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| The blue flag and the derail are down, time for Helper 2 to depart for Helena Jct. |
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| Its been a trend lately for there to be five unit helper sets with an SD40-2XR in the consist. |
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| Out at Helena Jct., an EB coal empty waits for clearance into Helena Yard. |
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| Coal empties proceed east, as the LM pulls in to add the helper. |
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| Coal empties proceed east, as the LM pulls in to add the helper. |
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| Making the cut. |
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| Helper pulls up with the second half of the train. Note the image quality fall off with the digital zoom. |
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| "Eighty Pounds" - Time to depart west. |
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| And yet another assault on Mullan Pass begins. |
MRL has been operating their local traffic trains as the LM, ML, SM, and MS for years now.* Typical power is two SD70ACes.
* LM Laurel - Missoula
ML Missoula - Laurel
SM Spokane - Missoula
MS Missoula - Spokane
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