CENTRAL MONTANA
Montana Strip Farm - Energy Old and New
Canvas Painting

Harlowton, Montana in Wheatland County Montana is a farming community.  Outside of the city are Modern day Wind Farms and visible  Electric poles.  Till 1974 electric played a unique role in the railroad conduit.  It was here that diesel or steam locomotives, entering the Milwaukie Road system, were  hooked up to electric locomotives to continue their journey to Avery, Idaho. 

As Montana gears up to export it's great renewable energy, wind, the NorthWestern Energy company ( in tandem with the Montana States Transmission Intertie) tackles the task of integrating new electric power sources and transmission pathways to ones already in existence.