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Northern Pacific GP9 341
Title:  Northern Pacific GP9 341
Description:  Northern Pacific GP9 341 leads a short train at Columbus MT April 1958. Montague Powell Photo.
Photo Date:  4/29/1958  Upload Date: 12/4/2021 5:03:01 PM
Location:  Columbus, MT
Author:  Montague Powell
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NP 341(GP9)
Views:  378   Comments: 0
Montana Raillink's Columbus, Montana Depot were both of my Grandfathers were Operators.
Title:  Montana Raillink's Columbus, Montana Depot were both of my Grandfathers were Operators.
Description: 
Photo Date:  8/7/2005  Upload Date: 12/7/2005 11:33:36 AM
Location:  Columbus, MT
Author:  Stephen Guthrie
Categories: 
Locomotives: 
Views:  232   Comments: 1
BNSF 7644 (ES44DC) East
Title:  BNSF 7644 (ES44DC) East
Description: 
Photo Date:  3/10/2007  Upload Date: 3/12/2007 12:52:05 AM
Location:  Columbus, MT
Author:  Patrick Petroff
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BNSF 7644(ES44DC)
Views:  595   Comments: 0
Depot
Title:  Depot
Description: 
Photo Date:  9/11/2007  Upload Date: 9/16/2007 6:33:31 PM
Location:  Columbus, MT
Author:  Joe Rogers
Categories:  Station
Locomotives: 
Views:  77   Comments: 0
BNSF 4837
Title:  BNSF 4837
Description: 
Photo Date:  6/3/2008  Upload Date: 6/16/2008 1:06:55 AM
Location:  Columbus, MT
Author:  Tom Stolte
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BNSF 4837(C44-9W)
Views:  474   Comments: 0
BNSF 7131
Title:  BNSF 7131
Description: 
Photo Date:  6/3/2008  Upload Date: 6/16/2008 1:06:56 AM
Location:  Columbus, MT
Author:  Tom Stolte
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BNSF 7131(SD40-2)
Views:  382   Comments: 1
BNSF 7660
Title:  BNSF 7660
Description: 
Photo Date:  6/3/2008  Upload Date: 6/16/2008 1:06:56 AM
Location:  Columbus, MT
Author:  Tom Stolte
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BNSF 7660(ES44DC)
Views:  435   Comments: 0
BNSF 8972
Title:  BNSF 8972
Description: 
Photo Date:  6/3/2008  Upload Date: 6/16/2008 1:06:57 AM
Location:  Columbus, MT
Author:  Tom Stolte
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BNSF 8972(SD70MAC)
Views:  372   Comments: 0
BNSF FREIGHT
Title:  BNSF FREIGHT
Description: 
Photo Date:  6/3/2008  Upload Date: 6/16/2008 1:06:58 AM
Location:  Columbus, MT
Author:  Tom Stolte
Categories: 
Locomotives: 
Views:  189   Comments: 0
Westbound LM manifest
Title:  Westbound LM manifest
Description: 
Photo Date:  7/13/2008  Upload Date: 2/9/2009 4:00:17 PM
Location:  Columbus, MT
Author:  Paul Leach
Categories: 
Locomotives:  MRL 4301(SD70ACe)
Views:  416   Comments: 1
Parked westbound earth worm
Title:  Parked westbound earth worm
Description: 
Photo Date:  7/22/2009  Upload Date: 6/8/2010 2:27:06 PM
Location:  Columbus, MT
Author:  Paul Leach
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BNSF 5236(C44-9W)
Views:  278   Comments: 0
BNSF 5104
Title:  BNSF 5104
Description:  BNSF 5104 at Columbus on MRL
Photo Date:  9/19/2009  Upload Date: 10/12/2009 10:10:41 AM
Location:  Columbus, MT
Author:  Andrew Ottinger
Categories:  Scenic,Action
Locomotives:  BNSF 5104(C44-9W)
Views:  396   Comments: 1
BNSF 5104 East
Title:  BNSF 5104 East
Description:  BNSF 5104 just west of Columbus on MRL
Photo Date:  9/19/2009  Upload Date: 10/12/2009 10:07:05 AM
Location:  Columbus, MT
Author:  Andrew Ottinger
Categories:  Scenic,Action
Locomotives:  BNSF 5104(C44-9W)
Views:  380   Comments: 0
Eastbound manifest waits for meet
Title:  Eastbound manifest waits for meet
Description: 
Photo Date:  4/10/2011  Upload Date: 5/8/2011 4:32:30 PM
Location:  Columbus, MT
Author:  Paul Leach
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BNSF 4578(C44-9W)
Views:  377   Comments: 0
MRL 259 Westbound
Title:  MRL 259 Westbound
Description: 
Photo Date:  5/28/2011  Upload Date: 5/28/2011 7:50:33 AM
Location:  Columbus, MT
Author:  STEPHEN NOYES
Categories: 
Locomotives:  MRL 259(SD40-2XR)
Views:  447   Comments: 1
635
Title:  635
Description:  Trailing Locomotive on a Eastbound stack train.
