Western Railroad Discussion > American Falls Idaho Visit

Hello All,        
         
Continuing with photos from my trip out west in 2018. 

On the morning of September 18, 2018 I drove from Salt Lake City Utah to American Falls Idaho. The Union Pacific Pocatello Line crosses the Snake River and passes the American Falls Dam.
During the 4 hours or so I was there I saw 4 trains. Three were east bounds and the other was appeared to be a westbound local.Here are the photos from my visit.


1. Union Pacific 2637, 5572 and 4939 lead an eastbound manifest on the UP Pocatello Sub at American Falls Idaho. The American Falls Dam is seen in the background.

2. Union Pacific 2637, 5572 and 4939 continue eastbound across the Snake River on the UP Pocatello Sub at American Falls Idaho

3. Union Pacific 7752, 8697, 7424 and 8816 lead an eastbound manifest toward the Snake River Bridge on the Union Pacific Pocatello Sub at American Falls Idaho

I hope everyone enjoys the photos. 
             
My Flickr site: https://www.flickr.com/people/145294857@N06/              

Chris Hughes              
Hillsborough, NJ
 

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4. The eastbound manifest passes the abandoned powerhouse for the American Falls Dam at American Falls Idaho

5. The eastbound manifest passes over the American Falls Dam spillway at American Falls Idaho

6. Union Pacific 2539, 4137 and 7247 passes the abandoned powerhouse for the American Falls Dam at American Falls Idaho


I hope everyone enjoys the photos.               

My Flickr site: https://www.flickr.com/people/145294857@N06/               

Chris Hughes               
Hillsborough, NJ
 

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7. Union Pacific 2539, 4137 and 7247 passes the American Falls Dam spillway at American Falls Idaho

8. Union Pacific 7694 and 7404 are the DPU’s on the eastbound manifest

9. Union Pacific 1718 and 2038 lead a westbound local over the American Falls Dam spillway at American Falls Idaho

I hope everyone enjoys the photos.               

My Flickr site: https://www.flickr.com/people/145294857@N06/               

Chris Hughes               
Hillsborough, NJ


 

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Great shots.

BB

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10. Union Pacific 1718 and 2038 continues past American Falls Dam at American Falls Idaho

11. Union Pacific 1718 and 2038 pass the abandoned powerhouse for the American Falls Dam at American Falls Idaho

12. The Union Pacific local continues westbound after crossing the Snake River and American Falls Idaho

I hope everyone enjoys the photos.               

My Flickr site: https://www.flickr.com/people/145294857@N06/               

Chris Hughes               
Hillsborough, NJ

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After my visit to American Falls Idaho, I drove to Minidoka Idaho. I was hopping to see a train pass the water tower there. As luck would have it a train did come!


13. Union Pacific 7689, 5591 and 4206 lead an eastbound manifest at Minidoka Idaho

14.Union Pacific 7689, 5591 and 4206 lead the eastbound manifest past the abandoned water tower located at Minidoka Idaho

Thanks for looking!!

I hope everyone enjoyed the photos.               

My Flickr site: https://www.flickr.com/people/145294857@N06/               

Chris Hughes               
Hillsborough, NJ
 

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Thank you!!

Where's the water?  Drought?  Photos are a 9 but need water to make a 10,  As good  or better than other photos taken here .  To bad they weren't releasing water,  it's a raw hard land out there made for photographers and cattle only.
dave j

Nice pics.  I've only seen the dam/bridge a few times, but it was always looked like an interesting photo study in passing.  

Last summer I was driving I-84 through the area, and chose to follow the rail line east from Bliss toward Minidoka.  

About 25 miles shy of Minedoka the map showed good pacing options to the east.  So I pulled over and did some work for a while, and an eastbound train came along.  I paced it most of the way to Minidoka, then cut south to Burley to pick up 84 again.  

I plan to spend more time in this area on future I-84 drives.     

Ted in UT

SandPatch1 Wrote:
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> Where's the water?  Drought?  Photos are a 9 but
> need water to make a 10,  As good  or better
> than other photos taken here .  To bad they
> weren't releasing water,  it's a raw hard land
> out there made for photographers and cattle only.
> dave j

Only in big snow accumulation winters in Wyoming's Teton mountains will you see more water than what's just ran through the power generators.  Sadly, those winters don't happen much any more.