New power for the Eastern Idaho RR are a few ex BN/BNSF GP39Es and GP39Ms which add a little more color to the EIRR roster.

Also unique to the EIRR roster is GP30 3006. It is still powered by it's 567D3 prime mover with a 2250 HP rating but to my knowledge is the sole remaining ex Reading GP30 in revenue service. The u... (more)

WAMX 705 is a former CR GP30 nee PRR now converted to a Road Mate, it's mother unit is a former C&NW GP50. So CSX isn't the only ones with a 30 style slug. Of the 52 GP30s PRR purchased which were... (more)

Ex CR GP30-note, unit is a RCP and at the time of the photo was out of service. The unit was built as a PRR GP30 class EF-22 and was one of 52 units for the carrier. This unit will probably never ... (more)

A badly worn ex CN still working hard in southern Idaho.

Sitting at the shops

Sitting by the shops and your local Ace Hardware where you can find a great deal on propane this week and a good place to park your railfan-mobile.

A pair of GP40's, one from CN, the other from Amtrak, sit outside the shops at the end of the day

An eclectic mix of power sit quietly at the end of the day... Three units, three models - a GP40, GP40-2W, and a SW1500 bask in the warm sun.

Four units, three models and three color schemes with a GP35 in the far back left and a Chessie GP30 tucked behind the lead duo.

A classic that appears to be receiving work before the harvest season.