About 24 hours earlier, this SDP40R was in Laurel, being setup as the third unit on the "LM" freight. It seems the unit may have been in Laurel for either a checkup or for repairs. The LM set the unit out in Livingston and, today, it is being used in helper service on Bozeman Pass.
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Montana Rail Link takes quite a bit of pride in their motive power. Manned helper used to assist in the climb over Bozeman Pass and Mullan Pass can wind up extremely dirty. But MRL regularly washes their helper units in Livingston (Bozeman Pass) and Helena (Mullan Pass), keeping them looking shiny clean.
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This is one of several SD70ACes that is currently based out of Livingston Yard and is used in manned helper service on Bozeman Pass. It seems that MRL has been pleased with the new units from EMD, as they started with 16 units and have recently expanded that to 25.
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This coal train was given to MRL with three units on the point and a single DPU on the end. That probably offers around 1.04 HPT (horsepower per ton), which isn't enough to get the train over Bozeman Pass. To keep the train from stalling out. MRL added manned helpers at Livingston Yard to assist. Now, the train has closer to 1.75 HPT, sufficient to get it over the pass...albeit slowly!
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During the four day trip my dad and I took to Montana and Wyoming, this was my favorite picture! A westbound BNSF coal train is charging up the eastern slope of Bozeman Pass. While this is a BNSF train, a Montana Rail Link crew is in control as the train climbs the 1.8%. Livingston Peak (9,295 feet above sea level) sits in the distance.
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9,295-foot-tall Livingston Peak stands tall in the distance on a beautiful August afternoon as a BNSF coal load works hard on the pull up the east side of Bozeman Pass.
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