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UP 5437 east leads the MPDNP-04 just east of Shoshone. Today's consist includes former SP 9721 (UP 1124) in the consist. The SP unit still shows its original lettering and paint. The only thing UP is the number board and on its side of the cab.

UP 5437 East passes the old water tower at Kimana siding with the MPDNP-04.

UP 5437 east leads the MPDNP-04 into the siding at Shoshone, ID with plenty of snow on the Sawtooth mountains in the background.

UP 8154 West leads the MNPHK-03 through Bliss, Idaho on a cold January afternoon with some snow on the ground.

CP 9833, UP 7513, and CP 8640 lead a loaded grain train through Bliss, Idaho.

KCS 4657 and KCS 4662 lead a loaded grain train up the UP King Hill summit. This train originated in Eastport, Canada and will be unloaded in Gooding, Idaho.

UP 5300 East catches the early morning sunshine at the River Ranch Retreat in King Hill, Idaho in October 2021.

UP 8226 West leads a loaded grain train westbound at King Hill in October 2021.

UP 7419 is the rear helper on an eastbound double stack train at King Hill, Idaho in October 2021.

UP train SPDES-15 CP 8837 east passes the signals at MP 362 near the summit of King Hill. The consist includes CP 8614, KCS 4535 (Grey Ghost) and UP 6500 pulling 45 empty DODX military flat cars.

After the passing of former president Geroge Bush, UP would for the final hurrah un-tarp this motor and send it on a systemwide tour as a token of honor for this moment. Just as his passing, this and the funeral train would be the last hurrah for this motor in it's operational state as it is now an exhibit at the presidential library and museum in Texas. This would be the first and last time I'd get to see this motor.

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.

A Union Pacific intermodal crossing the Snake River in American Falls, Idaho.

With a perfectly timed phone call earlier that morning, it was out the door to capture UP 1982 tied down at CP455 in Nampa at the lead of MHKPC. It would only be a couple hours later and they would be gone that same afternoon.

It's a late early June evening in Nampa, as a manifest is working the yard on main 2 awaiting the all clear from the conductor on the next move, while a stack train blasts off on Main 1 with a fresh crew for the overnight jog to Pocatello and beyond eastwards.

UP 1943 East Spirit of the UP unit climbs the summit of King Hill with the MHKPC-25 manifest. The specially painted unit in support of our troops is appropriate for Memorial Day 2024.

UP 5290 east is stopped at King Hill, Idaho waiting for a slower eastbound to clear the summit. The MHKNP sits under a beautiful "Kodachrome" sky on a beautiful May 2024 afternoon.

CP 8101 East with KCS 4748 is climbing the summit at King Hill, Idaho with a grain train that includes a 4 unit swing helper with two UP and two KCS units and a rear helper with CP and UP. The train will interchange with the Eastern Idaho RR at Minidoka.

It's a beautiful Idaho July afternoon as a hot UPS Z races through Idaho eastwards with a big friendly windshield wave from the conductor at every bit of track speed and one awaiting them at Sebree.

As this visit to Pocatello and the surrounding areas was winding down, there was only one way to wrap up a fun day of chasing and that was with a train at last good light, and UP delivered bringing UP 8190 eastbound with the MHKNP at sunset past the always classy center siding at Michaud.