One of the best Class 2 railroads of all time. It will always be missed by the Railfan Community. ❤️😔😢
@CoasterFan2105Ай бұрын
Indeed it will. Thanks for watching!
@MichaelMitchRailfan2009Ай бұрын
Finally, Train Talk ep has came back, thanks Mike!
@CoasterFan2105Ай бұрын
No problem! Thanks for watching!
@MichaelMitchRailfan2009Ай бұрын
@@CoasterFan2105 NP!
@adventuresofamtrakcascades301Ай бұрын
About time a new TT ep comes back!!! I really miss Montana Rail Link greatly so this episode is WELL beyond appropriate, it's so generous
@CoasterFan2105Ай бұрын
Thank you! Yes, we were definitely overdue for another Train Talk episode. Hopefully, I’ll have another one out next month!
@adventuresofamtrakcascades301Ай бұрын
@@CoasterFan2105 nice!
@HoangD19E-910Ай бұрын
@@CoasterFan2105can you make union pacific sd70ace locomotives?
@sp786fanboy9Ай бұрын
How about TT episode about the Susquehanna? I don’t know if you have enough of your own footage to make that, but their history and operations are very fascinating on their own.
@SoCalOCRailfanАй бұрын
Amazing video!! The way MRL has their own type of trains organized (like gas train, lumber, grain, ballast yard) is really cool, great episode of train talk!
@CoasterFan2105Ай бұрын
Thank you! Glad you enjoyed it!
@BaltimoreAndOhioRRАй бұрын
Well done! Love MRL! ✔
@CoasterFan2105Ай бұрын
Thank you! It was a neat railroad!
@SL9SHi_NorCalАй бұрын
The Montana Rail Looks Impressive!!! 💙💙💙
@CoasterFan2105Ай бұрын
It was a very impressive railroad!
@PeteTesta-s6rАй бұрын
"Train Talk" was really great. Narration has great info. More of them would be appreciated. Thanks Mike!
@CoasterFan2105Ай бұрын
You are very welcome! I have several more in the works. Hopefully will have another one out in December. Thanks for watching!
@vinceghioАй бұрын
Best hotel is the historic Murray hotel in Livingston right across the street from the tracks and the train museum. They also have a roof deck which is cool.
@CoasterFan2105Ай бұрын
I’ll have to look into that next time I’m in the area!
@GoldenRailsMediaАй бұрын
Awesome video as always Mike!
@CoasterFan2105Ай бұрын
Many thanks, Christian!
@Lower_Mainland_RailfanАй бұрын
Best Class II Ever 😭
@TNRailProductions_01Ай бұрын
Great video! I took a trip to Montana this past summer to document trains between Helena and Billings with a big focus of Bozeman pass. While most of the MRL flavor was gone by that point, it was very nice to capture and chase MRL 109 on the 840 local. It was also cool to see the ancient intermediate searchlight sets around Billings MT.
@CoasterFan2105Ай бұрын
Thank you! Glad you were able to see 109 right before they retired it!
@yankeesforlife24Ай бұрын
I miss the MRL, at least I can say I worked on the MRL subdivision
@CoasterFan2105Ай бұрын
Me too. Coolest class II around.
@ThePandaSmugglerАй бұрын
Excellent livery and gorgeous scenery! Thank you for the great video!
@CoasterFan2105Ай бұрын
You're very welcome and thank you! The scenery there is spectacular.
@TranscontinentalRailfanАй бұрын
I really enjoyed this video about the history of Montana Rail Link. This was one of the short line railroads I found facilitating. It definitely is no wonder why BNSF was interested in taking over this bridge line early in the lease agreement. Reminds me of how CSX took over the RF&P Railroad that stretched between Washington, DC and Richmond, VA in 1991, mostly because CSX trains used that bridge line a lot. I would like to see a train talk video on the Genesee & Wyoming Company.
@CoasterFan2105Ай бұрын
Many thanks! It's a really neat railroad with an interesting history. I'm glad I had the chance to document it while I could.
