Montana Rail Link, Inc. (MRL) is an FRA Class II regional railroad that has been partnering with businesses for twenty five years to ship their freight across Montana, the nation and the globe. The MRL system consists of more than 900 miles of track in the states of Montana, Idaho and Washington; connects with BNSF Railway; and handles more than 410,000 carloads annually.

MRL is one of the independently operated Washington Companies, founded by Montana industrialist Dennis R. Washington. As the nation's eighth largest railroad, it is headquartered in Missoula, Montana and is privately held.

Montana Rail Link connects with the Burlington Northern & Santa Fe Railway (BNSF) at Laurel and Garrison, Montana as well as Spokane, Washington. It connects with the Union Pacific Railroad at Sandpoint, Idaho. The majority of MRL’s main line is single track with passing sidings and is controlled by Centralized Traffic Control from the Transportation Center in Missoula. The railroad is one of two operating within the Washington Companies. The other, Southern Railway of British Columbia (SRY Rail Link), is also a Class II based in New Westminster, B.C., Canada.

The PS2 3 Bay High Side Covered Hopper was developed in response to the success of the Low Side 4427 PS-2CD, the distinctive High Side Hopper made it’s appearance in late 1966.

Built specifically with the Wheat and Corn market in mind, the High Side out sold the previous model reaching sales in excess of 13,000 units and could be found all over North America. 

This Pacific Western Rail Systems exclusive Montana Rail Link 4-Pack features a blue car with white lettering, red & white "Montana Rail Link" lettering, and the older style 2-Bar logo.

Features:

• Limited one time production run of these 4 road numbers
• Micro-Trains trucks and couplers
• Accurate painting and printing with correct road numbers for each paint schemd
• Blue Paint Scheme with "Montana Rail Link" Lettering and the 2-Bar Logo
• Blue bottom, blue trucks
• Black couplers and wheels
• With no yellow reflective tape
• Road Numbers 4045, 4049, 4046 and 4048
• Cars will feature light weathering to reflect real world appearance

Reservations Due By: January 31, 2015

Expected Release: June 2015

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