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Viewing Album:  Montana Rail Link Vol. 1
 
By:Maddie Farnsworth
Dates:5/15/2010 - 5/17/2010
Album Info:A 3 day trip along MRL, along with a couple of shots from Sandpoint.
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Z train on Lake Pend Oreille
Title:  Z train on Lake Pend Oreille
Description:  An NS SD70M-2 (a first for me) helps out on a east Bound Z train.
Photo Date:  5/15/2010  Upload Date: 5/21/2010 11:47:21 PM
Location:  Sandpoint, ID
Author:  Matt Farnsworth
Categories:  Scenic,Bridge
Locomotives:  BNSF 4507(C44-9W) BNSF 4837(C44-9W) BNSF 7338(ES44DC) NS 2657(SD70M-2)
Views:  1612   Comments: 1
UPRR
Title:  UPRR
Description:  Apparently UP has an address in Sandpoint. Most likely it's for delivery of materials by other company's.
Photo Date:  5/15/2010  Upload Date: 5/21/2010 11:47:25 PM
Location:  Sandpoint, ID
Author:  Matt Farnsworth
Categories: 
Locomotives:  UP 1242(GP39-2)
Views:  752   Comments: 0
Got Spare Parts?
Title:  Got Spare Parts?
Description:  UP in Sandpoint does. Knuckles, drawbars, brake shoes, hoses, MU cables and other parts.
Photo Date:  5/15/2010  Upload Date: 5/21/2010 11:47:26 PM
Location:  Sandpoint, ID
Author:  Matt Farnsworth
Categories:  Track
Locomotives: 
Views:  407   Comments: 0
Roster of UP 1242
Title:  Roster of UP 1242
Description:  GP39-2
Photo Date:  5/15/2010  Upload Date: 5/21/2010 11:47:27 PM
Location:  Sandpoint, ID
Author:  Matt Farnsworth
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  UP 1242(GP39-2)
Views:  739   Comments: 0
BNSF Runthrough Manifest with Boeing 737's
Title:  BNSF Runthrough Manifest with Boeing 737's
Description:  Plains, trains, and Automobiles! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GbIGIZ-Y9Jk
Photo Date:  5/15/2010  Upload Date: 5/21/2010 11:47:27 PM
Location:  Thompson Falls, MT
Author:  Matt Farnsworth
Categories:  Scenic,Signal,Action
Locomotives:  BNSF 4866(C44-9W)
Views:  939   Comments: 1
Boeing Manifest
Title:  Boeing Manifest
Description:  First time I have seen one of these moving.
Photo Date:  5/15/2010  Upload Date: 5/21/2010 11:47:28 PM
Location:  Thompson Falls, MT
Author:  Matt Farnsworth
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BNSF 4866(C44-9W)
Views:  807   Comments: 0
Boeing 737's!
Title:  Boeing 737's!
Description:  Always cool to see!
Photo Date:  5/15/2010  Upload Date: 5/21/2010 11:47:29 PM
Location:  Thompson Falls, MT
Author:  Matt Farnsworth
Categories: 
Locomotives: 
Views:  447   Comments: 0
MRL Storage Boxcars
Title:  MRL Storage Boxcars
Description:  MRL has nearly all of it's freight car fleet stored, here is a lot of boxcars in Paradise
Photo Date:  5/15/2010  Upload Date: 5/21/2010 11:47:30 PM
Location:  Paradise, MT
Author:  Matt Farnsworth
Categories:  Yard
Locomotives: 
Views:  407   Comments: 0
Paradise Local power
Title:  Paradise Local power
Description:  Pair of GP9's sits outside the depot.
Photo Date:  5/15/2010  Upload Date: 5/21/2010 11:47:30 PM
Location:  Paradise, MT
Author:  Matt Farnsworth
Categories:  Yard,Station
Locomotives:  MRL 132(GP9) MRL 127(GP9)
Views:  757   Comments: 0
Roster of MRL 132
Title:  Roster of MRL 132
Description:  Of note it has Pirme 990 horn
Photo Date:  5/15/2010  Upload Date: 5/21/2010 11:47:31 PM
Location:  Paradise, MT
Author:  Matt Farnsworth
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  MRL 132(GP9)
Views:  795   Comments: 0
Roster (rear 3/4) of MRL 127
Title:  Roster (rear 3/4) of MRL 127
Description: 
Photo Date:  5/15/2010  Upload Date: 5/21/2010 11:47:32 PM
Location:  Paradise, MT
Author:  Matt Farnsworth
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  MRL 127(GP9)
Views:  530   Comments: 0
Paradise Local power
Title:  Paradise Local power
Description:  This location is well named!
