Uploaded February 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Relive the days of the Denver and Rio Grande Narrow Gauge as we tour the Cumbres and Toltec from Chama to Antonito. Visit 7ideaproductions.com. 7ideaproductions.com/products/over-cumbes-pass?_pos=1&_sid=020fd9ece&_ss=r
Relive the days of the Denver and Rio Grande Narrow Gauge as we tour the Cumbres and Toltec from Chama to Antonito. Visit 7ideaproductions.com. 7ideaproductions.com/products/over-cumbes-pass?_pos=1&_sid=020fd9ece&_ss=r
![Union Pacifics Idaho Main Line [Part 1]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/7TFO-k_wTKw/mqdefault.jpg "Union Pacifics Idaho Main Line [Part 1]
Etching a course through Southern Idaho and along its western border with Oregon, the Snake River provides a natural route for Union Pacific trains heading to and from the Pacific Northwest. This is the route of the Oregon Short Line, and trains have been rolling through this wild and scenic country since 1884.
In Part 1 of this two-part series, we are focusing on the western portion of the line from Huntington, Oregon to Nampa, Idaho. The scenery transitions from rugged canyons to rich agricultural land and industry as trains sprint through the lush Treasure Valley. We will visit the communities of Weiser and Payette, Idaho before crossing the Snake River back into Oregon at Ontario and on through Nyssa. Crossing one last time into Idaho, the line continues along the course of the Boise River to the southeast through Parma, Notus, and Caldwell before arriving at the division point of Nampa.
Several mixed manifest trains are seen daily, along with hot Z trains, and heavy soda ash trains from Wyoming. An army of locals work out of Nampa and a few branch lines are seen in action like the Oregon Eastern Railroad at Ontario and the Boise Valley Railroad at Caldwell.
Available on DVD and Blu-ray at 7ideaproductions.com. https://www.7ideaproductions.com/products/union-pacifics-idaho-main-line-part-1?_pos=2&_sid=4cbd51f55&_ss=r
0:00 Intro
2:50 Map
4:57 Huntington, Oregon
13:11 The Snake River
21:30 Rock Island, Idaho
29:06 Farewell Bend
35:05 Cobb
48:05 Jonathan
50:02 Weiser
1:03:41 Payette
1:07:49 Ontario, Oregon
1:23:35 Nyssa, Oregon
1:31:36 Parma
1:34:02 Notus
1:36:02 Caldwell
1:43:02 Nampa")
![Farewell MRL Part 3 [Winston Hill and the Jefferson River Canyon]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/7jJo3Szw_V0/mqdefault.jpg "Farewell MRL Part 3 [Winston Hill and the Jefferson River Canyon]
In Part 3, we continue east across Montana Rail Link’s Second Subdivision over Winston Hill and through Lombard Canyon to Logan. See the Helena Local working to Montana City and Townsend. Catch the Jimbo Train in action setting out ties at Toston. The system-wide LM (Laurel to Missoula) and ML (Missoula to Laurel) trains make an appearance pulling long manifests.
In addition to mainline action, we will head up the former NP’s Butte Line through Three Forks, Sappington, and the Jefferson River Canyon to Whitehall. We will also see a rock train loading at the Pipestone Quarry and visit the remote Harrison Branch.
This program is available on DVD and Blu-ray at 7ideaproductions.com. https://www.7ideaproductions.com/products/farewell-mrl-part-3?_pos=4&_sid=f497ef09b&_ss=r
0:00 Intro
2:40 Map
4:19 Helena
9:13 East Helena
14:30 Louisville
23:57 Winston
40:26 Graymont Western
46:11 Townsend
51:31 The Jimbo Train
57:13 Toston and Lombard Canyon
1:02:54 Trident
1:07:51 Logan
1:20:06 The 5th Subdivision
1:23:55 Willow Creek
1:24:49 Sappington
1:30:38 Jefferson River Canyon
1:34:48 Whitehall
1:37:21 Pipestone Quarry
1:42:46 Twin Stack Scrap
1:52:39 Back to Sappington
1:55:29 The 6th Subdivision")
![The Funnel [BNSF Spokane, WA to Sandpoint, ID]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/8Dexc0OJJ-8/mqdefault.jpg "The Funnel [BNSF Spokane, WA to Sandpoint, ID]
This program was originally released on DVD in 2013.