@derrickwong5337Ай бұрын
Way to go for Train Talk Series!!
@CoasterFan2105Ай бұрын
Thanks for watching!
@MarkWayUpАй бұрын
gotta love the trains in the mountains!
@CoasterFan2105Ай бұрын
They go together well!
@EntertainmentWorldzАй бұрын
great video sir😍😍❤❤
@CoasterFan2105Ай бұрын
Thank you!
@Jorge_V_Ай бұрын
Magnificent! 👍
@CoasterFan2105Ай бұрын
Thanks!
@PrincessAmtrakMinamotoАй бұрын
0:12 Montana Rail Link locomotives looks so awesome. 🙂
@CoasterFan2105Ай бұрын
They’re really cool!
@AnEAShasbeenissuedАй бұрын
I remember as a kid seeing a MRL and Rail America train in Fresno, CA and always wondered what it was about.
@TrainzNS_NYCHeritageUnit2K9Ай бұрын
Great Video Mike! I miss Montana Rail Link
@CoasterFan2105Ай бұрын
Thank you! I do too.
@TheNewTriStateGuyАй бұрын
My friend used to work on this railroad, sad the MRL doesn’t exist anymore.
@CoasterFan2105Ай бұрын
That it is. I always liked seeing it when I went through Montana.
@infaredxkingz878622 күн бұрын
Now these engines are just the last remnants of this railway...
@StormySkyRailProductionsАй бұрын
Awesome video and I wished I could have made it out that way before the BNSF situation. Enjoyed watching and have a wonderful upcoming weekend. Steve
@CoasterFan2105Ай бұрын
Many thanks, Steve! You too.
@kptrainsАй бұрын
Nice video of the Montana Rail Link! Too bad the railroad is not around anymore.
@CoasterFan2105Ай бұрын
Thank you! It is a shame that it's no longer around, but some of the locomotives are still in service.
@MarcelosalivaTRENESArgАй бұрын
Excellent video my friends awesome 😮like and Greeting 🙋🏻♂️ from Argentina 🇦🇷
@CoasterFan2105Ай бұрын
Many thanks and greetings!
@AttackTheDPoint-WTАй бұрын
i have countless hours of railfanning west laurel catching trains coming out of the yard onto the start of the second sub...
@CoasterFan2105Ай бұрын
It's a really neat place to just take everything in. So much going on with all the different trains and switch jobs.
@paulcastillo1310Ай бұрын
Great video on mrl
@CoasterFan2105Ай бұрын
Thank you, Paul!
@paulcastillo1310Ай бұрын
@CoasterFan2105 your welcome
@TrainStory281Ай бұрын
Great job on the Episode of Train Talk Mike! It was a big success that you talk about the history of the Montana Rail Link! So, Where does the train go in Montana about how many miles? Thanks for Sharing with You!! 🛤🛤👍🏻👍🏻
@CoasterFan2105Ай бұрын
Thank you! I break down all the routes and different trains MRL ran later on in the video.
@1SaUIАй бұрын
It’s a shame we won’t ever see MRL’s F45 locomotives running again. I hardly see anyone talking about them, and pictures of them are in short supply. (I have an incredible bias to the F45 and other cowl/full body units like it). Thanks for making an episode on an underrated railroad! That sharp blue is always an eye catcher!
@MrDgwphotosАй бұрын
One of them is still around and is supposed to be preserved, 390 is stored near Spokane.
@1SaUIАй бұрын
Oh neat!
@CoasterFan2105Ай бұрын
You're very welcome! Glad you enjoyed the video! The F45's were really cool. It's a shame they were all retired a while ago.
@jeffmurphree2937Ай бұрын
Well done!!!
@CoasterFan2105Ай бұрын
Thank you!
@coolleo149Ай бұрын
Awesome to see these fantastic freight trains!
@CoasterFan2105Ай бұрын
Thanks for watching!
@07GiddyupАй бұрын
As usual, excellence video and historical narrative!
