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Pictures of MRL 290
 
Owner: Montana Rail Link
Model:Rebuilt EMD SDP40-2XRBuilt As:GN 321 (SDP40)
Serial Number:31593Order No:7870
Frame Number:7870-2Built:5/1966
Notes:blt 5/66 as GN 321
Other locos with this serial:  BN 6395(SDP40) BN 9851(SDP40) MRL 290(SDP40-2XR)
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Pullin'
Title:  Pullin'
Description:  Got a lnog train to get moving
Photo Date:  6/19/2011  Upload Date: 6/23/2011 8:14:49 PM
Location:  Paradise, MT
Author:  Richard Olson
Categories:  Scenic,Yard,Station,Action
Locomotives:  MRL 261(SD40-2XR) MRL 290(SDP40-2XR)
Views:  223   Comments: 0
Evening Gas Local
Title:  Evening Gas Local
Description:  Meatball Express
Photo Date:  6/19/2011  Upload Date: 6/23/2011 8:19:23 PM
Location:  Plains, MT
Author:  Richard Olson
Categories:  Scenic
Locomotives:  MRL 290(SDP40-2XR) MRL 261(SD40-2XR)
Views:  212   Comments: 0
My favorite shot
Title:  My favorite shot
Description:  Wished it turned out a bit cleaner though.
Photo Date:  6/19/2011  Upload Date: 6/23/2011 8:20:24 PM
Location:  Plains, MT
Author:  Richard Olson
Categories:  Scenic
Locomotives:  MRL 290(SDP40-2XR) MRL 261(SD40-2XR)
Views:  209   Comments: 0
Title: 
Description: 
Photo Date:  7/5/2011  Upload Date: 7/10/2011 10:26:45 PM
Location:  Missoula, MT
Author:  Austin Jacox
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  MRL 290(SDP40-2XR)
Views:  308   Comments: 0
MRL 290
Title:  MRL 290
Description: 
Photo Date:  7/5/2011  Upload Date: 7/10/2011 10:26:20 PM
Location:  Missoula, MT
Author:  Austin Jacox
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  MRL 290(SDP40-2XR)
Views:  374   Comments: 0
MRL 290
Title:  MRL 290
Description:  MRL 290
Photo Date:  8/18/2011  Upload Date: 1/18/2021 7:48:22 PM
Location:  Missoula, MT
Author:  J Fischer
Categories:  Roster,Yard
Locomotives:  MRL 290(SDP40-2XR)
Views:  130   Comments: 0
MRL 290
Title:  MRL 290
Description:  MRL 290
Photo Date:  8/18/2011  Upload Date: 1/18/2021 7:49:03 PM
Location:  Missoula, MT
Author:  J Fischer
Categories:  Roster,Yard
Locomotives:  MRL 290(SDP40-2XR)
Views:  121   Comments: 0
MRL 127
Title:  MRL 127
Description:  MRL 127 at the site of the Missoula roundhouse
Photo Date:  8/20/2011  Upload Date: 1/5/2014 8:29:30 PM
Location:  Missoula, MT
Author:  J Fischer
Categories:  Roster,Yard,Station
Locomotives:  MRL 127(GP9) MRL 290(SDP40-2XR) MRL 251(SD40-2XR)
Views:  308   Comments: 0
MRL 290
Title:  MRL 290
Description:  MRL 290
Photo Date:  8/20/2011  Upload Date: 1/5/2014 8:32:51 PM
Location:  Missoula, MT
Author:  J Fischer
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  MRL 290(SDP40-2XR)
Views:  203   Comments: 0
MRL 290
Title:  MRL 290
Description: 
Photo Date:  9/23/2011  Upload Date: 9/27/2011 11:00:59 PM
Location:  Helena, MT
Author:  LON COONE
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  MRL 290(SDP40-2XR)
Views:  955   Comments: 5
URL 290
Title:  URL 290
