| Home | Railroads | Facility | Location | Frequencies |
| Montana | ||||
| Belton | BNSF former GN | Johnson's Curve | Unpaved road near end of Belton Stage Rd | BNSF 160.920 |
| Amtrak | Scenic location of many Great Northern | west of US Rt 2 | ||
| 25+ trains daily | Promotional Photos | Lat N48° 28.303' Lon W114° 00.969' | ||
| No restrooms | High ground clearance vehicle | |||
| Restaurants and convenience store on | recommended | |||
| Old Rt 2 1/2 mile south of Belton | ||||
| Stage Rd | ||||
| Bozeman | MRL 2nd Sub | Bozeman Trail/Fort Ellis Historical Marker Pulloff | Frontage Rd 1 3/4 miles east of I-90 Exit 309 | MRL 160.355 |
| Unknown number of trains | Scenic view with mountains in background and | Lat N45° 40.1205' Lon W110° 58.5221' | ||
| you can frame the picture with the trail marker | ||||
| Restaurants and convenience stores | ||||
| are 2 miles west | ||||
| Browning | BNSF former GN | Lewis & Clark Camp Disappointment Monument | Location Confirmation Needed | BNSF 160.920 |
| Amtrak | Scenic photo location with the monument in | Map | ||
| 25+ trains daily | the foreground and the mountains at Glacier | |||
| National Park in the background | ||||
| East Glacier | BNSF former GN | Multiple locations in Glacier | Glacier National Park | BNSF 160.920 |
| Essex | Amtrak | National Park are accessible from | Possible Admission and parking | |
| Pinnacle | 25+ trains daily | St Rt 2. | fees at some National Park | |
| West Glacier | locations. | |||
| Map | ||||
| Cut Bank | BNSF former GN | Cut Bank Trestle | Lewis and Clark Trail (US Rt 2) between | BNSF 160.920 |
| Amtrak | McDonalds and Pizza Hut Restaurants | 1st St and Main St | ||
| 25+ trains daily | both have a clear view of the trestle | Lat N48° 38.365' Lon W112° 20.390' | ||
| 2nd and 3rd floot rooms in the Super 8 | ||||
| Motel have a view of the trestle | ||||
| East Glacier | BNSF former GN | Two Medicine Bridge | Forest Service Road off end of Midvale St | BNSF 160.920 |
| Amtrak | High trestle crossing Two Medicine | east of Park Dr (St Rt 49) | ||
| 25+ trains daily | River | Lat N48° 27.263' Lon W113° 12.609' | ||
| No restrooms | ||||
| East Glacier | BNSF former GN | Midvale Creek Trestle | US Rt 2 between Park Dr (St Rt 42) and | BNSF 160.920 |
| Amtrak | No restrooms | Trestle Trail. | ||
| 25+ trains daily | Lat N48° 26.378' Lon W113° 13.173' | |||
| Essex | BNSF former GN | Izaak Walton Inn | Izaak Walton Rd at US Rt 2 | BNSF 160.920 |
| Amtrak | Rooms with view of tracks | Lat N48° 16.824' Lon W113° 36.631' | ||
| 25+ trains daily | Caboose Cabins | |||
| Pedestrian Overpass | ||||
| 406-888-5700 | ||||
| Great Falls | BNSF former GN | Rivers Edge Trail | Multiple access points | BNSF 161.160 |
| Amtrak | View of BNSF bridge crossing | Map | ||
| 25+ trains daily | the Missouri River | |||
| The trail runs over 13 miles from | Don't miss the former MILW depot (now | |||
| Giant Springs State Park south | a privately owned business) on Central | |||
| to Broadwater | Ave at the Missouri River | |||
| No restrooms, street parking | ||||
| Restaurants and convenience | ||||
| stores nearby | ||||
| A Railroad Museum is to be started at | ||||
| the Montana Expo Park in Great Falls. | ||||
| Unknown if this is close to the railroad. | ||||
| More details will be posted when they | ||||
| are available. | ||||
| Havre | BNSF former GN | 7th Avenue Bridge | 7th Ave between Main St and 1st St N | BNSF 161.100 |
| Amtrak | View of yard and diesel shop | Lat N48° 33.262' Lon W109° 40.305' | ||
| 25+ trains daily | GN 2584 4-8-4 Steam Locomotive on | |||
| display at the Amtrak Station | ||||
| Restaurants on US Rt 2 | ||||
| Libby | BNSF former NP | Big Bend RV Park | State Rt 37 13 miles east of Libby | BNSF 161.160 |
| Tent and RV camping | Map | |||
| View of BNSF across the Kootenai River | Location Confirmation Needed | |||
| Livingston | MRL former NP | Depot Rotary Park | Park St (US Rt 89) at 2nd St 1 1/2 miles | MRL 160.395 |
| Unknown number of trains | Livingston Depot Center | north of I-90 Exit #333 | ||
| Park next to museum in former NP | Lat N45° 39.703' Lon W110° 33.768' | |||
| Depot | ||||
| Restaurants nearby | ||||
| Lothrop | MRL former NP 4th District | South Side Road and Bible Road parallel | Bible Ln west of Petty Creek Rd | MRL 160.395 |
| Unknown number of trains | the MRL with a clear view | South Side Rd east of Petty Creek Rd | ||
| Note: Bible Ln apears to become a private | at I-90 Exit 77 | |||
| road appx 1 1/4 miles west of Petty Creek | Lat N46° 59.4301' Lon W114° 26.8082' | |||
| Road. I have not been able to confirm or | ||||
