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- Montana_Rail_Link abstract "Montana Rail Link (reporting mark MRL) is a privately held Class II railroad in the United States. MRL, which operates on trackage originally built by the Northern Pacific Railway, is a unit of the Washington Companies, and is headquartered in Missoula, Montana.The railroad runs between Huntley, Montana and Spokane, Washington, largely within Montana, and the main line passes through the towns of Missoula, Livingston, Bozeman, Billings, and Helena. Montana Rail Link connects with the BNSF on both ends and also in Garrison, Montana. The railroad has over 900 miles (1,400 km) of track, serves 100 stations, and employs approximately 1,000 personnel. The main yard is in Laurel, Montana, with smaller yards located in Missoula, Billings, and Helena.Montana Rail Link's present status and main line date back to 1987, when MRL under Missoula businessman Dennis Washington agreed to lease Burlington Northern's southern Montana main line between Sandpoint, Idaho and Huntley, Montana, near Billings. This spin-off was controversial as it happened during contract negotiations between Burlington Northern and the United Transportation Union. MRL workers are represented by various unions. Montana Rail Link trains operate between Billings, MT and Spokane, WA using trackage rights over BN successor BNSF Railway's tracks connecting those points. Montana Rail Link still uses cabooses, which are used to carry remote control switching equipment on Laurel switch engines. A significant number of MRL movements are actually BNSF trains, complete with locomotives, that MRL receives at one end of its track and forwards back to BNSF at the other end. MRL also operates trains of its own to gather and distribute local freight along its lines. Forest products and grain are primary commodities, and MRL also operates a special train, called the Gas Local, between Missoula and Thompson Falls, Montana, to bridge a gap in a long-distance gasoline pipeline.On September 8, 2005, Montana Rail Link took delivery of locomotive number 4300, the first of 16 new EMD SD70ACe locomotives. This is the first locomotive that the railroad has ordered new from a manufacturer, and it and the rest of the class are intended to replace aging SD40 and SD45 class locomotives on trains crossing the Rocky Mountains over the continental divide at Mullan Pass near Helena, Montana and Bozeman Pass near Bozeman, Montana.One of the most severe accidents in MRL history was the Helena Train Wreck of February 2, 1989, when 48 decoupled rail cars rolled into Helena, hit a parked work train, caught fire and exploded. While property damage was extensive, there was no loss of life.".
- Montana_Rail_Link thumbnail MRL_652_EMD_SD19-1.jpg?width=300.
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- Montana_Rail_Link wikiPageOutDegree "44".
- Montana_Rail_Link wikiPageRevisionID "666431769".
- Montana_Rail_Link wikiPageWikiLink 1989_Helena_Train_Wreck.
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- Montana_Rail_Link wikiPageWikiLink BNSF_Railway.
- Montana_Rail_Link wikiPageWikiLink Billings,_Montana.
- Montana_Rail_Link wikiPageWikiLink Bozeman,_Montana.
- Montana_Rail_Link wikiPageWikiLink Bozeman_Pass.
- Montana_Rail_Link wikiPageWikiLink Burlington_Northern.
- Montana_Rail_Link wikiPageWikiLink Burlington_Northern_Railroad.
- Montana_Rail_Link wikiPageWikiLink Caboose.
- Montana_Rail_Link wikiPageWikiLink Category:Companies_operating_former_Northern_Pacific_Railway_lines.
- Montana_Rail_Link wikiPageWikiLink Category:Idaho_railroads.
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- Montana_Rail_Link wikiPageWikiLink Category:Regional_railroads_in_the_United_States.
- Montana_Rail_Link wikiPageWikiLink Category:Spin-offs_of_the_Burlington_Northern_Railroad.
- Montana_Rail_Link wikiPageWikiLink Category:Washington_(state)_railroads.
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- Montana_Rail_Link wikiPageWikiLink Classification_yard.
- Montana_Rail_Link wikiPageWikiLink Continental_divide.
- Montana_Rail_Link wikiPageWikiLink Dennis_Washington.
- Montana_Rail_Link wikiPageWikiLink EMD_SD40.
- Montana_Rail_Link wikiPageWikiLink EMD_SD45.
- Montana_Rail_Link wikiPageWikiLink EMD_SD70ACe.
- Montana_Rail_Link wikiPageWikiLink EMD_SD70_series.
