On The Move - During the historic 2021 western wildfire season, infrastructure on the west coast was hit hard, as a fire took down one of the bridges on UP's i5 corridor route. This would result in detours over the OSL to keep the tonnage on the move, and in a mid-term plan, block swaps became even more prominent than they already were in Nampa to handle overload tonnages. One of these detours led by UP 8899 is getting back underway for the long snaking detour across Idaho and then south down the Ogden subdivision, and then back west to Roseville.
Railroad
Union Pacific Railroad
Class
EMD SD70AH
Road Number
UP 8899
Line/Subdivision
Nampa Subdivision
Location
Nampa, Idaho, USA
Date Taken
July 29, 2021
Date Uploaded
June 02, 2024
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On The Move - During the historic 2021 western wildfire season, infrastructure on the west coast was hit hard, as a fire took down one of the bridges on UP's i5 corridor route. This would result in detours over the OSL to keep the tonnage on the move, and in a mid-term plan, block swaps became even more prominent than they already were in Nampa to handle overload tonnages. One of these detours led by UP 8899 is getting back underway for the long snaking detour across Idaho and then south down the Ogden subdivision, and then back west to Roseville.
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UP 8899 is a class EMD SD70AH and is pictured in Nampa, Idaho, USA. This was taken along the Nampa Subdivision on the Union Pacific Railroad. Photo Copyright: Jason Wilson uploaded to Railroad Gallery on 06/02/2024. This photograph of UP 8899 was taken on Thursday, July 29, 2021. All Rights Reserved.
