Like many of the towns in this part of Montana, Hobson is a small town of several hundred residence and contains the usual things like a small grocery store, a restaurant, and of course grain elevators! These are classic wooden elevators that haven’t seen any paint for some time so they make for a great backdrop.
Sadly I’ve passed through Hobson dozens of times on my way to other places but have never photographed there. On this trip the 9000 ton (.9 HPT) Laurel-Shelby was moving slow enough that I was able to photograph it outside of Judith Gap and make it into Hobson with enough time to set up.
M-LAUSHM at Hobson
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