CP 8810 is a class ES44AC and  is pictured in Reverse, Idaho, United States.  This was taken along the Nampa Subdivision on the Union Pacific Railroad. Photo Copyright: Jason Wilson uploaded to Railroad Gallery on 05/10/2024. This photograph of CP 8810 was taken on Tuesday, January 07, 2020. All Rights Reserved.
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Sunset On The Hill

By: Jason Wilson


Description

Sunset On The Hill - No day on the OSL in Idaho is complete without at least one shot from the Hill. The infamous hill known as Medbury Hill has stood as a long challenge for trains. It's a 1.5% climb for quite the distance from the Snake River valley below to the desert plateau standing above. At the top of the hill is CP 393 to CP392 which is a center siding known as Reverse, and for a very long time a set of timeless searchlight signals stood guard over this fabled section of railroad. This set now no longer stands, and all the remains is the photos of their glory and the stories they told. Not long after this photo was taken, would ground break on the new signal bridges and signals that would replace these, and from this moment onward time was running out. Here's CP 8810 leading then train MPCET with an entirely CP visitor line up as they thunder up the grade under a glorious beautiful Idaho January sunset.


Railroad

Union Pacific Railroad

Class

ES44AC

Road Number

CP 8810

Line/Subdivision

Nampa Subdivision

Location

Reverse, Idaho, United States

Date Taken

January 07, 2020

Date Uploaded

May 10, 2024

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Comments

Awesome photo Jason! Welcome to Railroad Gallery. Love the colors and consist!



Description

Sunset On The Hill - No day on the OSL in Idaho is complete without at least one shot from the Hill. The infamous hill known as Medbury Hill has stood as a long challenge for trains. It's a 1.5% climb for quite the distance from the Snake River valley below to the desert plateau standing above. At the top of the hill is CP 393 to CP392 which is a center siding known as Reverse, and for a very long time a set of timeless searchlight signals stood guard over this fabled section of railroad. This set now no longer stands, and all the remains is the photos of their glory and the stories they told. Not long after this photo was taken, would ground break on the new signal bridges and signals that would replace these, and from this moment onward time was running out. Here's CP 8810 leading then train MPCET with an entirely CP visitor line up as they thunder up the grade under a glorious beautiful Idaho January sunset.


Comments (1)

Awesome photo Jason! Welcome to Railroad Gallery. Love the colors and consist!



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— Jason Wilson

Just a regular fellow who enjoys the hobby of catching trains when I can

Photo Blurb

CP 8810 is a class ES44AC and is pictured in Reverse, Idaho, United States. This was taken along the Nampa Subdivision on the Union Pacific Railroad. Photo Copyright: Jason Wilson uploaded to Railroad Gallery on 05/10/2024. This photograph of CP 8810 was taken on Tuesday, January 07, 2020. All Rights Reserved.


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