Since the days of the Burlington Northern, The Funnel has seen some of the heaviest rail traffic in the Northwest. Now part of the busy BNSF Northern Transcon, this 70 mile-long corridor between Spokane, Washington and Sandpoint, Idaho is still a railfan magnet.
7idea Productions paid several visits to this scenic line in different seasons. Our tour begins at Latah Junction where trains roll in and out of downtown Spokane. The tracks travel in a northeasterly direction into the Idaho panhandle before crossing the 5,000 foot Lake Pend Oreille Bridge and arriving at Sandpoint Junction. Unit grain trains, coal, intermodal, vehicle, manifests and the new Bakken oil trains all use this important route.
With over 50 trains per day on a line with several sections of single track, dispatchers and crews have to stay on their toes to keep things rolling. From clear summer days, to cold winter nights, this is great railroad action you dont want to miss!
This program is available on DVD and Blu-ray by visiting 7ideaproductions.com. https://www.7ideaproductions.com/products/the-funnel?_pos=1&_sid=5058baa86&_ss=r
0:00 Intro
2:14 Map
2:58 Latah Junction
7:18 Sunset Junction
9:42 Spokane
21:13 Irvin
29:31 Idaho State Line
32:39 Hauser
35:44 Rathdrum
39:45 Ramsey
40:45 Athol
46:20 Granite Cut
1:03:03 CP 223 Crossovers
1:09:18 Valley Vista Barn
1:13:37 Cocolalla
1:18:45 Algoma
1:25:10 Lake Pend Oreille Bridge E. Algoma
1:48:13 Lake Pend Oreille Bridge from Sandpoint
1:53:53 Sandpoint")
![Columbia River Gorge Trains [Part 1 Union Pacific]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/9D35r0aVkE4/mqdefault.jpg "Columbia River Gorge Trains [Part 1 Union Pacific]
Originally released on DVD in 2011, Union Pacifics Portland Subdivision follows the majestic Columbia River between Portland and Hinkle.
Many manifest trains make their way to and from UP’s classification yard at Hinkle while expedited intermodal trains race between western ports in Portland, Tacoma and Seattle to major hubs in and around Chicago.
This water-level route through the Cascade Mountains is ideal for long, heavy trains. Add the breath-taking scenery found along the gorge and you have the perfect recipe for great train watching. See UPs mighty SD90 MACs pounding the rails with 130 car potash trains, ES45ACs on the point of long double-stack trains, vintage geeps in local service and much more!
This program was shot between June, 2011 and February, 2012. It is available on DVD and Blu-ray by visiting 7ideaproductions.com.https://www.7ideaproductions.com/products/columbia-river-gorge-part-1-union-pacifics-portland-sub?_pos=1&_sid=3a6c8e092&_ss=r
0:00 Intro
2:13 Map
2:42 Portland
8:55 Troutdale
16:35 Crown Point
19:08 Bridal Veil
26:07 Multnomah Falls
28:53 Dodson
32:10 Bonneville
36:09 Cascade Locks
42:27 Viento State Park
44:15 Meno
47:52 Hood River
54:31 Mosier
57:10 McClure Lake
1:01:06 Rowena
1:03:50 The Dalles
1:10:51 Oregon Trunk Junction
1:14:57 Celilo Drawbridge (BNSF)
1:19:04 Biggs Junction
1:27:54 Rufus
1:30:50 John Day Dam
1:40:54 Blalock
1:43:20 Arlington
1:45:35 Heppner Junction
1:50:15 Boardman
1:53:58 Hinkle")
