Not deterred by a Montana snowfall, a BNSF coal train rolls westbound on Montana Rail Link’s Fourth Subdivision main line at milepost 57 west of Trout Creek.
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With fresh snow and freezing temperatures, a Burlington Northern freight climbs Montana’s Marias Pass at Java West on March 3, 1989, amidst the beauty of Glacier National Park in wintertime.
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An empty BNSF grain train curves through Umtanum between Thrall and Wymer, Washington, in Yakima River Canyon on July 19, 2014. The pedestrian suspension bridge over the Yakima River here provides access to trails in the Umtanum Creek Recreational Area.
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Burlington Northern EMD SD60M No. 9235 leads an eastbound BNSF coal train out of 3,334-foot Tunnel 1 just west of Guernsey, Wyoming, on July 5, 1999.
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On an unusually cold and snowy October 10, 1997, Amtrak’s eastbound Empire Builder makes the climb over Marias Pass just west of Summit, Montana. This was during a short timeframe when Amtrak’s stalwart EMD F40PH fleet was sharing the duties with their replacements—new GE P40DC locomotives—and on this day, No. 812 is m.u.’ed with F40PH No. 378.
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