The deciduous trees are just beginning to show their autumn colors along Boyer siding just east of Sandpoint as a unit grain train rolls westward.
Passing beneath Highway 95, an eastbound Q train eases down the grade into Naples in preparation for a meet with a westbound manifest amidst a snowy North Idaho landscape.
A unit coal train kicks up powder along the chilly northern shore of Lake Pend Oreille in the Idaho Panhandle, nearing the end of its westward journey across MRL's 4th Subdivision.
This is why I love Idaho! On the day after Christmas, a westbound Centralia, WA-bound coal train rolls through a winter wonderland and over the frigid Clark Fork River just west of Colby on Montan... (more)
A 2x2 soda ash train lugs its way up to the west end of Reverse siding at a steady crawl. From here on west, the railroad levels out and it should be a relatively smooth run to Nampa.
The Cache Valley Local crosses the state line on its journey north from Logan, Utah to Preston, Idaho.
A short eastbound Z blasts through the dry powder at the east switch of Ramsey as a chilly November day draws to a close. The crew is just a few minutes into a long mostly nocturnal trip to Whitef... (more)
UP 7618 hauls a hot shot stack train westbound in southeast Idaho. This area is a just a great place to chase trains.
An empty unit coal train on its return journey to the Powder River Basin rockets blasts through the autumn foliage east of Kootenai, Idaho, having just begun its trek across Montana Rail Link a fe... (more)
With the fall colors at their height. Union Pacific 4943 and 4055 wind through Pebble, Idaho.
UP 4943 leads an eastbound manifest, through the volcanic terrain just west of McCammon in south eastern Idaho.
A set of the 20th anniversary units are switching the yard.
St. Maries River Railroad #102 crosses Pedee Creek on its way to the UP interchange in Plummer.
A rare sight: MRL SD70ACe's in Idaho! Despite Montana Rail Link's mainline extending nearly 40 miles into Idaho and then crews running another 50+ miles over BNSF trackage to Washington, it... (more)