Photo Date:  6/25/2011  Upload Date: 4/24/2013 10:59:27 PM
Location:  Columbus, MT
Author:  Nick Wood
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  BNSF 635(C44-9W)
Views:  310   Comments: 0
A Pair of ex-Santa Fe C44-9w's on a mixed freight.
Title:  A Pair of ex-Santa Fe C44-9w's on a mixed freight.
Description:  Yes, a Pair of Santa Fe C44-9W's, I have been wanting to catch such a lash up for a long time.. Well here we go!
Photo Date:  7/2/2011  Upload Date: 4/24/2013 11:05:08 PM
Location:  Columbus, MT
Author:  Nick Wood
Categories:  Roster,Scenic
Locomotives:  BNSF 644(C44-9W)
Views:  158   Comments: 0
Waiting for a train
Title:  Waiting for a train
Description:  Leaving Sturgis behind, I thought I had found a photo location. Now all that was needed was a train. Well, the sun was intense, the scenery exquisite, the trains non-existent. I thought this would be a great picture window, however.
Photo Date:  8/12/2011  Upload Date: 1/27/2012 1:24:19 AM
Location:  Columbus, MT
Author:  Rick Erben
Categories:  Scenic
Locomotives: 
Views:  115   Comments: 0
Westbound manifest exits siding
Title:  Westbound manifest exits siding
Description: 
Photo Date:  9/4/2011  Upload Date: 9/24/2011 5:21:00 PM
Location:  Columbus, MT
Author:  Paul Leach
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BNSF 1990(SD40-2)
Views:  501   Comments: 0
BNSF 509539
Title:  BNSF 509539
Description: 
Photo Date:  9/27/2012  Upload Date: 10/8/2012 12:25:44 PM
Location:  Columbus, MT
Author:  Rick Erben
Categories:  RollingStock,Action
Locomotives: 
Views:  79   Comments: 0
Big Blue of the West
Title:  Big Blue of the West
Description:  I really like this color scheme on the ACes. MRL 4308 leads the Missoula-Laurel manifest into Columbus on a warm September afternoon.
Photo Date:  9/27/2012  Upload Date: 10/8/2012 12:24:22 PM
Location:  Columbus, MT
Author:  Rick Erben
Categories:  Scenic,Action
Locomotives:  MRL 4308(SD70ACe)
Views:  187   Comments: 1
MRL 45045
Title:  MRL 45045
Description: 
Photo Date:  9/27/2012  Upload Date: 10/8/2012 12:24:58 PM
Location:  Columbus, MT
Author:  Rick Erben
Categories:  RollingStock,Action
Locomotives: 
Views:  137   Comments: 0
614
Title:  614
Description:  Five miles east of Columbus, MT at the siding called Rapids.