Photo Date:  5/15/2010  Upload Date: 5/21/2010 11:47:33 PM
Location:  Paradise, MT
Author:  Matt Farnsworth
Categories:  Yard,Station
Locomotives:  MRL 127(GP9) MRL 132(GP9)
Views:  736   Comments: 0
Front 3/4 roster of MRL 127
Title:  Front 3/4 roster of MRL 127
Description: 
Photo Date:  5/15/2010  Upload Date: 5/21/2010 11:47:34 PM
Location:  Paradise, MT
Author:  Matt Farnsworth
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  MRL 127(GP9)
Views:  517   Comments: 0
Profile of MRL 132
Title:  Profile of MRL 132
Description:  I have always liked profile shots
Photo Date:  5/15/2010  Upload Date: 5/21/2010 11:47:34 PM
Location:  Paradise, MT
Author:  Matt Farnsworth
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  MRL 132(GP9)
Views:  665   Comments: 0
Clark Fork River Bridge
Title:  Clark Fork River Bridge
Description:  One of 4 in a 5 mile streach
Photo Date:  5/15/2010  Upload Date: 5/21/2010 11:47:35 PM
Location:  Saint Regis, MT
Author:  Matt Farnsworth
Categories:  Bridge
Locomotives: 
Views:  417   Comments: 0
Reforced bridge
Title:  Reforced bridge
Description:  When it came time to straighten the bridge, rather than build a new one, the railroad ( I don't know if it was NP or BN) built steel arches inside the old bridge.
Photo Date:  5/15/2010  Upload Date: 5/21/2010 11:47:36 PM
Location:  Saint Regis, MT
Author:  Matt Farnsworth
Categories:  Bridge
Locomotives: 
Views:  397   Comments: 0
Old GN MRL camp car
Title:  Old GN MRL camp car
Description:  as part of a bridge gang outfit.
Photo Date:  5/15/2010  Upload Date: 5/21/2010 11:47:36 PM
Location:  Paradise, MT
Author:  Matt Farnsworth
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives: 
Views:  679   Comments: 2
Rocky
Title:  Rocky
Description:  Gone, but not forgotten!
Photo Date:  5/15/2010  Upload Date: 5/21/2010 11:47:37 PM
Location:  Paradise, MT
Author:  Matt Farnsworth
Categories:  RollingStock
Locomotives: 
Views:  427   Comments: 1
Quite the door crank!
Title:  Quite the door crank!
Description:  Must be hard to open? Ex BN car.
Photo Date:  5/15/2010  Upload Date: 5/21/2010 11:47:38 PM
Location:  Paradise, MT
Author:  Matt Farnsworth
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives: 
Views:  632   Comments: 0
Plain MOX brown box
Title:  Plain MOX brown box
Description:  old 40 footer
Photo Date:  5/15/2010  Upload Date: 5/21/2010 11:47:39 PM
Location:  Paradise, MT
Author:  Matt Farnsworth
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives: 
Views:  498   Comments: 0
Bridge gang flat
Title:  Bridge gang flat
Description: 
Photo Date:  5/15/2010  Upload Date: 5/21/2010 11:47:39 PM
Location:  Paradise, MT
Author:  Matt Farnsworth
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives: 
Views:  531   Comments: 0
Blue MRL crane flat
Title:  Blue MRL crane flat
Description:  hooked to the crane, looks a lot better than the red one.
Photo Date:  5/15/2010  Upload Date: 5/21/2010 11:47:41 PM
Location:  Paradise, MT
Author:  Matt Farnsworth
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives: 
Views:  663   Comments: 0
Locomotive Crane Idler Car
Title:  Locomotive Crane Idler Car
Description: 
Photo Date:  5/15/2010  Upload Date: 5/21/2010 11:47:42 PM
Location:  Paradise, MT
Author:  Matt Farnsworth
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives: 
Views:  564   Comments: 0
Locomotive crane
Title:  Locomotive crane
Description:  Self powered crane, working on replacing a bridge deck.
Photo Date:  5/15/2010  Upload Date: 5/21/2010 11:47:43 PM
Location:  Paradise, MT
Author:  Matt Farnsworth
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives: 
Views:  597   Comments: 0
Locomotive crane truck
Title:  Locomotive crane truck
Description:  A powered version of a standard freight truck, converted from friction to roller bearings
Photo Date:  5/15/2010  Upload Date: 5/21/2010 11:47:43 PM
Location:  Paradise, MT
Author:  Matt Farnsworth
Categories:  RollingStock
Locomotives: 
Views:  528   Comments: 0
Night Gas
Title:  Night Gas
Description:  Heads West along the Clark Fork River, with an SD45-2 and a SD70ACe! (sweet!)
