Uploaded June 2023 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
One of the most dangerous mountain grades on the Union Pacific is Cima Hill. Located in California's Mojave Desert, this short, steep hill has had a long history of runaway trains.
This video is an excerpt from our program "Union Pacific's Cima Subdivision" which is available on DVD and Blu-ray. If you would like to order the entire program visit this link.
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One of the most dangerous mountain grades on the Union Pacific is Cima Hill. Located in California's Mojave Desert, this short, steep hill has had a long history of runaway trains.
This video is an excerpt from our program "Union Pacific's Cima Subdivision" which is available on DVD and Blu-ray. If you would like to order the entire program visit this link.
7ideaproductions.com/products/union-pacifics-cima-subdivision?_pos=1&_sid=3c19f1879&_ss=r
![Union Pacifics Idaho Main Line [Part 2]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/O3jPGJNCtMI/mqdefault.jpg "Union Pacifics Idaho Main Line [Part 2]
This is the second program in our series covering the Union Pacific main line in Idaho. Our focus is the western half of the Nampa Subdivision between Nampa and Ticeska.
Beginning at Nampa Yard, we will see the Boise Valley Railroad interchanging cars with the UP and heading over the Boise Cutoff past the classic depot in Idaho’s capital city. We then follow UP’s Oregon Short Line eastward through the Snake River Plain.
Highlights include Orchard, Mountain Home, Glenns Ferry, King Hill, and the steep 2% grade of Reverse (Medbury) Hill. We conclude with trains reaching Ticeska after climbing the 1.7% grade away from the Snake River west of Bliss.
The Nampa Subdivision sees around twenty trains per day. Mixed manifests roam the line along with unit soda ash, grain, and intermodal. Most trains have distributed power with westbound heavy unit trains using two sets of DPU’s making for a fantastic show of horsepower!
This program was shot in May and July, 2022.
Available on DVD and Blu-ray at 7ideaproductions.com. https://www.7ideaproductions.com/products/union-pacifics-idaho-main-line-part-2?_pos=3&_sid=4cbd51f55&_ss=r
0:00 Intro
2:32 Map
4:38 Nampa
10:52 Boise
13:58 East Nampa
15:37 Kuna
17:49 Owyhee
21:33 Orchard
27:17 Cleft
28:51 Mountain Home
32:17 Reverse
46:45 Reverse Hill
1:07:26 Hammett
1:11:34 The Narrows
1:15:22 Glenns Ferry
1:32:54 King Hill
1:39:44 Ticeska")