Photo Date:  10/10/2012  Upload Date: 10/31/2012 9:34:15 PM
Location:  Columbus, MT
Author:  Nick Wood
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  BNSF 614(C44-9W)
Views:  274   Comments: 0
752
Title:  752
Description:  Two Warbonnets 'Original and New' Power a westbound mixed freight out west of Columbus, Mt.
Photo Date:  11/19/2012  Upload Date: 2/6/2013 10:36:11 PM
Location:  Columbus, MT
Author:  Nick Wood
Categories:  Scenic,Action
Locomotives:  BNSF 752(C44-9W)
Views:  198   Comments: 0
1997? or 2015?
Title:  1997? or 2015?
Description:  A throwback, almost, to the 'Classic MRL' era, this awesome set of SD45's was the surprise of the day pulling into Columbus on my way home. Here the crew had separated the power from thier WB train {LM?} and pulled forward to the depot. When I pulled up they were clustered around on the catwalk making some 'adjustments' on 326's engine...then quickly finsihing up, backed up again the 1 block to thier train.
Photo Date:  1/20/2015  Upload Date: 2/24/2015 11:24:01 PM
Location:  Columbus, MT
Author:  Marty Pfohl
Categories:  Winter,Station
Locomotives:  MRL 326(SD45-2) MRL 355(SD45T-2M) MRL 329(SD45-2)
Views:  544   Comments: 0
1997? or 2015?
Title:  1997? or 2015?
Description:  Lights on, coupled back, and setting air, this awesome trio is about to rumble Columbus as they git it goin' SD style, out of town..in 2015 to see a '45, much more a pure set of them doing what they're meant to do, is a great honour and privalege to be witness of. Credit to MRL's maintenece that they didn't smoke it up either highballing out of town!
Photo Date:  1/20/2015  Upload Date: 2/24/2015 11:26:25 PM
Location:  Columbus, MT
Author:  Marty Pfohl
Categories:  Winter,Action
Locomotives:  MRL 326(SD45-2) MRL 355(SD45T-2M) MRL 329(SD45-2)
Views:  821   Comments: 3
1997? or 2015?
Title:  1997? or 2015?
Description:  MRL 326 is a former SP; #8986, then 7555. I can recall seeing this one still in SP paint when MRL got it back in the 90's -traffic was such that they'd press 'em into service and paint em later...
Photo Date:  1/20/2015  Upload Date: 2/24/2015 11:25:05 PM
Location:  Columbus, MT
Author:  Marty Pfohl
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  MRL 326(SD45-2)
Views:  527   Comments: 1
1997? or 2015?
Title:  1997? or 2015?
Description:  329 is the grandma of the bunch, built 3/67 as SP 8878>7558. Into this winter increased traffic levels had kept several of MRL's otherwise stored 45's alive, it was an unexpected treat to see and hear them back in action for the time being.
Photo Date:  1/20/2015  Upload Date: 2/24/2015 11:27:53 PM
Location:  Columbus, MT
Author:  Marty Pfohl
Categories:  Roster,Winter,Action
Locomotives:  MRL 329(SD45-2)
Views:  316   Comments: 0
1997? or 2015?
Title:  1997? or 2015?
Description:  MRL 355 is ex. BN 6558. If it wasn't for her current paint job, she would have completed the illusion of it being 1997..'love those Nikon optics!
Photo Date:  1/20/2015  Upload Date: 2/24/2015 11:27:15 PM
Location:  Columbus, MT
Author:  Marty Pfohl
Categories:  Roster,Winter,Action
Locomotives:  MRL 355(SD45T-2M)
Views:  487   Comments: 3
Northern Pacific town elevator being dismantled
Title:  Northern Pacific town elevator being dismantled
Description:  Montana Rail Link now
Photo Date:  7/25/2015  Upload Date: 8/9/2015 10:40:10 PM
Location:  Columbus, MT
Author:  Mike Cunningham
Categories:  Station
Locomotives: 
Views:  188   Comments: 0
MRL 4302 M-LAUMIS
Title:  MRL 4302 M-LAUMIS
Description:  The LM flings through Columbus at 1458.
