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By:Matt Adams
Dates:9/15/2008 - 9/19/2008
Album Info:RL west of Missoula, with some Pend Oreille Valley, BNSF and UP action on the way back to Portland.
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MRL R-MRL8951-15A
Title:  MRL R-MRL8951-15A
Description: 
Photo Date:  9/15/2008  Upload Date: 10/2/2008 10:29:24 PM
Location:  Paradise, MT
Author:  Matt Adams
Categories: 
Locomotives:  MRL 127(GP9) MRL 113(GP9)
Views:  1800   Comments: 13
MRL R-MRL8951-15A
Title:  MRL R-MRL8951-15A
Description:  Paradise Local departing Paradise on a nice Monday monring.
Photo Date:  9/15/2008  Upload Date: 10/2/2008 10:29:25 PM
Location:  Paradise, MT
Author:  Matt Adams
Categories: 
Locomotives:  MRL 127(GP9) MRL 113(GP9)
Views:  836   Comments: 1
MRL/BNSF H-PASSAG9-14A
Title:  MRL/BNSF H-PASSAG9-14A
Description:  I went in serach of the Gas Local, and found them spotting the plant, so I found this spot to wait. They had to hold for this guy and then were turned loose.
Photo Date:  9/15/2008  Upload Date: 10/2/2008 10:29:17 PM
Location:  Thompson Falls, MT
Author:  Matt Adams
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BNSF 5272(C44-9W)
Views:  516   Comments: 1
MRL R-MRL8091-15A
Title:  MRL R-MRL8091-15A
Description:  The Day Gas following the Pasco-Saginaw towards Paradise where Track & Time has things blocked...
Photo Date:  9/15/2008  Upload Date: 10/2/2008 10:29:25 PM
Location:  Thompson Falls, MT
Author:  Matt Adams
Categories: 
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Views:  659   Comments: 1
MRL R-MRL8091-15A
Title:  MRL R-MRL8091-15A
Description: 
Photo Date:  9/15/2008  Upload Date: 10/2/2008 10:29:26 PM
Location:  Thompson Falls, MT
Author:  Matt Adams
Categories: 
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Views:  448   Comments: 0
MRL R-MRL8091-15A
Title:  MRL R-MRL8091-15A
Description:  Hauling @$$ just past Eddy....
Photo Date:  9/15/2008  Upload Date: 10/2/2008 10:29:26 PM
Location:  Eddy, MT
Author:  Matt Adams
Categories: 
Locomotives: 
Views:  474   Comments: 1
MRL R-MRL8091-15A
Title:  MRL R-MRL8091-15A
Description: 
Photo Date:  9/15/2008  Upload Date: 10/2/2008 10:29:27 PM
Location:  Eddy, MT
Author:  Matt Adams
Categories: 
Locomotives:  MRL 4308(SD70ACe)
Views:  454   Comments: 0
MRL/BNSF G-MTECTK9-12A DPU
Title:  MRL/BNSF G-MTECTK9-12A DPU
Description:  With the PASSAG and Day Gas in the Controlled Siding at Paradise, the dispatcher let two grain trains head west ahead of the two eastbounds. This train is destined for Cascage Grain at Clatskanie, Oregon on the Portland & Western Railroad (my employer).
Photo Date:  9/15/2008  Upload Date: 10/2/2008 10:29:16 PM
Location:  Paradise, MT
Author:  Matt Adams
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BNSF 4955(C44-9W)
Views:  422   Comments: 0
MRL/BNSF H-PASSAG9-14A
Title:  MRL/BNSF H-PASSAG9-14A
Description:  After the second grainer went by, the Pasco-Saginaw was allowed to continue east. MOW was doing work on the frog on the switch to the 10th Sub and everything was down to 10MPH.
Photo Date:  9/15/2008  Upload Date: 10/2/2008 10:29:18 PM
Location:  Paradise, MT
Author:  Matt Adams
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BNSF 5272(C44-9W) BNSF 511(B40-8W)
Views:  749   Comments: 1
MRL R-MRL8091-15A
Title:  MRL R-MRL8091-15A
Description:  After I caught the PASSAG I scooted down MT-200 for this shot of the Day Gas heading back to Missoula.
