Title:  MRL 4315
Description:  Eastbound MRL helpers with 4315 in the lead meet a waiting MRL freight train in Belgrade. Our last day of the trip was mainly MRL trains which is what I came for in the first place.
Photo Date:  10/13/2016  Upload Date: 12/5/2016 1:13:26 PM
Location:  Belgrade, MT
Author:  Jerry Sires
Categories:  Scenic,Action
Locomotives:  MRL 4315(SD70ACe)
Views:  92   Comments: 1


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