Description:  Recent Repaint
Photo Date:  9/23/2011  Upload Date: 9/27/2011 11:23:23 PM
Location:  Helena, MT
Author:  LON COONE
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  MRL 290(SDP40-2XR)
Views:  310   Comments: 0
The only SDP40-2XR
Title:  The only SDP40-2XR
Description:  A side shot of the ex Great Northern SDP40, That now supports Montana Rail Link's newest scheme
Photo Date:  3/17/2013  Upload Date: 7/10/2013 10:33:58 PM
Location:  Laurel, MT
Author:  Nick Wood
Categories:  Roster,Yard
Locomotives:  MRL 290(SDP40-2XR)
Views:  292   Comments: 0
MRL 290
Title:  MRL 290
Description: 
Photo Date:  6/11/2013  Upload Date: 6/22/2013 8:31:12 PM
Location:  Belgrade, MT
Author:  Bob Keenan
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  MRL 290(SDP40-2XR)
Views:  159   Comments: 0
Rail Link SDP 290
Title:  Rail Link SDP 290
Description: 
Photo Date:  8/31/2014  Upload Date: 9/8/2014 5:11:35 PM
Location:  Missoula, MT
Author:  Richard Olson
Categories:  Roster,Yard
Locomotives:  MRL 290(SDP40-2XR)
Views:  163   Comments: 0
Sitting around house
Title:  Sitting around house
Description: 
Photo Date:  8/31/2014  Upload Date: 9/8/2014 5:13:26 PM
Location:  Missoula, MT
Author:  Richard Olson
Categories:  Yard
Locomotives:  MRL 329(SD45-2) MRL 290(SDP40-2XR)
Views:  246   Comments: 0
MRL 290
Title:  MRL 290
Description: 
Photo Date:  8/31/2014  Upload Date: 9/8/2014 5:14:12 PM
Location:  Missoula, MT
Author:  Richard Olson
Categories:  Roster,Yard
Locomotives:  MRL 290(SDP40-2XR)
Views:  418   Comments: 1
MRL 290
Title:  MRL 290
Description:  MRL 290 shows off her SDP40 carbody while working tg help a coal train over Bozeman Pass. She was originally GN 321.
Photo Date:  12/1/2015  Upload Date: 12/1/2015 9:27:48 PM
Location:  Livingston, MT
Author:  Mike Woodruff
Categories: 
Locomotives:  MRL 290(SDP40-2XR)
Views:  237   Comments: 0
Arriving in Almira
Title:  Arriving in Almira
Description:  The train slows to a stop, to make a few pick ups.
Photo Date:  4/29/2016  Upload Date: 5/2/2016 1:13:26 PM
Location:  Almira, WA
Author:  Matt Farnsworth
Categories: 
Locomotives:  MRL 290(SDP40-2XR) WRIX 8702(SD40T-2)
Views:  425   Comments: 1
Switching on a Cliff
Title:  Switching on a Cliff
Description:  Switching on a cliff is how the engineer describes the sidings at the grain elevators in Almira. There is a steep grade that goes all the way through town.
Photo Date:  4/29/2016  Upload Date: 5/2/2016 1:13:35 PM
Location:  Almira, WA
Author:  Matt Farnsworth
Categories: 
Locomotives:  MRL 290(SDP40-2XR)
Views:  273   Comments: 2
Departing Almira
Title:  Departing Almira
Description: 
Photo Date:  4/29/2016  Upload Date: 5/2/2016 1:13:42 PM
Location:  Almira, WA
Author:  Matt Farnsworth
Categories: 
Locomotives:  MRL 290(SDP40-2XR) WRIX 8702(SD40T-2) WRIX 9129(C40-8)
Views:  668   Comments: 2
Bottom of Rattlesnake Grade
Title:  Bottom of Rattlesnake Grade
Description:  Just east of Almira the line goes up a short but fairly steep grade.