Photo Date:  9/15/2008  Upload Date: 10/2/2008 10:29:28 PM
Location:  Knowles, MT
Author:  Matt Adams
Categories: 
Locomotives:  MRL 4308(SD70ACe)
Views:  497   Comments: 0
MRL R-MRL8091-15A
Title:  MRL R-MRL8091-15A
Description:  Just west of Perma I was able to get ahead of him, and decided on this spot just west of Dixon.
Photo Date:  9/15/2008  Upload Date: 10/2/2008 10:29:28 PM
Location:  McDonald, MT
Author:  Matt Adams
Categories: 
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Views:  389   Comments: 0
MRL R-MRL8091-15A
Title:  MRL R-MRL8091-15A
Description: 
Photo Date:  9/15/2008  Upload Date: 10/2/2008 10:29:29 PM
Location:  McDonald, MT
Author:  Matt Adams
Categories: 
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Views:  438   Comments: 0
MRL's 10th Sub - signs of the past...
Title:  MRL's 10th Sub - signs of the past...
Description:  Back in the day, this line was signaled, but is now all TWC. All that remains are these concrete signal bases... and one side-ways turned signal on the other side of the river between Knowles and Perma....
Photo Date:  9/15/2008  Upload Date: 10/2/2008 10:29:30 PM
Location:  McDonald, MT
Author:  Matt Adams
Categories: 
Locomotives: 
Views:  470   Comments: 0
MRL R-MRL8091-15A
Title:  MRL R-MRL8091-15A
Description:  Between Dixon and Ravalli the MRL has a defect detector - the only one on the 10th Sub. It is out of the photo to my right.
Photo Date:  9/15/2008  Upload Date: 10/2/2008 10:29:30 PM
Location:  Dixon, MT
Author:  Matt Adams
Categories: 
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Views:  453   Comments: 0
MRL/BNSF C-BKMSPB1-33A
Title:  MRL/BNSF C-BKMSPB1-33A
Description:  A loaded coal train for Portland General Electric's Boardman facility screams westbound between De Smet and Schilling.
Photo Date:  9/15/2008  Upload Date: 10/2/2008 10:29:19 PM
Location:  Schilling, MT
Author:  Matt Adams
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BNSF 9349(SD70ACe) BNSF 9535(SD70MAC)
Views:  526   Comments: 1
MRL/BNSF C-BKMSPB1-33A
Title:  MRL/BNSF C-BKMSPB1-33A
Description:  Between Huson and Lothrop the track is somewhat inaccessable and somewhere back in there was some Track & Time and a 25MPH restriction. Even without those impediments, Montana's high speed limits makes chasing things easy.
Photo Date:  9/15/2008  Upload Date: 10/2/2008 10:29:20 PM
Location:  Lothrop, MT
Author:  Matt Adams
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BNSF 9349(SD70ACe)
Views:  386   Comments: 0
MRL/BNSF C-BKMSPB1-33A DPU
Title:  MRL/BNSF C-BKMSPB1-33A DPU
Description: 
Photo Date:  9/15/2008  Upload Date: 10/2/2008 10:29:19 PM
Location:  Lothrop, MT
Author:  Matt Adams
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BNSF 9172(SD70ACe)
Views:  430   Comments: 0
MRL/BNSF C-BKMSPB1-33A
Title:  MRL/BNSF C-BKMSPB1-33A
Description:  The Boardman rolls through St. Regis, MT and under...well sorta...the old Milwaukee's mainline...
Photo Date:  9/15/2008  Upload Date: 10/2/2008 10:29:22 PM
Location:  Saint Regis, MT
Author:  Matt Adams
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BNSF 9349(SD70ACe)
Views:  461   Comments: 0
MRL/BNSF C-BKMSPB1-33A
Title:  MRL/BNSF C-BKMSPB1-33A
Description:  The last place I got the Boardman was here at Plains. I wanted to secure a room in Missoula and some halway decent food before going to bed!
Photo Date:  9/15/2008  Upload Date: 10/2/2008 10:29:23 PM
Location:  Plains, MT
Author:  Matt Adams
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BNSF 9349(SD70ACe)
Views:  375   Comments: 0
MRL/BNSF C-BKMSPB1-33A
Title:  MRL/BNSF C-BKMSPB1-33A
Description: 
Photo Date:  9/15/2008  Upload Date: 10/2/2008 10:29:23 PM
Location:  Plains, MT
Author:  Matt Adams
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BNSF 9349(SD70ACe) BNSF 9535(SD70MAC)
Views:  485   Comments: 0
MRL R-MRL8111-16A
Title:  MRL R-MRL8111-16A
Description:  The Polson Local, a train I wanted to catch last year, goes on duty at 0500 Tuesday and Thursday mornings, runs west up the 10th Sub to Dixon and north to Polson on the 11th Sub. It is seen crossing this wood trestle on the 11th Sub just after the sun had come up.