Photo Date:  5/15/2010  Upload Date: 5/21/2010 11:47:44 PM
Location:  Paradise, MT
Author:  Matt Farnsworth
Categories:  Scenic,Bridge
Locomotives:  MRL 4308(SD70ACe) MRL 332(SD45-2)
Views:  698   Comments: 1
The setting sun
Title:  The setting sun
Description:  The sun goes down on the MRL night gas
Photo Date:  5/15/2010  Upload Date: 5/21/2010 11:47:45 PM
Location:  Paradise, MT
Author:  Matt Farnsworth
Categories:  Scenic,Bridge
Locomotives: 
Views:  387   Comments: 0
Pulling hard
Title:  Pulling hard
Description:  A BNSF runthrough heavy manafest pulls hard in run 8 to make the grade. Shot out the sun roof! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jearsc0MbZo
Photo Date:  5/16/2010  Upload Date: 5/21/2010 11:47:46 PM
Location:  Mullan Pass, MT
Author:  Matt Farnsworth
Categories:  Scenic
Locomotives:  BNSF 4336(C44-9W) BNSF 4665(C44-9W) BNSF 1813(SD40-2)
Views:  1297   Comments: 1
On it's knees...
Title:  On it's knees...
Description:  Slow but steady wins the race! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qh2kK4t1ypc
Photo Date:  5/16/2010  Upload Date: 5/21/2010 11:47:47 PM
Location:  Mullan Pass, MT
Author:  Matt Farnsworth
Categories:  Scenic,Action
Locomotives:  BNSF 4336(C44-9W)
Views:  776   Comments: 1
Full throttle SD40-2 bluebonnet!
Title:  Full throttle SD40-2 bluebonnet!
Description:  Great to see and hear!
Photo Date:  5/16/2010  Upload Date: 5/21/2010 11:47:48 PM
Location:  Mullan Pass, MT
Author:  Matt Farnsworth
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BNSF 1813(SD40-2)
Views:  831   Comments: 0
Austin Creek Trestle
Title:  Austin Creek Trestle
Description:  We missed the train by about 2 minutes
Photo Date:  5/16/2010  Upload Date: 5/21/2010 11:47:49 PM
Location:  Austin, MT
Author:  Matt Farnsworth
Categories:  Bridge
Locomotives: 
Views:  402   Comments: 0
Round the curve to split the signals
Title:  Round the curve to split the signals
Description:  The train we saw earlier comes down the hill.
Photo Date:  5/16/2010  Upload Date: 5/21/2010 11:47:49 PM
Location:  Austin, MT
Author:  Matt Farnsworth
Categories:  Scenic,Signal,Action
Locomotives:  BNSF 4336(C44-9W)
Views:  667   Comments: 0
Tail end
Title:  Tail end
Description:  As seen underneath a tanker
Photo Date:  5/16/2010  Upload Date: 5/21/2010 11:47:50 PM
Location:  Austin, MT
Author:  Matt Farnsworth
Categories:  RollingStock
Locomotives: 
Views:  367   Comments: 0
Big Sky Silhouette
Title:  Big Sky Silhouette
Description:  Near Helena
Photo Date:  5/16/2010  Upload Date: 5/21/2010 11:47:51 PM
Location:  Helena, MT
Author:  Matt Farnsworth
Categories: 
Locomotives: 
Views:  393   Comments: 0
Abandoned Milwaukee Bridge
Title:  Abandoned Milwaukee Bridge
Description:  in St. Regis
Photo Date:  5/16/2010  Upload Date: 5/21/2010 11:47:52 PM
Location:  Saint Regis, MT
Author:  Matt Farnsworth
Categories:  Bridge
Locomotives: 
Views:  417   Comments: 0
The victor and the vanquished
Title:  The victor and the vanquished
Description:  An old BN sign on the abandoned MILW bridge. It's clear who won this battle, even if the original winner is no longer around.
Photo Date:  5/16/2010  Upload Date: 5/21/2010 11:47:52 PM
Location:  Saint Regis, MT
Author:  Matt Farnsworth
Categories: 
Locomotives: 
Views:  431   Comments: 0
Empty ties
Title:  Empty ties
Description:  Where once little Joes ran, only empty ties and memories remain.
Photo Date:  5/16/2010  Upload Date: 5/21/2010 11:47:53 PM
Location:  Saint Regis, MT
Author:  Matt Farnsworth
Categories:  Bridge
Locomotives: 
Views:  461   Comments: 1
Milwaukee Remains
Title:  Milwaukee Remains
Description:  The remains on one of Milwaukee's many derailments in their later years. The MILW ROW is to the left.
