mrl

The sun is already below the horizon as a BN train lead by lease units comes into view. The sky is streaked with smoke from wildfires to the south.

MRL waits in the siding as another slow moving train approaches, providing enough light of a long exposure.

MRL 4555 is an Athearn GP7 reworked to represent an ex CNW loco. 651 is a rebuilt SD9.

E&C chip car with expanding foam and sawdust. The non-expanding spray foam would have been a better idea. The load is not removable

The 76 trombones have been replaced with 76 645 cubic inch cylinders of turbocharged EMD superpower as another coal train works its way west up Capitol Hill under approaching storm clouds. Power today is MRL 351 (SD45), 391 (F45), 303 (SD45-2) and 261 (SD 40-2XR) for an extra 13,800 hp.

MRL 391 leads a SD70 MAC across the Wallace River.

A shot of MRL 378. Got it from my friend who did some detailing and weathering to it.