Dashing Westbound
This was such an amazing day. I'm still finding shots from spots I don't remember stopping at on this crazy adventure
So here's another from our epic high speed westbound chase of Montana Rail Link’s Laurel Bozeman freight (LAUBOZ) which makes a 250 mile round trip turn between its namesake yards five days a week. I'm slowly filling in the gaps from the chase and here's another simple one west of the tiny community of Greycliff at about MP 70.8 on MRL's 2nd Subdivision with the 9322 ft passing siding visible.
Unopposed the whole way, this train just flew on clear blocks for 100 miles excepting one brief pause to get past a signal gang at Park City working to kill off the the searchlights. It was a challenge at times trying to keep up with the pair of rebuild SD40-2XRs MRL 263 and 250. The former was originally built as a straight SD40 in Apr. 1966 as CNW 891 and the latter as an SD40-2 in Apr. 1974 as BN 6377.
Countless articles have been written about the MRL over the past 35 years of its existence and if you care to learn more download this great set courtesy of Trains Magazine:
www.trains.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/TRN-MRL.pdf
Sweet Grass County, Montana
Wednesday September 7, 2022
Dashing Westbound
This was such an amazing day. I'm still finding shots from spots I don't remember stopping at on this crazy adventure
So here's another from our epic high speed westbound chase of Montana Rail Link’s Laurel Bozeman freight (LAUBOZ) which makes a 250 mile round trip turn between its namesake yards five days a week. I'm slowly filling in the gaps from the chase and here's another simple one west of the tiny community of Greycliff at about MP 70.8 on MRL's 2nd Subdivision with the 9322 ft passing siding visible.
Unopposed the whole way, this train just flew on clear blocks for 100 miles excepting one brief pause to get past a signal gang at Park City working to kill off the the searchlights. It was a challenge at times trying to keep up with the pair of rebuild SD40-2XRs MRL 263 and 250. The former was originally built as a straight SD40 in Apr. 1966 as CNW 891 and the latter as an SD40-2 in Apr. 1974 as BN 6377.
Countless articles have been written about the MRL over the past 35 years of its existence and if you care to learn more download this great set courtesy of Trains Magazine:
www.trains.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/TRN-MRL.pdf
Sweet Grass County, Montana
Wednesday September 7, 2022