Photo Date:  5/16/2010  Upload Date: 5/21/2010 11:47:54 PM
Location:  Saint Regis, MT
Author:  Matt Farnsworth
Categories: 
Locomotives: 
Views:  568   Comments: 3
MRL caboose
Title:  MRL caboose
Description:  ex NP, used as a crew transport
Photo Date:  5/16/2010  Upload Date: 5/21/2010 11:47:55 PM
Location:  Spring Gulch, MT
Author:  Matt Farnsworth
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives: 
Views:  740   Comments: 0
Slot train
Title:  Slot train
Description:  MRL style
Photo Date:  5/16/2010  Upload Date: 5/21/2010 11:47:56 PM
Location:  Spring Gulch, MT
Author:  Matt Farnsworth
Categories: 
Locomotives: 
Views:  393   Comments: 0
Caboose interior
Title:  Caboose interior
Description:  Sparse, but gets the job done
Photo Date:  5/16/2010  Upload Date: 5/21/2010 11:47:57 PM
Location:  Spring Gulch, MT
Author:  Matt Farnsworth
Categories:  RollingStock
Locomotives: 
Views:  783   Comments: 0
Missoula fuel rack
Title:  Missoula fuel rack
Description:  Lot of power! Tagged left to right.
Photo Date:  5/16/2010  Upload Date: 5/21/2010 11:48:02 PM
Location:  Missoula, MT
Author:  Matt Farnsworth
Categories:  Yard
Locomotives:  MRL 326(SD45-2) MRL 4308(SD70ACe) MRL 402(GP35)
Views:  1408   Comments: 0
MRL box
Title:  MRL box
Description:  one of many in storage
Photo Date:  5/16/2010  Upload Date: 5/21/2010 11:48:05 PM
Location:  Missoula, MT
Author:  Matt Farnsworth
Categories:  Roster,Yard
Locomotives: 
Views:  500   Comments: 0
Bluebonnet SD40-2!
Title:  Bluebonnet SD40-2!
Description:  This unit woke me up in the morning going by my campsite. Later I would chaise it up Mullen Pass
Photo Date:  5/16/2010  Upload Date: 5/21/2010 11:48:06 PM
Location:  Missoula, MT
Author:  Matt Farnsworth
Categories:  Roster,Yard
Locomotives:  BNSF 1813(SD40-2)
Views:  921   Comments: 1
BNSF 4665
Title:  BNSF 4665
Description:  For the modelers, an overhead roster
Photo Date:  5/16/2010  Upload Date: 5/21/2010 11:48:06 PM
Location:  Missoula, MT
Author:  Matt Farnsworth
Categories:  Roster,Yard
Locomotives:  BNSF 4665(C44-9W)
Views:  691   Comments: 0
GATX 13293
Title:  GATX 13293
Description: 
Photo Date:  5/16/2010  Upload Date: 5/21/2010 11:48:07 PM
Location:  Missoula, MT
Author:  Matt Farnsworth
Categories:  Roster,Yard
Locomotives: 
Views:  393   Comments: 0
MRL 401
Title:  MRL 401
Description:  GP 35 switching the yard
Photo Date:  5/16/2010  Upload Date: 5/21/2010 11:48:08 PM
Location:  Missoula, MT
Author:  Matt Farnsworth
Categories:  Roster,Yard
Locomotives:  MRL 401(GP35)
Views:  1065   Comments: 0
One geep wounder
Title:  One geep wounder
Description:  Sweitchign an entire 114 car coal train all by itself!
Photo Date:  5/16/2010  Upload Date: 5/21/2010 11:48:09 PM
Location:  Missoula, MT
Author:  Matt Farnsworth
Categories:  Yard
Locomotives:  MRL 401(GP35)
Views:  872   Comments: 0
Time to go
Title:  Time to go
Description:  the BNSF train gets a new crew, my signal it's time to start the chaise east.
Photo Date:  5/16/2010  Upload Date: 5/21/2010 11:48:10 PM
Location:  Missoula, MT
Author:  Matt Farnsworth
Categories:  Yard
Locomotives:  BNSF 4336(C44-9W) BNSF 4665(C44-9W) BNSF 1813(SD40-2) MRL 401(GP35)
Views:  1521   Comments: 0
Down the Darby Branch
Title:  Down the Darby Branch
Description:  On the way out of town, we are stopped by MRL 401 wyeing the coal train y using the Darby Branch.
Photo Date:  5/16/2010  Upload Date: 5/21/2010 11:48:10 PM
Location:  Missoula, MT
Author:  Matt Farnsworth
Categories:  Bridge
Locomotives:  MRL 401(GP35)
Views:  912   Comments: 0

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