@andrewmazzarini2742Ай бұрын
I'm a week late but I'm SO glad Train Talk's back! Do you take topic recommendations for episodes? If so, an episode on what Genesee and Wyoming is and why they own most of the shortlines in America would be a great topic
@samuelsalmonsen3944Ай бұрын
Enjoyed this!
@CoasterFan2105Ай бұрын
Glad to hear it!
@railfan104Ай бұрын
Great Video! I like the Montana Rail Link!
@CoasterFan2105Ай бұрын
Thanks! It was a really neat railroad!
@RFPAreaRailfannerАй бұрын
@@CoasterFan2105 Sure was!
@RFPAreaRailfannerАй бұрын
Awesome video! Keep it up man!
@CoasterFan2105Ай бұрын
Thank you! I will!
@MikasRealmАй бұрын
Amazing 😻
@CoasterFan2105Ай бұрын
Thanks!
@RailfanSamАй бұрын
Great video as always Mike!! I'm sad to see another railroad pend for the history books
@CoasterFan2105Ай бұрын
Thank you, Sam! I am too.
@HarborSubHughleyАй бұрын
Great video
@CoasterFan2105Ай бұрын
Thanks, Evan!
@HarborSubHughleyАй бұрын
@ No problem Mike
@KaissCoiffierАй бұрын
Cool vidéo ❤
@CoasterFan2105Ай бұрын
Thank you!
@zenontrainstrucks9433Ай бұрын
Great video!
@CoasterFan2105Ай бұрын
Many thanks!
@nigelslade5276Ай бұрын
From UK, have always like MRL, locomotives always looked well maintained and clean, very few smokers.
@CoasterFan2105Ай бұрын
They had some of the best painted locomotives of any railroad I've ever seen. I can't ever remember seeing a single one with fading or peeling paint.
@AJFreeman-oj4rpАй бұрын
Montana Rail Link had a nice livery.
@CoasterFan2105Ай бұрын
That it did!
@BuckeyesfanashostАй бұрын
Man not Montana Rail Link. To be honest it was my favorite class 2 railroad of all time and its livery is pretty recognizable. R.I.P Montana Rail Link 1987-2024 It sucks to see railroad’s like Montana rail link go away
@wolfgangpfeilergartenbahnd6530Ай бұрын
Hello Mike, an interesting video about the railroad companies that operate railroad services in Montana. Very nice pictures of the trains and landscapes. What types of locomotives are used. Thanks for the video and have a nice Sunday, best wishes from Germany.
@CoasterFan2105Ай бұрын
Many thanks, Wolfgang! Hope you had a nice weekend.
@FXE-4011Ай бұрын
Exelent
@CoasterFan2105Ай бұрын
Thanks!
@WVRailroadPapaАй бұрын
Veey nice video. I watched an interview of Darius Gaskins a couple of years ago who was the CEO of BN. It was his idea to lease the former NP to the Washington Group. Apparently he wanted to make changes to operations but the unions objected so the lines were leased.
@heatherjenkins1009Ай бұрын
I hope we'll still see MRL locomotives running around
@CoasterFan2105Ай бұрын
I hope they'll still be around for a while!
@dalekling7303Ай бұрын
You should do a train talk on the Great Lakes Central Railroad.
@CoasterFan2105Ай бұрын
That might be a topic for a future video!
@neilschwerdt349323 күн бұрын
Great video to watch 😊😊😊 from Neil schwerdt
@aidenandrako8908Ай бұрын
I have subscribed to your channel
@CoasterFan2105Ай бұрын
Thank you!
@seanmas7599Ай бұрын
I am going to miss this line and Amtrak silver star and capital limited for 1 or 2 years break
@Ovalaardvark433Ай бұрын
The parent company of MRL (the Washington companies) still has another railroad called Southern Railway of British columbia (SRY rail link)
@rdrogelАй бұрын
I hope that the 29 ex MRL SD70ACEs will be renumbered(either be patched or after repainting) to BNSF number(only 8720-8748 number range are vacant)
@vinceghioАй бұрын
I got to film it in Livingston in 2021
@CoasterFan2105Ай бұрын
Awesome!
