Altamont Press Discussion Board

05-15-2023 - 10:35

Dale Jones

1. 300 Railroads of Montana Original Color Slide Collection for Sale

I am selling a large portion of my Railroads of Montana color slide collection. For sale are 300 slides of my original slides taken 25 to 30-years ago from Montana. The colors are clear, and foc
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07-03-2022 - 10:32

Kyle

2. Re: Location Quiz

The exMLW trackage in Butte was switched by the Montana Western which has now reverted back to BNSF Copper Div. Central Montana Rail runs the exMLW Northern Branch based out of Denton and
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12-04-2021 - 11:31

Roscoe

3. Re: Guardian: Late-season wildfire rips through Montana farming town [Denton]

Grain was trucked to the shuttle loader at Moore
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12-03-2021 - 10:36

grain dust bunny

4. Re: Guardian: Late-season wildfire rips through Montana farming town [Denton]

CMR is doing a lively business with repair work. Some in the shop and some out in the field. It appears the shops were saved, but some aluminum coal cars stored next to the elevators were melted. Also
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12-02-2021 - 22:53

Rasputin

5. Re: Guardian: Late-season wildfire rips through Montana farming town [Denton]

There are missile silos all over that area. There is one SW of Denton on the road from Stanford which appears to be a remote not maned silo and one SE of Denton. I have not been close to the SE one so
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12-02-2021 - 21:18

Rasputin

6. Re: Guardian: Late-season wildfire rips through Montana farming town [Denton]

Last time I was in Denton both the elevators where locked and condemned. There is a very large Loop loader on the BNSF close to where the CMR interchanges at Moccasin. I think most of the Grain to rai
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12-02-2021 - 19:20

George Andrews

7. Re: Guardian: Late-season wildfire rips through Montana farming town [Denton]

Wondering if Central Montana RR is (was ? ) doing business at any of those grain elevators ???
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12-02-2021 - 19:06

WebDigger

8. Guardian: Late-season wildfire rips through Montana farming town [Denton]

"A late-season wildfire that came amid unseasonably warm weather and was pushed by strong winds ripped through a tiny central Montana farming town overnight, burning 24 homes and four grain elevators
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10-07-2020 - 12:29

Roscoe

9. Re: Central Montana Railroad (new video)

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04-11-2020 - 16:36

Pdxrailtransit

10. Re: Miles City Montana on Google Earth

trackwalker Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > An aside, I scanned several locations after > looking at Miles City scrolling across Montana. > Tank car storage on the
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04-11-2020 - 16:01

trackwalker

11. Re: Miles City Montana on Google Earth

An aside, I scanned several locations after looking at Miles City scrolling across Montana. Tank car storage on the CMR in the photos is in same location at Denton and Moccasin as it was three years a
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09-29-2014 - 09:18

Kyle

12. CMR

Billings Gazette published a feature on a speeder run along CMR out of Denton, MT yesterday. Here's the link. If these don't work type in billingsgazette.com and scrool down the page for the link.
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02-19-2013 - 19:36

Kyle

13. Central Montana Rail Photo Freight

Looks like Jay sold out day one and the railroad said a day two is an option. See also the J. Fanz link below. Really nice photos from the September trip. Contact Jay direct if you're interested. -
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02-05-2013 - 05:33

Kyle

14. Re: Central Montana Rail - June Photo Freight

Not a lot of creature comforts out there. In fact Denton no longer has a gas station. Sage Creek Trestle should make up for any lost sleep on a sorry motel mattress or sleeping bag.
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02-02-2013 - 13:00

Kyle

15. Central Montana Rail - June Photo Freight

Please be advised that comfort on this trip is not a priority. Dynamic western railroad photography is. The weather is unpredictable in this region but one thing is certain you will see rattle snak
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11-02-2012 - 15:17

Dale Jones

16. Annoucing Release of 2013 Railroads of Montana Calendar

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09-27-2012 - 12:14

Justin Franz

17. Central Montana photo freight

Last weekend, 20 photographers invaded the small town of Denton, Montana for a photo freight on the Central Montana Rail, Inc., organized by railfan Jay Lentzner. The consist included CMR No. 1814, a
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12-09-2011 - 05:25

Dale Jones

18. Let's Try Again - 2012 Railroads of Montana Calendar Free Download Ready Now

Let's try this again....I'd like to announce to all on the Altamont Discussion Board - the free download of my 2012 Railroads of Montana calendar I apologize for the trouble I had with my old web
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11-29-2011 - 10:12

Dale Jones

19. 2012 Railroads of Montana Calendar Free Download Available Now

Announcing to all on the Altamont Discussion Forum By clicking on the link below: http://www.railroads-of-montana.com/ And clicking on the 2012 Railroads of Montana Calendar at the Home Page
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09-26-2009 - 19:40

Espee99

20. Trainnews volume 2 - issue 237

Trainnews - volume 2 - issue 237 - 09/26/09 Notice - Trainnews is looking for more news worthy and hostoric photos, Please send them to trainnews@att.net. Remember the caption so that others can te
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08-26-2008 - 20:00

Larry W. Grant

21. Railroad Newsline for Wednesday, 08/27/08

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06-09-2007 - 04:25

Larry W. Grant

22. Railroad Newsline for Saturday, 06/09/07

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05-04-2007 - 01:12

Larry W. Grant

23. Railroad Newsline for Friday, 05/04/07

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