Photo Date:  4/29/2016  Upload Date: 5/2/2016 1:13:48 PM
Location:  Almira, WA
Author:  Matt Farnsworth
Categories: 
Locomotives:  MRL 290(SDP40-2XR) WRIX 8702(SD40T-2) WRIX 9129(C40-8)
Views:  447   Comments: 1
Crossing Corbett Draw Road
Title:  Crossing Corbett Draw Road
Description:  The crews trusty "blacky" SUV waits for the train to pass.
Photo Date:  4/29/2016  Upload Date: 5/2/2016 1:14:02 PM
Location:  Almira, WA
Author:  Matt Farnsworth
Categories: 
Locomotives:  MRL 290(SDP40-2XR)
Views:  266   Comments: 1
Top of Rattlesnake Grade
Title:  Top of Rattlesnake Grade
Description:  Just about to pass under US2.
Photo Date:  4/29/2016  Upload Date: 5/2/2016 1:14:16 PM
Location:  Govan, WA
Author:  Matt Farnsworth
Categories:  Scenic
Locomotives:  MRL 290(SDP40-2XR) WRIX 8702(SD40T-2) WRIX 9129(C40-8)
Views:  578   Comments: 2
Top of Rattlesnake Grade
Title:  Top of Rattlesnake Grade
Description:  Just about to pass under US2.
Photo Date:  4/29/2016  Upload Date: 5/2/2016 1:14:22 PM
Location:  Govan, WA
Author:  Matt Farnsworth
Categories:  Scenic
Locomotives:  MRL 290(SDP40-2XR) WRIX 8702(SD40T-2) WRIX 9129(C40-8)
Views:  695   Comments: 2
Under US2
Title:  Under US2
Description:  Headed for a crew change at Govan, visible in the distance.
Photo Date:  4/29/2016  Upload Date: 5/2/2016 1:14:29 PM
Location:  Govan, WA
Author:  Matt Farnsworth
Categories: 
Locomotives:  MRL 290(SDP40-2XR) WRIX 8702(SD40T-2) WRIX 9129(C40-8)
Views:  791   Comments: 1
MRL 290
Title:  MRL 290
Description:  A former Great Northern SDP40 built in 5/1966 as GN 321.
Photo Date:  10/5/2016  Upload Date: 10/31/2016 2:07:30 AM
Location:  Livingston, MT
Author:  Matthew Liptak
Categories: 
Locomotives:  MRL 290(SDP40-2XR)
Views:  148   Comments: 0
BNSF and MRL helpers head west
Title:  BNSF and MRL helpers head west
Description: 
Photo Date:  10/5/2016  Upload Date: 10/31/2016 8:31:29 PM
Location:  Hoppers, MT
Author:  Matthew Liptak
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BNSF 8016(ES44C4) MRL 4407(SD70ACe) MRL 290(SDP40-2XR) MRL 4315(SD70ACe)
Views:  236   Comments: 0
MRL 290
Title:  MRL 290
Description:  290 was built 5/1966 as Great Northern SDP40 #321.
Photo Date:  10/5/2016  Upload Date: 10/31/2016 8:51:31 PM
Location:  Hoppers, MT
Author:  Matthew Liptak
Categories: 
Locomotives:  MRL 290(SDP40-2XR)
Views:  146   Comments: 0
MRL 4315, 290, and 4407
Title:  MRL 4315, 290, and 4407
Description:  290 is a former GN SDP40.
Photo Date:  10/5/2016  Upload Date: 10/31/2016 11:34:11 PM
Location:  Livingston, MT
Author:  Matthew Liptak
Categories: 
Locomotives:  MRL 4315(SD70ACe) MRL 290(SDP40-2XR) MRL 4407(SD70ACe)
Views:  141   Comments: 0
MRL 4407, 290, & 4315
Title:  MRL 4407, 290, & 4315
Description: 
Photo Date:  10/5/2016  Upload Date: 11/1/2016 9:26:12 AM
Location:  Livingston, MT
Author:  Matthew Liptak
Categories: 
Locomotives:  MRL 4407(SD70ACe) MRL 290(SDP40-2XR) MRL 4315(SD70ACe)
Views:  156   Comments: 0
MRL 4315, 290, and 4407
Title:  MRL 4315, 290, and 4407
Description: 
Photo Date:  10/5/2016  Upload Date: 11/1/2016 9:37:51 AM
Location:  Livingston, MT
Author:  Matthew Liptak
Categories: 
Locomotives:  MRL 4315(SD70ACe) MRL 290(SDP40-2XR) MRL 4407(SD70ACe)
Views:  200   Comments: 1
MRL 4407
Title:  MRL 4407
Description:  It's hard to find a pure MRL train/consist with the overhead BNSF traffic, but they do occur. Here we see an eastbound with an eclectic mix of EMD power including ACe's, GP35s and the one of a kind SDP40 rebuild #290.