Photo Date:  5/26/2020  Upload Date: 9/30/2020 9:59:50 PM
Location:  Columbus, MT
Author:  Der Langsame
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  MRL 4302(SD70ACe) MRL 4303(SD70ACe)
Views:  59   Comments: 0
MRL 51109
Title:  MRL 51109
Description: 
Photo Date:  5/26/2020  Upload Date: 9/30/2020 9:59:59 PM
Location:  Columbus, MT
Author:  Der Langsame
Categories:  Action
Locomotives: 
Views:  49   Comments: 0
MRL 40021
Title:  MRL 40021
Description: 
Photo Date:  5/26/2020  Upload Date: 9/30/2020 10:00:06 PM
Location:  Columbus, MT
Author:  Der Langsame
Categories:  Action
Locomotives: 
Views:  63   Comments: 0
BNSF 8792
Title:  BNSF 8792
Description:  A coal load thunders through town at 1440.
Photo Date:  5/27/2020  Upload Date: 9/30/2020 10:19:02 PM
Location:  Columbus, MT
Author:  Der Langsame
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  BNSF 8792(SD70ACe) BNSF 5905(ES44AC) BNSF 6317(ES44AC)
Views:  96   Comments: 0
BNSF 8792 (2)
Title:  BNSF 8792 (2)
Description: 
Photo Date:  5/27/2020  Upload Date: 9/30/2020 10:19:12 PM
Location:  Columbus, MT
Author:  Der Langsame
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  BNSF 8792(SD70ACe) BNSF 5905(ES44AC) BNSF 6317(ES44AC)
Views:  109   Comments: 0
BNSF 8480 DPU
Title:  BNSF 8480 DPU
Description:  Built October 2014.
Photo Date:  5/27/2020  Upload Date: 9/30/2020 10:19:20 PM
Location:  Columbus, MT
Author:  Der Langsame
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  BNSF 8480(SD70ACe)
Views:  132   Comments: 0
BNSF 9848/9727
Title:  BNSF 9848/9727
Description: 
Photo Date:  3/30/2024  Upload Date: 4/11/2024 1:47:53 PM
Location:  Columbus, MT
Author:  C H
Categories:  Roster,Station,Transit,Action
Locomotives:  BNSF 9727(SD70MAC) BNSF 9848(SD70MAC)
Views:  106   Comments: 0
BNSF 9848/9727
Title:  BNSF 9848/9727
Description: 
Photo Date:  3/30/2024  Upload Date: 4/11/2024 1:53:05 PM
Location:  Columbus, MT
Author:  C H
Categories:  Roster,Station,Transit,Action
Locomotives:  BNSF 9848(SD70MAC) BNSF 9727(SD70MAC)
Views:  129   Comments: 0
BNSF 9727/9848
Title:  BNSF 9727/9848
Description: 
Photo Date:  3/30/2024  Upload Date: 4/11/2024 1:56:54 PM
Location:  Columbus, MT
Author:  C H
Categories:  Roster,Transit,Action
Locomotives:  BNSF 9727(SD70MAC) BNSF 9848(SD70MAC)
Views:  103   Comments: 0
MRL 11018
Title:  MRL 11018
Description: 
Photo Date:  3/30/2024  Upload Date: 4/11/2024 2:00:54 PM
Location:  Columbus, MT
Author:  C H
Categories:  RollingStock,Transit,Action
Locomotives: 
Views:  62   Comments: 0
BNSF 4682
Title:  BNSF 4682
Description:  Eastbound coal empties passing the former NP depot at Columbus.
Photo Date:  11/9/2024  Upload Date: 11/13/2024 9:23:32 PM
Location:  Columbus, MT
Author:  Mike Woodruff
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BNSF 4682(C44-9W)
Views:  35   Comments: 0

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