Heavy on the Mustard Please!

This past Winter Montana received an enormous amount of precipitation, mostly in the form of snow of course. Many places had over 150% of normal snow pack. This has been followed by quite a bit of rain this spring. The result has been localized flooding, including in the Helena Valley. Another result is a profusion of Wild Mustard in area fields.

Eastbound empty coal gets a roll out of East Helena to start the climb up Winston Hill.
Seeing lots of Executive MACs on coal trains, but always trailing.

Local landmark on the East side of the Helena Valley is Spokane Butte which is a Sapphire bearing formation.

Train was up to about 45mph as the DPU passed.

A storm brews over the Elkhorns.

EB manifest at Tobin. This is a great place to see Deer.

Lately, KCS has replaced Norfolk Southern as the most frequently seen foreign power.

Helpers cut-in, throttling up at Head Lane.

That mysterious exhaust box.