Photo Date:  6/17/2017  Upload Date: 7/4/2017 7:11:39 PM
Location:  Muir, MT
Author:  Joe Hill
Categories: 
Locomotives:  MRL 4407(SD70ACe) MRL 290(SDP40-2XR)
Views:  331   Comments: 1
MRL 402
Title:  MRL 402
Description: 
Photo Date:  6/17/2017  Upload Date: 7/4/2017 7:15:43 PM
Location:  Muir, MT
Author:  Joe Hill
Categories: 
Locomotives:  MRL 402(GP35) MRL 403(GP35) MRL 4405(SD70ACe) MRL 290(SDP40-2XR)
Views:  444   Comments: 1
BNSF 9230 MRL 4405 290 4407
Title:  BNSF 9230 MRL 4405 290 4407
Description: 
Photo Date:  9/30/2017  Upload Date: 10/3/2017 12:35:44 AM
Location:  Livingston, MT
Author:  Bob Keenan
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  BNSF 9230(SD70ACe) MRL 4405(SD70ACe) MRL 290(SDP40-2XR) MRL 4407(SD70ACe)
Views:  316   Comments: 0
MRL 290
Title:  MRL 290
Description: 
Photo Date:  9/30/2017  Upload Date: 10/3/2017 12:46:59 AM
Location:  Livingston, MT
Author:  Bob Keenan
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  MRL 290(SDP40-2XR)
Views:  173   Comments: 0
MRL 290
Title:  MRL 290
Description: 
Photo Date:  9/30/2017  Upload Date: 10/3/2017 12:45:55 AM
Location:  Livingston, MT
Author:  Bob Keenan
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  MRL 290(SDP40-2XR)
Views:  211   Comments: 0
MRL 4401 Helper 1
Title:  MRL 4401 Helper 1
Description: 
Photo Date:  10/2/2018  Upload Date: 12/2/2018 1:55:16 PM
Location:  Livingston, MT
Author:  Der Langsame
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  MRL 4401(SD70ACe) MRL 290(SDP40-2XR) MRL 4400(SD70ACe)
Views:  150   Comments: 0
MRL 290
Title:  MRL 290
Description:  Built May 1966 as GN 321.