@NathanPolicarpioАй бұрын
Hey mike guess what montana rail link was featured in the film monster trucks
@MrDgwphotosАй бұрын
The Clark Fork isn't a fork of the Columbia. It flows into Lake Pend Oreille, which drains into the Pend Oreille river, ending in the Columbia just north of the Canadian border.
@CoasterFan2105Ай бұрын
It is a tributary of the Columbia. I checked multiple times because I wasn't sure. volcanoes.usgs.gov/observatories/cvo/Historical/LewisClark/Maps/map_columbia_river_and_tributaries.shtml#:~:text=The%20mainstem%20of%20the%20Columbia,Fork%2C%20Snake%2C%20and%20Willamette
@dsma2023Ай бұрын
It's literally called Clark's Fork of the Columbia River. Always has been.
@africarocks_officialАй бұрын
So why did BNSF take over the main MRL line? I mean, don't they potentially have enough routes and locomotives to keep their system running?
@CoasterFan2105Ай бұрын
Most of the traffic over the MRL was BNSF traffic, so it simplifies their operation.
@MrDgwphotosАй бұрын
They are also working to upgrade the line, Marias Pass is overloaded.
@yankeesforlife24Ай бұрын
@@MrDgwphotosthey absolutely are not. Since the takeover Almost nothing infrastructure related has changed on the MRL. I would know I work on it. Honestly, there isn’t much they can upgrade. Heavy trains cant reach the max speed of 45 anyways due to the grade
@yankeesforlife24Ай бұрын
They were paying MRL per car load to move freight over rails they they owned. It was actually a Union busting move that backfired. BN hoped and expected to fail within the first 5 years and ask out of the lease. 37 years later BNSF got their tracks back
@tdgincАй бұрын
Is it just me or do those train Hortons sound like the trains you hear in the movies
@CoasterFan2105Ай бұрын
They have a lot of Nathan P3 and P5 horns, which have been used a number of times as sound effects.
@tdgincАй бұрын
@ got it so it’s not just me tripping
@XavierTheRailfanner_Ай бұрын
Man MRL was such a good railroad. Shame BNSF took them over.
@CoasterFan2105Ай бұрын
It was pretty neat!
@LowerbcspotterАй бұрын
why do they look like the SRY train in BC canada?
@yankeesforlife24Ай бұрын
Bc Denis Washington owned both railroads. He still owns SRY
@Joe-d7m6kАй бұрын
Now that it's back to BNSF-- wonder how long it will take for BNSF to start screwing up the customers, and causing loss of business. Happens every time a BIG RR takes over a smaller, shortline.
@yankeesforlife24Ай бұрын
@@Joe-d7m6kthey already have. They’ve told every customer not to expect the same level of service that they received from the MRL
@lizggil123Ай бұрын
Imagine Bnsf makes a mrl heritage unit
@Railfan_AustinАй бұрын
We have one rail link left, sry, Southern railway of bc, It also has mrl paint schemes.
@tracksidebcproductionsofficialАй бұрын
If all those GP9's are in storage, why not send them to SRY Rail Link (Southern Railway of British Columbia)?
@CoasterFan2105Ай бұрын
I think ownership of all the locomotives was transferred over the BNSF as part of the deal. They'd probably have to work out a sales or lease agreement with SRY if the GP9s were to be sent there.
@Among_us3.028 күн бұрын
@@CoasterFan2105well ok…..
@УкрзалізницяфанАй бұрын
In 2025 I will go to USA to California in July but my mother needs to keep working if I want to go on a vacation in July
@killerbees177Ай бұрын
This is the first train talk episode in a long time. What gives?
@user-wh4wm3mw7lАй бұрын
Why do American trains have "noses" at the front of the locomotives but European, for example, don't?
@CoasterFan2105Ай бұрын
A large part of the reasoning is crash protection - it's a built in crumple zone that can absorb energy in the event of a collision.