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Montana Rail Link is a Federal Railroad Administration Class II regional railroad that operates more than 900 miles of track throughout Montana, Idaho and Washington. The company maintains a fleet in excess of 120 locomotives and 2,100 freight cars. Its railway connects with the Burlington Northern & Santa Fe Railway at Laurel and Helena, Mont., and Spokane, Wash.; the Montana Western Railway at Garrison, Mont.; and the Union Pacific Railroad at Sandpoint, Idaho. Montana Rail Link s roundhouse facility in Livingston, Mont., offers inspections, maintenance and repairs. The company also has a variety of locomotives available for lease. It was established in 1883 as part of Northern Pacific s transcontinental railroad. Montana Rail Link is a privately held unit of the Washington Group of Companies.

The Washington Companies are a group of individual companies in which Montana businessman Dennis R. Washington holds controlling ownership position. Each company displays an individually cultured and managed professional team that is guided by separate Boards of Directors. The Washington Companies have grown and diversified by focusing on core industries in six primary sectors: rail transportation, marine transportation, construction and mining, heavy equipment sales, aviation technology and real estate development. All of the companies are privately held and collectively generate revenues approaching $1 billion (US). The Washington Companies are headquartered throughout the United States and western Canada and conduct business internationally.

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