This crusty old Motive Power F45 relic is used as an engine test bed at the company's Boise facility.

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Motive Power's SW1 shop switcher shuffles around a couple of new gensets being built for ADM.

The beautifully restored Boise Depot basks in late evening sun. Note at far right,there is another photographer at work. I will admit, the other photogs subject may be more appealing than the tra... (more)

Rusty freight car and locomotive trucks sit in front of an odd stash of locomotives at the Motive Power shops. From left to right are Genset demonstrator 244, ACE 3101, a primed MP36PH-3C under a... (more)

This new GATX ultra-low emissions MP14B switcher has arisen anew from the ruins of an ex-CN SW1200RS.

An unusual 8 wheel trackmobile prepares to shove a new GO MP40 into the paint shop.

These new MARC locomotives are ready to roll. (When MARC decides to accept them, that is.)

UTA 18 sits on display at the Boise depot.

It's all MARC at this end of MotivePower's locomotive stash. A dispute between MoPo and MARC has left MARC's three delivered MP36's out of service and the rest of the order piling up in Boise. M... (more)

Motive Power's latest offering for MARC.

UTA #11 poses in the sun prior to being pushed into Motive Power for maintenance work.

A warm evening glow radiates from the flanks of Union Pacific's beautiful Boise, Idaho depot. Construction of the Spanish Mission-style building was completed in 1925, featuring a grand boulevard ... (more)