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Uploaded November 2024 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
In our third in what has become a three-part series across southern Idaho, we continue our tour of Union Pacific’s Oregon Short Line route between Bliss and Pocatello.
Trains work their way across the Snake River Plain through small towns, farms, and wild, open country. Water tanks from the steam era remain at Bliss, Kimama, Minnidoka, and Wapi and classic code lines still follow the rails creating a sense of nostalgia. We find an old passenger and freight depot at Shoshone as well as a preserved Amtrak waiting area, a throwback to when the Pioneer once ran on these rails.
The Eastern Idaho Railroad interchanges with the UP at Minnidoka and we will see it in action at Acequia and Rupert.
One of the most impressive features of the Nampa Subdivision is the crossing of the Snake River at the American Falls Dam. The program wraps up at UP’s busy yard in Pocatello. Modern UP trains rolling over classic rails in a timeless setting best describes this look at Union Pacific’s Idaho Main Line Part 3.
This program was shot in May and July, 2022.
Available on DVD and Blu-ray at 7ideaproductions.com. 7ideaproductions.com/products/union-pacifics-idaho-main-line-part-3?_pos=1&_sid=4cbd51f55&_ss=r
0:00 Intro
2:20 Map
5:03 Bliss
9:47 Gooding
12:07 Land O'Lakes
18:21 Shoshone
24:35 Dietrich
28:22 Senter
30:05 Kimama
34:53 Minidoka
40:59 Eastern Idaho Railroad
43:52 East Minidoka
50:06 Hawley
52:51 Wapi
1:00:30 Quigley
1:03:45 American Falls
1:16:44 Schiller
1:18:47 Don
1:23:01 Savage Rail Port
1:27:26 Pocatello
In our third in what has become a three-part series across southern Idaho, we continue our tour of Union Pacific’s Oregon Short Line route between Bliss and Pocatello.
Trains work their way across the Snake River Plain through small towns, farms, and wild, open country. Water tanks from the steam era remain at Bliss, Kimama, Minnidoka, and Wapi and classic code lines still follow the rails creating a sense of nostalgia. We find an old passenger and freight depot at Shoshone as well as a preserved Amtrak waiting area, a throwback to when the Pioneer once ran on these rails.
The Eastern Idaho Railroad interchanges with the UP at Minnidoka and we will see it in action at Acequia and Rupert.
One of the most impressive features of the Nampa Subdivision is the crossing of the Snake River at the American Falls Dam. The program wraps up at UP’s busy yard in Pocatello. Modern UP trains rolling over classic rails in a timeless setting best describes this look at Union Pacific’s Idaho Main Line Part 3.
This program was shot in May and July, 2022.
Available on DVD and Blu-ray at 7ideaproductions.com. 7ideaproductions.com/products/union-pacifics-idaho-main-line-part-3?_pos=1&_sid=4cbd51f55&_ss=r
0:00 Intro
2:20 Map
5:03 Bliss
9:47 Gooding
12:07 Land O'Lakes
18:21 Shoshone
24:35 Dietrich
28:22 Senter
30:05 Kimama
34:53 Minidoka
40:59 Eastern Idaho Railroad
43:52 East Minidoka
50:06 Hawley
52:51 Wapi
1:00:30 Quigley
1:03:45 American Falls
1:16:44 Schiller
1:18:47 Don
1:23:01 Savage Rail Port
1:27:26 Pocatello
![Union Pacifics Idaho Main Line [Part 3]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/LLyyyKlNeRg/mqdefault.jpg "Union Pacifics Idaho Main Line [Part 3]
In our third in what has become a three-part series across southern Idaho, we continue our tour of Union Pacific’s Oregon Short Line route between Bliss and Pocatello.
Trains work their way across the Snake River Plain through small towns, farms, and wild, open country. Water tanks from the steam era remain at Bliss, Kimama, Minnidoka, and Wapi and classic code lines still follow the rails creating a sense of nostalgia. We find an old passenger and freight depot at Shoshone as well as a preserved Amtrak waiting area, a throwback to when the Pioneer once ran on these rails.
The Eastern Idaho Railroad interchanges with the UP at Minnidoka and we will see it in action at Acequia and Rupert.
One of the most impressive features of the Nampa Subdivision is the crossing of the Snake River at the American Falls Dam. The program wraps up at UP’s busy yard in Pocatello. Modern UP trains rolling over classic rails in a timeless setting best describes this look at Union Pacific’s Idaho Main Line Part 3.
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-3?_pos=1&_sid=4cbd51f55&_ss=r
0:00 Intro
2:20 Map
5:03 Bliss
9:47 Gooding
12:07 Land OLakes
18:21 Shoshone
24:35 Dietrich
28:22 Senter
30:05 Kimama
34:53 Minidoka
40:59 Eastern Idaho Railroad
43:52 East Minidoka
50:06 Hawley
52:51 Wapi
1:00:30 Quigley
1:03:45 American Falls
1:16:44 Schiller
1:18:47 Don
1:23:01 Savage Rail Port
1:27:26 Pocatello")
![Union Pacifics Pocatello Sub Part 1 [Pocatello to Montpelier]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/LoBGjELFABo/mqdefault.jpg "Union Pacifics Pocatello Sub Part 1 [Pocatello to Montpelier]
Explore Union Pacific’s Oregon Short Line Route between Pocatello and Montpelier, Idaho. The classic western backdrop of eastern Idaho creates a beautiful setting for trains to run through.
This program begins with an incredible aerial view of UP’s Pocatello Yard then follows the main line eastward along the winding course of the Portneuf River. The railroad follows the old Oregon Trail as it negotiates canyons, mountains, and valleys. It passes small western communities and towns, most of which are deeply tied to the railroad.
The Pocatello Sub is an important connection between the Overland Route at Granger, Wyoming and the Pacific Northwest. Long stack trains frequent the line, along with a mix of manifests and unit soda ash, grain, and tank trains. Locals also serve industry at Soda Springs, Bancroft, and Montpelier.
Big diesel power includes a great mix of rebuilt General Electric AC’s now classified as AC4400CWM’s sporting UP’s newest paint scheme. Along with new and rebuilt diesels, UP Big Boy 4014 makes a few appearances as it returns to Cheyenne from California.
Shot in both summer and winter, this is your front-row seat to the action on the Pocatello Subdivision!
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0:00 Intro
4:20 Map
6:40 Pocatello
16:59 Portneuf River near Inkom
19:22 McCammon
37:57 Lava Hot Springs
42:30 Blaser
47:49 Pebble
52:48 Bancroft
1:00:42 Talmage
1:05:20 Soda Springs
1:11:50 Manson
1:14:31 Georgetown
1:21:32 Pescadero
1:26:11 Montpelier")
![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")
