UP Nampa Sub

UP-7695 & UP-2001 lead an eastbound stack train through the signals at Hammett, Idaho

UP-7646 leads this westbound manifest along the banks of the Snake River at Glenns Ferry, Idaho on a nice winters day.

UP-5634 leads an eastbound manifest at 2100 Road near Gooding, Idaho

UP-5619 leads an eastbound manifest through the curves along the Snake River near King Hill, Idaho.

UP-3741 and a running mate rest after completing thier days work at Gooding, Idaho under storm ridden skies. The sun popped out just long enough to form a rainbow and light up the facm UP 3741.

A westbound Union Pacific stack train heads into a flame red western sky as it passes through Bliss, Idaho.

UP-1996 the SP Heritage#unit leads a westbound manifest past the old water tower at MP-351, Bliss, Idaho

In this B/W converted scene we see UP-5354 West with a long string of autoracks preparing to assult the grade up Medbury Hill/Reverse on the UP Nampa Sub

UP-8627 leads a westbound stacker under threatening skies and a rainbow at MP-351, Bliss, Idaho

Caught this westbound stack train with plenty of priority boxcars as well as autoracks just as the sun was going down.

UP-7617 leads a fast moving stack train past the water tank at MP-351, Bliss, Idaho with lots of head end beer cars.

Running at track speed, UP-7392 charges westbound with  K-line stack train at MP-351, Bliss, Idaho.

UP-6905 leads a westbound High & Wide movement at MP-319 east of Shoshone, Idaho

The H&W movement is seen passing the old station at Shoshone, Idaho

The H&W movement is seen going away at Bryant Road just west of Shoshone, Idaho

The H&W movement is seen taking the siding at the Grain Facility near Gooding, Idaho

Close view of the H&W load and the 20 axel depressed center flat car used to transport it.

After very slowly clearing the mainline, the H&W train is seen on the grain facility tracks in the broadside view.

In this B&W conversion, UP-4256 and a running mate head into the storm cloud laden west at sunset passing MP-351, on the UP Nampa Sub at Bliss, Idaho

UP-5617 leads a slow moving westbound as it rounds the big curve along the Malad River west of Gooding, Idaho. Just ahead are two waiting eastbounds.

The 1st of two eastbounds in a row, UP-6577 accelerates from its stop at Fuller on the UP Nampa sub west of Gooding, Idaho.

UP-5629 leads an eastbound manifest around the big curve near the Malad River west of Gooding, Idaho.

UP-6954 and 2 running mates lead 3 MARC units (55, 64, 62) westbound along the Snake River at King Hill.

UP-5965 leads a CSX & 2 ex-SP units along the Malad River Gorge near Gooding, Idaho. On the rear is a UP unit and another ex-SP unit.

UP-5965 leads a CSX & 2 ex-SP units across the Malad River Bridge near Gooding, Idaho. 5/13/2011

UP-7732 leads a fast westbound stacker with lots of head-end beer cars past the Glanbia plant east of Gooding, Fdaho.

UP-7767 East with a stacker eases past the grain facility just east of Gooding, Idaho.

UP-5627 has this westbound mixed freight in hand as it races towards Gooding, Idaho.

UP-7666 and three running mates lead an eastbound mixed freight past the old water tower at Bliss, Idaho.

UP-8509, the rear DPU is seen pushing an eastbound mixed freight past the old water tank at Bliss, Idaho in this B/W conversion.

Next on the scene is this westbound ballast train with UP-4765 in the lead slowl...y coming on to the mainline in front of the tank at Bliss, Idaho.

With UP-5765 in the lead, this westbound loaded Soda Ash train eases past the house and the old water tank here at Bliss, Idaho.

Just as I was leaving for work this eastbound manifest came under the HY-30 overpass in Bliss. I got out ahead of him and captured this shot at 1700 Rd in Gooding, Idaho.

While waiting for an Officer Special to arrive, I captured this eastbound manifest at 2300 Rd just east of Gooding, Idaho.

Next in line was another eastbound mixed manifest with a new VRE unit in the consist at 2300 Rd, east of Gooding, Idaho.

1st train of a 3 train meet at the water tank at Bliss, Idaho, MP-350.5 on UP Nampa Sub

2nd train of a 3 train meet approaching the controlled siding at MP-350.5, Bliss, Idaho

After waiting for two eastbounds, this westbound mix finally gets the nod and accelrates out of the siding at MP-350.5, Bliss, Idaho

This mornings weather didnt hold much promise. Long about the time this westbound heavy-weight coal train appeared it was downright nasty. Still, you take your shots when you can get them. Here, UP-5591 and 2 running mates get the train moving out of the siding at Bliss, Idaho.

UP-8493 East leads a clean set of power with a mixed manifest in tow under the HY-30 overpass at MP-352, Bliss, Idaho

UP-6469 and an ex-SP cousin lead an eastbound Ore/Dirt train empty into the 1st ...big curve along the Snake River at Glenns Ferry, Idaho.

Slowly climbing the Medbury Hill grade, UP-4954 leads two other units and a mixed manifest westbound at MP-387, near Hammett, Idaho. The old OSL grade is seen in the bright green line across the lower portion of the photo. This line was replaced sometime in the early 1900s by the line the train is on now.

Taken from the old right-of-way, UP-4954 West meets UP-5626 East with a mixed m...anifest slowly descending the grade on Medbury Hill at MP-387, near Hammett, Idaho.

UP-4405 East leads an auto rack train downgrade at MP-387, Medbury Hill near Hammett, Idaho.

UP-8537 West leads a stack train up the grade at MP-387, Medbury Hil near Hammett, Idaho.

UP-7373 leads an eastbound stack train downgrade at MP-387, Medbury Hill near Hammett, Idaho.

Another of the constant parade of westbound loaded grain trains passes the old water tower at Bliss, Idaho.

UPs EC-4 takes the siding at Gooding, Idaho.

UP-8661 East with a mixed manifest at MP-351, Bliss, Idaho

UP-5481 West with a mixed manifest at MP-351, Bliss, Idaho