| deny this. | ||||
| Missoula | MRL former NP 4th District | Park located next to former Northern | Railroad St at Higgina Ave | MRL 160.395 |
| Unknown number of trains | Pacific Depot | Lat N46° 52.517' Lon W113° 59.520' | ||
| Restaurants and convenience stores | ||||
| nearby | ||||
| Missoula | MRL former NP 4th District | East Broadway Street parallels the MRL for appx | E Broadway St between N Old Van Buren St | MRL 160.395 |
| Unknown number of trains | 1 1/2 miles with multiple places to pull off with | and N Easy St | ||
| a clear view of the tracks | Lat N46° 51.7747' Lon W113° 57.7888' | |||
| Restaurants and convenience stores | ||||
| nearby | ||||
| Missoula | MRL former NP 4th District | Pedestrian Overpass | Between Railroad St W at Owen St and | MRL 160.395 |
| Unknown number of trains | View of the east end of the MRL yard | N 1st St W at Grand Ave | ||
| Street Parking | Lat N46° 52.6884' Lon W113° 59.8133' | |||
| Restaurants and convenience stores | ||||
| nearby | ||||
| Missoula | MRL former NP 10th District | Pulloff | US Rt 93 3 3/4 miles north or I-90 Ext 96 | MRL 160.395 |
| Unknown number of trains | View of MRL Marrant Trestle | Lat N47° 0.2092' Lon W114° 7.3868' | ||
| Space for just one car | ||||
| Stay on the road - the trestle is on private | ||||
| property | ||||
| Noxon | MRL former NP | Kaniksu National Forest | Railroad Rd 3 miles north of Klakken Rd | MRL 160.950 |
| Unknown number of trains | View of MRL 8-span Deck | off Sr Rt 200 | ||
| Girder Bridge crossing the | Lat N48° 01.245' Lon W115° 50.407' | |||
| Clark Fork River | ||||
| Paradise | MRL former NP | Park and Playground | Railroad Ave | MRL 160.950 |
| Unknown number of trains | located next to former NP Depot | Lat N47° 23.440' Lon W114° 48.264' | ||
| Unknown facilities | ||||
| Paradise to | MRL former NP | Lolo National Forest | St Rt 135 between I-90 Exit #33 and St | MRL 160.950 |
| St Regis | Unknown number of trains | Multiple Scenic Views of MRL | Rt 200 | |
| following the Clark Fork River | Overview Map | |||
| Forest Service Pass may be | Map 2 | |||
| required to access some areas | ||||
| Pompey's Pillar | BNSF former NP | Pompey's Pillar Visitor's Center | 2nd St at Cane St off Custer Frontage | BNSF 161.160 |
| Unknown number of trains | Scenic view of BNSF with | appx 2 1/2 miles east of I-94 Exit #23 | ||
| Pompey's Pillar National Monument | Lat N45° 59.481' Lon W107° 57.122' | |||
| in the background | ||||
| Skyline | MRL former NP | Helena National Forest | Austin Mullan Pass Rd (Forest Service Rd | MRL 160.950 |
| Unknown number of trains | View of curved Skyline Trestle | 1805) appx 9 miles west of Birdseye Rd | ||
| An overhead view of the trestle | in Helena MT | |||
| can be had with a long hike | Lat N46° 38.809'Lon W112° 18.058' | |||
| on established trails | Map 2 | |||
| Mullan Pass is appx 3/4 mile | Stay off the tracks. Forest Service Rangers | |||
| west of the trestle | patrol the area between the trestle and | |||
| No restrooms | Mullan Pass and will arrest you for trespassing | |||
| Summit | BNSF former GN | Restaurant in former GN Depot | US Rt 2 | BNSF 160.920 |
| Amtrak | Lat N48° 19.162' Lon W113° 21.206' | |||
| 25+ trains daily | Confirmation Needed | |||
| Troy | BNSF former GN | Kootenai Falls County Park | US Rt 2 15 miles west of Libby MT, 8 to | BNSF 161.280 |
| Amtrak | Scenic view of railroad at the | 10 miles east of Troy | ||
| 25+ trains daily | Kootenai River | Lat N48° 27.190' Lon W115° 45.890' | ||
| Restrooms, picnic area, hiking | ||||
| trails, swinging pedestrian | Quote from Trainorders.com with | |||
| bridge crossing the river. | directions to the viewing area for the tracks | |||
| Other viewing areas may exist in the | ||||
| Kootenai National Forest area. Please | ||||
| let me know of any you find so that I can | ||||
| document them. | ||||
| Whitefish | BNSF former GN | Stumptown Historical Society | 500 Depot St between Kalispell Ave | BNSF 161.250 |
| Amtrak | Museum/Passenger Depot | and Central Ave. | BNSF 160.425 | |
| 25+ trains daily | Park next to the depot | Lat N48° 24.814' Lon W114° 20.082' | BNSF 160.620 | |
| Picnic tables | BNSF 160.665 | |||
| Restrooms in the depot when | Restored GN NW3 on display at depot | BNSF 161.130 | ||
| open. | Stoltz Lumber Co Shay #1 on display in | BNSF 161.490 | ||
| Nearby bridge on Wisconsin Ave | Columbia Falls Town Park 8 miles east | |||
| provides overview of Whitefish | ||||
| Yard. | ||||
| Several restaurants and | ||||
| convenience stores nearby. | ||||
| Skiing and many other tourist | ||||
| attractions nearby. | ||||