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2020 Railroads of Montana Calandars Are Here!
Author: Dale Jones
Date: 01-18-2020 - 09:52
They are finally here!
It's been seven years since the last Railroads of Montana calendars were available. The 2020 12-month calendar has all the aspects of previous years. Ride through decades of colorful scenes in striking full color photographs, highlighting such railroads as the Burlington Northern, BNSF, Central Montana Rail, MRL, the Alder Gulch Railroad and the rarely seen Canadian Pacific/Burlington Northern connection at Sweetgrass, MT/Coutts, AB. Plus scores of significant dates in Montana transportation history, including dozens of railroad logo's reproduced for your enjoyment.
This is a limited-edition calendar - when they are gone...they're gone!
All calendars will be numbered and autographed, $15.97 plus shipping
Get yours today at [railroads-of-montana.com]
BTW - the early 2000’s calendars were $13.95...so a two-dollar increase in twenty years is not too bad
Here are the captions for each month
Cover - BNSF Westbound on “Johnston’s Curve” at Belton with Glacier National Park in the background.
January - A BNSF employee inspects a switching move on a frigid December 1998 day at Medicine Lake on the Scobey/Plentywood Line.
February - On the 1920s Great Northern Kootenai River line relocation near Troy, BNSF No. 4852 exits east portal of Tunnel No. 6 in July 1999
March - The Alder Gulch Railroad 30” gauge 2-8-0 No. 12 and a Plymouth 20-Ton comprise the entire roster at Virginia City, May 27, 2001.
April - Three BNSF GE “Dash-9’s” ease a westbound downgrade at Twin Bridges along the Middle Fork of the Flathead River - July 2001.
May - In 1995, Central Montana Rail hosted film crews producing the movie “Broken Arrow” based from Kingston near Lewistown.
June - Heritage “Empire Builder” locomotive colors, the East Glacier Park station and Rocky Mountain Lupines highlight Great Northern history.
July - Montana Rail Link formed in 1987 from predecessor railroads is Montana’s “Hometown “railroad based here in Missoula.
August - A BNSF Westbound exits Tunnel #4 along the Middle Fork of the Flathead River east of Belton and Glacier National Park.
September - On September 16, 1998, eastbound BNSF SD70ACe No. 9285 overtakes GMTX SD60 No. 9004 near Forsyth.
October - Canadian Pacific SD40-2 No. 5832 passes Coutts, AB to Sweetgrass, MT at the only International rail crossing in Montana, circa 1985.
November - At one time, Montana Rail Link had over eighty SD45’s roaming the system - in 2000, these three units ply the rails of Mullan Pass.
December - In 1986, Burlington Northern Business Car “Yellowstone River” is seen attached to the Eastbound Amtrak’s Empire Builder at Essex.
Special Features - Keith Blount’s comprehensive map of all railroads in Montana past and present. Also included is a four-panel series of the snowsheds of Marias Pass.
Stay tuned - my "Retro" The Great Northern Railway’s Kettle Falls Branch – Spokane to Kettle Falls [all Great Northern images]...28-page full-color booklet will be available February 1st! I'll post a release note when they're back from the printer.
It's been seven years since the last Railroads of Montana calendars were available. The 2020 12-month calendar has all the aspects of previous years. Ride through decades of colorful scenes in striking full color photographs, highlighting such railroads as the Burlington Northern, BNSF, Central Montana Rail, MRL, the Alder Gulch Railroad and the rarely seen Canadian Pacific/Burlington Northern connection at Sweetgrass, MT/Coutts, AB. Plus scores of significant dates in Montana transportation history, including dozens of railroad logo's reproduced for your enjoyment.
This is a limited-edition calendar - when they are gone...they're gone!
All calendars will be numbered and autographed, $15.97 plus shipping
Get yours today at [railroads-of-montana.com]
BTW - the early 2000’s calendars were $13.95...so a two-dollar increase in twenty years is not too bad
Here are the captions for each month
Cover - BNSF Westbound on “Johnston’s Curve” at Belton with Glacier National Park in the background.
January - A BNSF employee inspects a switching move on a frigid December 1998 day at Medicine Lake on the Scobey/Plentywood Line.
February - On the 1920s Great Northern Kootenai River line relocation near Troy, BNSF No. 4852 exits east portal of Tunnel No. 6 in July 1999
March - The Alder Gulch Railroad 30” gauge 2-8-0 No. 12 and a Plymouth 20-Ton comprise the entire roster at Virginia City, May 27, 2001.
April - Three BNSF GE “Dash-9’s” ease a westbound downgrade at Twin Bridges along the Middle Fork of the Flathead River - July 2001.
May - In 1995, Central Montana Rail hosted film crews producing the movie “Broken Arrow” based from Kingston near Lewistown.
June - Heritage “Empire Builder” locomotive colors, the East Glacier Park station and Rocky Mountain Lupines highlight Great Northern history.
July - Montana Rail Link formed in 1987 from predecessor railroads is Montana’s “Hometown “railroad based here in Missoula.
August - A BNSF Westbound exits Tunnel #4 along the Middle Fork of the Flathead River east of Belton and Glacier National Park.
September - On September 16, 1998, eastbound BNSF SD70ACe No. 9285 overtakes GMTX SD60 No. 9004 near Forsyth.
October - Canadian Pacific SD40-2 No. 5832 passes Coutts, AB to Sweetgrass, MT at the only International rail crossing in Montana, circa 1985.
November - At one time, Montana Rail Link had over eighty SD45’s roaming the system - in 2000, these three units ply the rails of Mullan Pass.
December - In 1986, Burlington Northern Business Car “Yellowstone River” is seen attached to the Eastbound Amtrak’s Empire Builder at Essex.
Special Features - Keith Blount’s comprehensive map of all railroads in Montana past and present. Also included is a four-panel series of the snowsheds of Marias Pass.
Stay tuned - my "Retro" The Great Northern Railway’s Kettle Falls Branch – Spokane to Kettle Falls [all Great Northern images]...28-page full-color booklet will be available February 1st! I'll post a release note when they're back from the printer.
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 2020 Railroads of Montana Calandars Are Here! |
Dale Jones | 01-18-2020 - 09:52 |