- Montana_Rail_Link wikiPageWikiLink Garrison,_Montana.
- Montana_Rail_Link wikiPageWikiLink Helena,_Montana.
- Montana_Rail_Link wikiPageWikiLink Huntley,_Montana.
- Montana_Rail_Link wikiPageWikiLink Idaho.
- Montana_Rail_Link wikiPageWikiLink Laurel,_Montana.
- Montana_Rail_Link wikiPageWikiLink Livingston,_Montana.
- Montana_Rail_Link wikiPageWikiLink Missoula,_Montana.
- Montana_Rail_Link wikiPageWikiLink Montana.
- Montana_Rail_Link wikiPageWikiLink Mullan_Pass.
- Montana_Rail_Link wikiPageWikiLink Northern_Pacific_Railway.
- Montana_Rail_Link wikiPageWikiLink Railroad_classes.
- Montana_Rail_Link wikiPageWikiLink Rocky_Mountains.
- Montana_Rail_Link wikiPageWikiLink Sandpoint,_Idaho.
- Montana_Rail_Link wikiPageWikiLink Spokane,_Washington.
- Montana_Rail_Link wikiPageWikiLink Union_Pacific.
- Montana_Rail_Link wikiPageWikiLink Union_Pacific_Railroad.
- Montana_Rail_Link wikiPageWikiLink United_States.
- Montana_Rail_Link wikiPageWikiLink United_Transportation_Union.
- Montana_Rail_Link wikiPageWikiLink Washington_(U.S._state).
- Montana_Rail_Link wikiPageWikiLink Washington_(state).
- Montana_Rail_Link wikiPageWikiLink Category:Companies_operating_former_Great_Northern_Railway_(U.S.)_lines%3C!--branch_to_Montana_City--%3E.
- Montana_Rail_Link wikiPageWikiLink File:MRL_boxcar.jpg.
- Montana_Rail_Link wikiPageWikiLinkText "MRL".
- Montana_Rail_Link wikiPageWikiLinkText "Montana Rail Link".
- Montana_Rail_Link hasPhotoCollection Montana_Rail_Link.
- Montana_Rail_Link hqCity Missoula,_Montana.
- Montana_Rail_Link imageCaption "MRL #652 EMD SD19-1, coupled between two Union Pacific engines.".
- Montana_Rail_Link locale Idaho.
- Montana_Rail_Link locale Montana.
- Montana_Rail_Link locale Washington_(U.S._state).
- Montana_Rail_Link locale Washington_(state).
- Montana_Rail_Link logoFilename "Montana rail link logo.jpg".
- Montana_Rail_Link marks "MRL".
- Montana_Rail_Link railroadName "Montana Rail Link".
- Montana_Rail_Link startYear "1987".
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- Montana_Rail_Link subject Category:Companies_operating_former_Northern_Pacific_Railway_lines.
- Montana_Rail_Link subject Category:Idaho_railroads.
- Montana_Rail_Link subject Category:Montana_railroads.
- Montana_Rail_Link subject Category:Regional_railroads_in_the_United_States.
- Montana_Rail_Link subject Category:Spin-offs_of_the_Burlington_Northern_Railroad.
- Montana_Rail_Link subject Category:Washington_(state)_railroads.
- Montana_Rail_Link subject Category:Companies_operating_former_Great_Northern_Railway_(U.S.)_lines%3C!--branch_to_Montana_City--%3E.
- Montana_Rail_Link type Company.
- Montana_Rail_Link type Company.
- Montana_Rail_Link type Railroad.
- Montana_Rail_Link type Spin-off.
- Montana_Rail_Link comment "Montana Rail Link (reporting mark MRL) is a privately held Class II railroad in the United States. MRL, which operates on trackage originally built by the Northern Pacific Railway, is a unit of the Washington Companies, and is headquartered in Missoula, Montana.The railroad runs between Huntley, Montana and Spokane, Washington, largely within Montana, and the main line passes through the towns of Missoula, Livingston, Bozeman, Billings, and Helena.".
- Montana_Rail_Link label "Montana Rail Link".
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- Montana_Rail_Link sameAs Q1404944.
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- Montana_Rail_Link wasDerivedFrom Montana_Rail_Link?oldid=666431769.
- Montana_Rail_Link depiction MRL_652_EMD_SD19-1.jpg.
- Montana_Rail_Link homepage www.montanarail.com.