Union Pacific has delivered a monstrous train to the Eastern Idaho Railroad in Rupert. To give you an idea, UP brought the cars in with six locomotives from the main line at Minidoka, Idaho down t... (more)
I drove over to Burley, Idaho. with the hope of seeing a Eastern Idaho Railway train. I lucked out and stumbled upon a train. They were using a Helm leasor HLCX 3835. They are a Watco (WAMX) owned... (more)
EIRR's Rupert Job works the yard in northeast Rupert, putting out a hefty amount of smoke behind a pair of ex-Amtrak GP40s. The leader was built for NYC in the 1960s.
BNSF 8026 poses at Homestead Rd., just west of Granite, ID. The train is parked on the BNSF funnel double track and will soon be overtaken by another westbound grain train. There appeared to be no... (more)