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Bus Tour
Loading the bus for one of our tours. Rocky Gibbs photo. |
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Great Falls Depot I
The north end of the former MILW depot in Great Falls MT. Rocky Gibbs photo. |
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Great Falls Depot II
The south end of the former MILW depot in Great Falls MT. Rocky Gibbs photo. |
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Great Falls Depot III
A broader view of the former Great Falls depot. |
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Great Falls Depot IV
Our members gather for a group photo in front of the depot. Rocky Gibbs photo. |
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Group Photo I
Group photo in front of the former MILW depot in Great Falls MT. Rocky Gibbs photo. |
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Group Photo II
Another view of our group in front of the depot. rocky Gibbs photo. |
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Geraldine I
The fromer MILW depot at Geraldine MT is now a community center. Rocky Gibbs photo. |
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Geraldine II
Another view of the Geraldine depot with our bus in front of it. Rocky Gibbs photo. |
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Red Coulee I
The Red Coulee bridge on the North Montana Line. We are looking south. Rocky Gibbs photo. |
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Red Coulee II
The Red Coulee bridge looking west. Art Jacobsen photo. |
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Red Coulee III
The Red Coulee bridge looking northeast. Art Jacobsen photo. |
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Red Coulee IV
A somewhat different northeast view. Art Jacobsen photo. |
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Red Coulee V
Another view looking west. Art Jacobsen photo. |
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Red Coulee VI
Red Coulee bridge looking west by northwest. Art Jacobsen photo. |
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Red Coulee VII
This shows the short wooden trestle on the west end of the bridge. It is deteriorating substantially. Our 2005 MilWest Treasurer, Mike Faletti, is on the bicycle. Art Jacobsen photo. |
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Belt Creek Spur I
This view look east across Red Coulee to the Belt Creek spur and the west portal of Tunnel VI. Art Jacobsen photo. |
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Belt Creek Spur II
Former loading platforms adjacent to the spur track, These were for local wheat farmers to dump their grain into railroad cars. Art Jacobsen photo. |
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Belt Creek Spur III
A view looking east northeast to the Belt Creek Spur. Art Jacobsen photo. |
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Tunnel VI
The west portal of Tunnel VI. Art Jacobsen photo. |
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Belt Creek
This view looks southwest towards the loading platforms on the Belt Creek Spur. Art Jacobsen photo. |
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Pilings
Remnants of a former pile trestle. Art Jacobsen photo. |
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Belt Creek
A view from inside Tunnel VI looking west. Art Jacobsen photo. |
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MP178
The pole has the MP178 sign still on it. In the upper left corner one can see the "Amphitheater." Art Jacobsen photo. |
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MP178 II
Again, the pole at MP178. Art Jacobsen photo. |
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MP178 III
Looking east we see the pole and the west portal of Tunnel III. Art Jacobsen photo. |
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Tunnel III
The east portal of Tunnel III. Art Jacobsen photo. |
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Amphitheater
Looking at the "Amphitheater." Art Jacobsen photo. |
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Lat Spike
This flat area was the site of the driving of the last spike on the North Montana Line. Art Jacobsen photo. |
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Tunnel IV
This is the east end. The railroad had "daylighted" the tunnel some years before operations ceased, but left the concrete lining in place. Art Jacobsen photo. |
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Tunnel IV II
The west portal of the tunnel. Art Jacobsen photo. |
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Belt Creek Bridge I
A view of the Belt Creek bridge. Art Jacobsen photo. |
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Belt Creek Bridge II
This view looks east northeast. Art Jacobsen photo. |
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Tunnel V I
A view of the west portal. Art Jacobsen photo. |
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Tunnel V II
A view of the east portal. The tunnel was named Belt Creek Tunnel V when built. The 2005 MilWest Secretary, Kyle Carlson is on the bicycle. Art Jacobsen photo. |
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Tunnel VI
A view of the east portal. This tunnel was named Red Coulee Tunnel VI when built. Art Jacobsen photo. |
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