Photo Date:  10/2/2018  Upload Date: 12/2/2018 1:55:22 PM
Location:  Livingston, MT
Author:  Der Langsame
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  MRL 290(SDP40-2XR)
Views:  52   Comments: 0
MRL 4401 Helper 1
Title:  MRL 4401 Helper 1
Description: 
Photo Date:  10/2/2018  Upload Date: 12/2/2018 1:58:14 PM
Location:  Hoppers, MT
Author:  Der Langsame
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  MRL 4401(SD70ACe) MRL 290(SDP40-2XR) MRL 4400(SD70ACe)
Views:  205   Comments: 0
MRL 4400
Title:  MRL 4400
Description: 
Photo Date:  10/2/2018  Upload Date: 12/2/2018 1:58:17 PM
Location:  Hoppers, MT
Author:  Der Langsame
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  MRL 290(SDP40-2XR) MRL 4401(SD70ACe) MRL 4400(SD70ACe)
Views:  249   Comments: 0
MRL 4401 Helper 1
Title:  MRL 4401 Helper 1
Description: 
Photo Date:  10/2/2018  Upload Date: 12/2/2018 1:59:21 PM
Location:  Muir, MT
Author:  Der Langsame
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  MRL 4400(SD70ACe) MRL 4401(SD70ACe) MRL 290(SDP40-2XR)
Views:  188   Comments: 0
MRL 4401 Helper 1
Title:  MRL 4401 Helper 1
Description: 
Photo Date:  10/2/2018  Upload Date: 12/2/2018 2:06:19 PM
Location:  Bozeman, MT
Author:  Der Langsame
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  MRL 4401(SD70ACe) MRL 290(SDP40-2XR) MRL 4400(SD70ACe)
Views:  187   Comments: 0
MRL 402
Title:  MRL 402
Description: 
Photo Date:  2/9/2019  Upload Date: 2/21/2019 4:01:07 PM
Location:  Livingston, MT
Author:  Andrew Tuttle
Categories: 
Locomotives:  MRL 402(GP35) MRL 290(SDP40-2XR) MRL 4400(SD70ACe) MRL 4401(SD70ACe)
Views:  421   Comments: 1
BNSF9863, MRL4405, MRL290 and MRL4407
Title:  BNSF9863, MRL4405, MRL290 and MRL4407
Description: 
Photo Date:  6/30/2019  Upload Date: 8/12/2019 11:14:27 AM
Location:  Livingston, MT
Author:  Peter Short
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BNSF 9863(SD70MAC) MRL 4405(SD70ACe) MRL 290(SDP40-2XR) MRL 4407(SD70ACe)
Views:  399   Comments: 1
BNSF 6540 DPU
Title:  BNSF 6540 DPU
Description:  Built January 2013.
Photo Date:  5/27/2020  Upload Date: 9/30/2020 10:28:07 PM
Location:  Hoppers, MT
Author:  Der Langsame
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  BNSF 6540(ES44C4) MRL 4401(SD70ACe) MRL 290(SDP40-2XR) MRL 4404(SD70ACe)
Views:  164   Comments: 0
MRL 4401 Helper 2
Title:  MRL 4401 Helper 2
Description:  Built July 2013.
Photo Date:  5/27/2020  Upload Date: 9/30/2020 10:28:16 PM
Location:  Hoppers, MT
Author:  Der Langsame
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  MRL 4401(SD70ACe) MRL 290(SDP40-2XR) MRL 4404(SD70ACe)
Views:  167   Comments: 0
MRL 290
Title:  MRL 290
Description:  Built May 1966 as GN 321.
Photo Date:  5/27/2020  Upload Date: 9/30/2020 10:28:25 PM
Location:  Hoppers, MT
Author:  Der Langsame
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  MRL 290(SDP40-2XR)
Views:  138   Comments: 0
MRL 4404 Helper 2
Title:  MRL 4404 Helper 2
Description:  Built April 2014.
Photo Date:  5/27/2020  Upload Date: 9/30/2020 10:28:33 PM
Location:  Hoppers, MT
Author:  Der Langsame
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  MRL 4404(SD70ACe) MRL 290(SDP40-2XR) MRL 4401(SD70ACe) BNSF 6540(ES44C4)
Views:  193   Comments: 0
MRL 4404 Helper 2 (2)
Title:  MRL 4404 Helper 2 (2)
Description:  5th Street at 2048.
Photo Date:  5/27/2020  Upload Date: 9/30/2020 10:30:09 PM
Location:  Livingston, MT
Author:  Der Langsame
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  MRL 4404(SD70ACe) MRL 290(SDP40-2XR) MRL 4401(SD70ACe)
Views:  495   Comments: 0
MRL 290
Title:  MRL 290
Description:  MRL 290 is ex-BN 6395, exx-BN 9851, nee-GN 321, one of only six SDP40s built for US railroads.
Photo Date:  5/7/2022  Upload Date: 5/13/2022 9:38:35 PM
Location:  Muir, MT
Author:  Mike Woodruff
Categories: 
Locomotives:  MRL 290(SDP40-2XR)
Views:  446   Comments: 3

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