RailPictures.Net Photo: UP 951 Union Pacific EMD E9(A) at Lyons Ferry, Washington by M. S. Repp

Community Response

Locomotive Details

Location/Date of Photo


Views: 23,689 Favorited: 164
Since added on July 12, 2012

+ Add to Favorites

+ Subscribe

+ Add to Photo Album

+ Post a Photo Comment

» Union Pacific (more..)
» EMD E9(A) (more..)

» Joso Bridge
» Lyons Ferry, Washington, USA (more..)
» July 11, 2012

Locomotive No./Train ID

Photographer

» UP 951 (more..)
» UP SSKEU (more..)

» M. S. Repp (more..)
» Contact Photographer · Photographer Profile

Remarks & Notes

Soaring high above the Snake River, Union Pacific's 150th Anniversary Passenger Special rolls over the impressive Joso Viaduct at a cautious 10 MPH. The Joso Viaduct built in 1912 is 3920 feet long and 240 feet above the high water mark of the Snake River and replaced a rather circuitous route between Hinkle and Spokane through the Palouse region of southeastern Washington. Even though this three unit, eight car train is respectable in size for today's standard of passenger trains, it seems dwarfed in scale by the immensity of the bridge. The last regularly scheduled passenger train to operate on this line was the diminutive and aptly named "City of Hinkle," and would be so impressed to witness the scene above.

Photo Comments (16)

User Photo Albums Containing this Photo (7)

+ Add to Album

Classic Cab Units Album created by member arthur mills	Album Views: 191,885
Photos of North America's favorite First Generation locomotives. EMD, ALCO, Baldwin; essentially anything that represents the OG wide cab diesel locomotive

Spectacular Railroad Bridges Album created by member John Russell	Album Views: 277,478
Trains on soaring trestles and scenic viaducts around the world. The best from over 20,000 bridge shots!

Above The Rails Album created by member John Russell	Album Views: 292,001
Aerial and high vantage point train photography.

Cab Units Album created by member Nathan Richters	Album Views: 413,982
The best that the Streamlined Era had to offer, brought together in one handy album. Includes EMD, Alco, Baldwin, F-M, and GE - plus a few surprises.

UP's Scenic Ayer Subdivision Album created by member Sean Kelly	Album Views: 14,950
A collection of my and others' photos on the Ayer Sub from Spokane, WA to Hinkle, OR.

客运快列 Album created by member ydn8701	Album Views: 17,619

Round Noses Album created by member LeeK	Album Views: 55,514

Add to Photo Album or Get Your Own Photo Album

EXIF Data for this photo: [What's this?]

No header data found for this image.

Photo Copyright © 2012 M. S. Repp. All Rights Reserved. Photo Usage Policy
This website Copyright © 2002-2025. All Rights Reserved.