Photo Date:  9/16/2008  Upload Date: 10/3/2008 12:03:47 AM
Location:  Moiese, MT
Author:  Matt Adams
Categories: 
Locomotives:  MRL 402(GP35) MRL 403(GP35)
Views:  621   Comments: 0
MRL R-MRL8111-16A
Title:  MRL R-MRL8111-16A
Description:  Between Moiese and Charlo the tracks wind their way uphill and the two GP35's could be heard for a while before popping into view.
Photo Date:  9/16/2008  Upload Date: 10/2/2008 11:20:29 PM
Location:  Charlo, MT
Author:  Matt Adams
Categories: 
Locomotives:  MRL 402(GP35) MRL 403(GP35)
Views:  721   Comments: 0
MRL R-MRL8111-16A
Title:  MRL R-MRL8111-16A
Description: 
Photo Date:  9/16/2008  Upload Date: 10/2/2008 11:20:29 PM
Location:  Charlo, MT
Author:  Matt Adams
Categories: 
Locomotives:  MRL 402(GP35) MRL 403(GP35)
Views:  715   Comments: 0
MRL R-MRL8111-16A
Title:  MRL R-MRL8111-16A
Description:  The Polson's only work heading towards Polson was here at Ronan where they picked up 4 of MRL's former-BN covered hoppers. The tank car would stay.
Photo Date:  9/16/2008  Upload Date: 10/2/2008 11:20:30 PM
Location:  Ronan, MT
Author:  Matt Adams
Categories: 
Locomotives:  MRL 402(GP35) MRL 403(GP35)
Views:  724   Comments: 0
MRL R-MRL8111-16A
Title:  MRL R-MRL8111-16A
Description:  Evidently the MRL has some plans to upgrade the rail on the 11th Sub. You can see welded rail in the background and welded rail in the foreground waiting to be put in by the steel gang...
Photo Date:  9/16/2008  Upload Date: 10/2/2008 11:20:31 PM
Location:  Ronan, MT
Author:  Matt Adams
Categories: 
Locomotives:  MRL 402(GP35)
Views:  483   Comments: 0
MRL R-MRL8111-16A
Title:  MRL R-MRL8111-16A
Description: 
Photo Date:  9/16/2008  Upload Date: 10/2/2008 11:20:31 PM
Location:  Ronan, MT
Author:  Matt Adams
Categories: 
Locomotives:  MRL 402(GP35)
Views:  442   Comments: 0
MRL R-MRL8111-16A
Title:  MRL R-MRL8111-16A
Description:  The track no longer actually runs into the town of Polson and dead-ends north of this runaround as an industry track, which is where the loaded covered hopper came from.
Photo Date:  9/16/2008  Upload Date: 10/2/2008 11:20:32 PM
Location:  Polson, MT
Author:  Matt Adams
Categories: 
Locomotives:  MRL 403(GP35) MRL 402(GP35)
Views:  1049   Comments: 0
MRL R-MRL8111-16A
Title:  MRL R-MRL8111-16A
Description:  The train has been run around and put back together, and will soon depart for the lumber mill at Dunham.
Photo Date:  9/16/2008  Upload Date: 10/2/2008 11:20:32 PM
Location:  Polson, MT
Author:  Matt Adams
Categories: 
Locomotives:  MRL 403(GP35)
Views:  458   Comments: 0
MRL R-MRL8111-16A
Title:  MRL R-MRL8111-16A
Description:  The Polson has completed it's work at the mill and is seen with one load and three empties from the mill. One of the old BN covered hoppers was set out because it had developed air problems.
Photo Date:  9/16/2008  Upload Date: 10/2/2008 11:20:33 PM
Location:  Pablo, MT
Author:  Matt Adams
Categories: 
Locomotives:  MRL 403(GP35)
Views:  420   Comments: 0
MRL R-MRL8111-16A
Title:  MRL R-MRL8111-16A
Description:  Between Ronan and Charlo the Polson rolls along at a good clip, but would see be wandering along at 10MPH...
