Havre to Great Falls Line
Farming and the Missouri River are the dominating features of this scenic secondary main line. All the way from Havre to Fort Benton, the tracks run mostly straight over flat farming land, cutting through endless grain fields. There are several small towns along this part of the line, all mostly shipping huge amounts of grain and cattle over the Great Northern.
The southern half of the line, however, is characterized by the tremendous Missouri River canyon. The rails wind along dusty cliffs for most of the time, Fort Benton is the only major town in this part of the line. However, prepare for a very scenic ride! It is altogether different from Marias Pass, but nonetheless stunningly beautiful. Lots of custom terrain textures help recreating this nowadays mostly closed line.
At the end of the line you will get to the city the Great Northern built: Great Falls, MT. Several lines meet here: the Sweet Grass line to the northwest, the line from Havre, and the lines from Billings and Helena. Besides the G.N., the Milwaukee Road also built into the city, but the G.N. dominates everything. At Great Falls, you will find a big yard, several industries, and a beautiful passenger depot.
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Fort Assiniboine, MT
Laredo, MT
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Chappell, MT
Teton, MT
Liscum, MT
Fort Benton, MT
Portage and Sheffels, MT
Rainbow, MT
Great Falls, MT
Back to TopFort Assiniboine, MT |
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 Fort Assiniboine, Mt. View from north.
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 Fort Assiniboine, Mt. View from south.
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Back to TopLaredo, MT |
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 Laredo, Mt. View from north.
 Laredo, MT. View from south.
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 Laredo, Mt. On the way to Fort Assiniboine (eastbound).
 Laredo, Mt. Prairie.
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Back to TopBig Sandy, MT |
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 Big Sandy, Mt. Main Street.
 Big Sandy, MT. Main Street.
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 Big Sandy, Mt. Passenger depot.
 Big Sandy, Mt. Southbound train leaving.
 Big Sandy, Mt. View from South.
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 Chappell, Mt. Bird's eye view.
 Chappell, MT. Confluence of Marias and Teton into Missouri River.
 Chappell, Mt. General overview.
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 Chappell, Mt. Lots of detailed scenery and animated objects!
 Chappell, Mt. Grain elevators.
 Chappell, Mt. The platform.
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Back to TopTeton, MT |
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 Teton, Mt. View of the flagstop.
 Teton, Mt. The tunnel between the Teton and Missouri River valleys.
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 Teton, Mt. Scenic View.
 Teton, Mt. Scenic View.
 Teton, Mt. Scenic View.
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 Liscum, Mt. View of the small settlement.
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 Liscum, Mt. The long curve.
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Back to TopFort Benton, MT |
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 Fort Benton, Mt. Approaching the station on a southbound train.
 Fort Benton, Mt. Aerial wiew of the station.
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 Fort Benton, Mt. Night view of the station.
 Fort Benton, Mt. View across the tracks towards the town.
 Fort Benton, MT. In winter.
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Back to TopPortage and Sheffels, MT |
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 Portage, Mt.
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 Sheffels, Mt.
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Back to TopRainbow, MT |
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 Rainbow, Mt. Great Northern Rainbow Falls Bridge, Rainbow Dam in background.
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Back to TopGreat Falls, MT |
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 Great Falls, Mt. Interchange of Great Northen (right) and Milwaukee Road (left).
 Great Falls, Mt. Great Falls flour mills.
 Great Falls, Mt. More flour mills.
 Great Falls, Mt. Residential district west of the Missouri.
 Great Falls, Mt. Industrial district north of the city.
 East Great Falls, Mt. Lumber Mill.
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 Great Falls, Mt. Eastward view onto Great Northern Passenger Depot.
 Great Falls, Mt. Great Northern Missouri River bridge.
 Great Falls, Mt. Great Northern Shops.
 Great Falls, Mt. Great Northern and Milwaukee Road (left) Depots.
 Great Falls, Mt. Great Northern Yard.
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(Please note: All pictures shown on this site are resized screenshots from the route in Microsoft Train Simulator. All you can see here will be in the route you can eventually download!)
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