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