Photo Date:  9/16/2008  Upload Date: 10/2/2008 11:20:34 PM
Location:  Ronan, MT
Author:  Matt Adams
Categories: 
Locomotives:  MRL 403(GP35)
Views:  454   Comments: 0
MRL R-MRL8111-16A
Title:  MRL R-MRL8111-16A
Description:  With the National Bison Range in the background, the Polson nears the end of their journey on the 11th Sub and will soon be on the much faster 10th Sub.
Photo Date:  9/16/2008  Upload Date: 10/2/2008 11:20:35 PM
Location:  Agency, MT
Author:  Matt Adams
Categories: 
Locomotives:  MRL 403(GP35)
Views:  430   Comments: 0
MRL R-MRL8111-16A
Title:  MRL R-MRL8111-16A
Description:  I'm not sure what that old BN covered hopper is being used for, and I didn't even notice it was there until I got home!
Photo Date:  9/16/2008  Upload Date: 10/2/2008 11:20:37 PM
Location:  Dixon, MT
Author:  Matt Adams
Categories: 
Locomotives:  MRL 403(GP35)
Views:  445   Comments: 0
MRL R-MRL8111-16A
Title:  MRL R-MRL8111-16A
Description: 
Photo Date:  9/16/2008  Upload Date: 10/2/2008 11:20:37 PM
Location:  Dixon, MT
Author:  Matt Adams
Categories: 
Locomotives:  MRL 403(GP35) MRL 402(GP35)
Views:  564   Comments: 0
MRL R-MRL8111-16A
Title:  MRL R-MRL8111-16A
Description:  Now on the 10th Sub, the Polson smokes it up a little as they try to get up to track speed (49MPH). I am at the defect detector again, mostly for the video effect.
Photo Date:  9/16/2008  Upload Date: 10/2/2008 11:20:38 PM
Location:  Dixon, MT
Author:  Matt Adams
Categories: 
Locomotives:  MRL 403(GP35)
Views:  323   Comments: 0
MRL R-MRL8111-16A
Title:  MRL R-MRL8111-16A
Description: 
Photo Date:  9/16/2008  Upload Date: 10/2/2008 11:20:39 PM
Location:  Dixon, MT
Author:  Matt Adams
Categories: 
Locomotives:  MRL 403(GP35) MRL 402(GP35)
Views:  547   Comments: 0
MRL R-MRL8111-16A
Title:  MRL R-MRL8111-16A
Description:  The Polson is within 15 miles from home as they begin their descent down Evaro Hill. The Jimbo Local with the MRL 651 is ahead of them doing some work between De Smet and MP 5 and will have to get out of the way first.
Photo Date:  9/16/2008  Upload Date: 10/2/2008 11:20:39 PM
Location:  Evaro, MT
Author:  Matt Adams
Categories: 
Locomotives:  MRL 403(GP35)
Views:  384   Comments: 0
MRL R-MRL8111-16A
Title:  MRL R-MRL8111-16A
Description:  Not much denying where I took this....
Photo Date:  9/16/2008  Upload Date: 10/2/2008 11:20:40 PM
Location:  Evaro, MT
Author:  Matt Adams
Categories: 
Locomotives:  MRL 403(GP35)
Views:  380   Comments: 0
MRL Jimbo Local
Title:  MRL Jimbo Local
Description:  I diddled around too long leaving Evaro as there was a BNSF train following the Polson down the 10th Sub and I was thinking about staying for it. Instead we have this shot of the Jimbo heading towards Lathrop to do some work out there.
Photo Date:  9/16/2008  Upload Date: 10/2/2008 11:20:40 PM
Location:  De Smet, MT
Author:  Matt Adams
Categories: 
Locomotives:  MRL 651(SD19-1)
Views:  1015   Comments: 0
MRL R-MRL8111-16A
Title:  MRL R-MRL8111-16A
Description:  Since I blew my chance with the Jimbo, I decided to wait for the Polson, who came along a few minutes later.
Photo Date:  9/16/2008  Upload Date: 10/2/2008 11:20:41 PM
Location:  De Smet, MT
Author:  Matt Adams
Categories: 
Locomotives:  MRL 403(GP35) MRL 402(GP35)
Views:  646   Comments: 1
MRL/BNSF H-PASSAG9-15A
Title:  MRL/BNSF H-PASSAG9-15A
Description:  This was the train that was following the Polson down the 10th Sub. It is seen halfway through Missoula Yard. Certainly not worth missing the Jimbo over!
