Butte U.S.A. - Part 1

Berkeley Pit, Tuesday from the overlook, admission $2.00. Little did I know that the same day in Washington D.C. Montana Senator John Tester was grilling EPA Administrator  Scott Pruitt on possible budget cuts for Superfund sites:
http://www.kxlh.com/story/35764002/buttes-berkeley-pit-grabs-spotlight-in-washington-hearing

Water has the acidity of cola or lemon juice.
For information on the cleanup go here:
http://www.krtv.com/story/29093467/berkeley-pit-plan-to-treat-pit-water-must-be-ready-by-2019

Puts me in mind of Georgia O'Keefe

Old warehouse near the former GN yard.

National Biscuit Company Was Here

The Great Northern Depot

Probably take another half mil to refurbish it.

My first attempt at a shot of the engine facility.
The SD70Macs were out of town when I first checked earlier in the afternoon, but had returned by around 6 p.m., so assumed they had made a turn to Garrison.

It was an active weather day with heavy thundershowers.

Part 2 - The Mining Museum and Deer Lodge

Best Railroad Publicity Photo Ever?

Blacktail, Montana - Horseshoe Curve on Marias Pass

I hiked in to this spectacular curve in 1982, but all of those trees you see in the inside of the curve had grown up just a tad. I was there in September so was able to enjoy the recompense of filling my belly with ripe huckleberries, which grow in abundance on this slope.

Lively World of Great Northern

Big Sky Blue and no hint of the Cascade Green wave to come.

Great Northern Safety Film from 1940

"More Civilized Electric Locomotives"

Great Northern Z 1 Class Westinghouse Boxcab 5004 

Great Northern Y 1 Class General Electric Boxcab 5016