UP's Pocatello to Eastport manifest departs Nampa, ahead of an incoming storm, the third to hit the area in the past three days. A pair of CP GEs bracket a CN unit, showing that the two Canadian r... (more)
Early evening sunlight is casting long shadows over the green hills and rocky canyons of southern Idaho. 4 GE units lug intermodal containers up Medbury Hill, the last train in daylight on this pe... (more)
BNSF 7451 leads a fleet of westbounds off the Hi-Line onto the Funnel on a beautiful summer morning. Sandpoint is currently a major bottleneck for BNSF with the MRL junction and the single track o... (more)
A westbound intermodal rounds the curve into Kuna, the lead unit sporting mismatched numberboards.
BNSF 6039 leads an eastbound empty coal train along Denton Slough, part of Lake Pend Oreille on Montana Rail Link near Denton, east of Hope. The train is headed for Missoula for its next crew chan... (more)
A larger view of the PotlatchDeltic mill in St. Maries, ID. In the foreground, there is a small yard where the crew stages cars for the mill. In the morning they will pull loads out, spot the empt... (more)
The Gooding Local heads eastbound out of Nampa.
The closest I will ever get to shooting the Milwaukee Road is. Photographing two ex Milwaukee GP9's on a former Milwaukee Branch. The sun is low on the horizon as the two GP9's 101 and 102 venture... (more)
A Pend Oreille Valley freight heads east over Trickle Creek near Wrencoe, Idaho on its way from Newport, WA to Sandpoint, ID where it will interchange traffic with BNSF. The line is Great Northern... (more)
A westbound manifest rolls into Nampa with a faded AC4400CW in 25 year old paint on point.
An eastbound manifest rolls through Caldwell with an upgraded SD60 in tow.
Things are still very green from a wet spring. UP 7699 navigates south eastern Idaho with a couple of SD70M's and a stack train.
Little Joe E70 is lead helper for Milwaukee Road westbound hot-shot 171 West at Stetson, ID. The road freight that originated in Chicago will soon arrive in Avery, where it will change crews. Also... (more)
A rare Sunday edition of the Gooding Local heads eastbound past Cole Rd crossing.
UP 8816 and 5152 are nearing the town of Lava Hot Spings, Idaho with a eastbound manifest. On a very wintry January 2nd.