Photo Date:  9/16/2008  Upload Date: 10/2/2008 11:20:42 PM
Location:  Missoula, MT
Author:  Matt Adams
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BNSF 7786(ES44DC)
Views:  365   Comments: 0
MRL R-MRL8841-16A
Title:  MRL R-MRL8841-16A
Description:  I'm not sure how often this happens, but after the Polson got in, the power was immediately reused for the Schilling Local, which is seen here racing along the 10th Sub just east of Schilling.
Photo Date:  9/16/2008  Upload Date: 10/2/2008 11:20:42 PM
Location:  Schilling, MT
Author:  Matt Adams
Categories: 
Locomotives:  MRL 402(GP35) MRL 403(GP35)
Views:  701   Comments: 0
Schilling Suprise!
Title:  Schilling Suprise!
Description:  I had no idea the Schilling ran with a caboose!
Photo Date:  9/16/2008  Upload Date: 10/2/2008 11:20:43 PM
Location:  Schilling, MT
Author:  Matt Adams
Categories:  RollingStock
Locomotives: 
Views:  593   Comments: 0
MRL R-MRL8211-16A
Title:  MRL R-MRL8211-16A
Description:  There was a lull after the Schill went into the papermill, so I talked to my grandfather for over an hour while I waited for some action. Just as we were wrapping up, I heard the Night Gas ask to depart the yard. He is seen at De Smet starting up the 10th Sub.
Photo Date:  9/16/2008  Upload Date: 10/2/2008 11:20:44 PM
Location:  De Smet, MT
Author:  Matt Adams
Categories: 
Locomotives:  MRL 4308(SD70ACe)
Views:  234   Comments: 0
MRL R-MRL8211-16A
Title:  MRL R-MRL8211-16A
Description: 
Photo Date:  9/16/2008  Upload Date: 10/2/2008 11:20:44 PM
Location:  De Smet, MT
Author:  Matt Adams
Categories: 
Locomotives:  MRL 4308(SD70ACe)
Views:  252   Comments: 0
MRL SD45-2M 382
Title:  MRL SD45-2M 382
Description: 
Photo Date:  9/16/2008  Upload Date: 10/2/2008 11:20:45 PM
Location:  De Smet, MT
Author:  Matt Adams
Categories: 
Locomotives:  MRL 382(SD45)
Views:  469   Comments: 0
MRL R-MRL8211-16A
Title:  MRL R-MRL8211-16A
Description:  The Night Gas climbs Evaro hill...
Photo Date:  9/16/2008  Upload Date: 10/2/2008 11:20:46 PM
Location:  Nagos, MT
Author:  Matt Adams
Categories: 
Locomotives:  MRL 4308(SD70ACe) MRL 382(SD45)
Views:  440   Comments: 0
MRL R-MRL8211-16A
Title:  MRL R-MRL8211-16A
Description: 
Photo Date:  9/16/2008  Upload Date: 10/2/2008 11:20:28 PM
Location:  Nagos, MT
Author:  Matt Adams
Categories: 
Locomotives:  MRL 4308(SD70ACe) MRL 382(SD45)
Views:  393   Comments: 1
MRL R-MRL8211-16A
Title:  MRL R-MRL8211-16A
Description: 
Photo Date:  9/16/2008  Upload Date: 10/2/2008 11:20:46 PM
Location:  Nagos, MT
Author:  Matt Adams
Categories: 
Locomotives:  MRL 4308(SD70ACe) MRL 382(SD45)
Views:  360   Comments: 1
MRL R-MRL8211-16A
Title:  MRL R-MRL8211-16A
Description: 
Photo Date:  9/16/2008  Upload Date: 10/2/2008 11:20:47 PM
Location:  Nagos, MT
Author:  Matt Adams
Categories: 
Locomotives:  MRL 4308(SD70ACe)
Views:  276   Comments: 0
MRL R-MRL8211-16A
Title:  MRL R-MRL8211-16A
Description: 
Photo Date:  9/16/2008  Upload Date: 10/2/2008 11:20:47 PM
Location:  Nagos, MT
Author:  Matt Adams
Categories: 
Locomotives:  MRL 4308(SD70ACe) MRL 382(SD45)
Views:  409   Comments: 2


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