Eastern Idaho Railroad's 4040 & 4041 are returning to Rupert under stormy skies. The RR is now part of the WATCO family, and both units were painted in 2013 wearing a special paint scheme on the c... (more)
The Idaho Falls yard was hopping with activity as the Eastern Idaho Railroad prepped trains to go out on its branchlines. While one GP35L switches in the background, another waits for permission t... (more)
WAMX 3508 leads the Ashton Turn back towards Idaho Falls as it rolls over the Dry Bed River bridge in Rigby, Idaho.
WAMX 3508 leads a short train through St. Anthony Idaho as the last bit of daylight fades away in the winter sky.
Early morning in Rubert, Idaho, I find WAMX 3501 (original NYC 3093) parked with WAMX 4042 (original NYC 3104), a GP40-3, and far in the back is a caboose numbered EIRR 100.
After a brief rain shower, a slight hint of a rainbow appears over Eastern Idaho power WAMX 5005 (original Chicago Northwestern) and WAMX 4039 (original Chessie) in the EIRR Yard in Twin Falls.
A light power move of Eastern Idaho power in Jerome, Idaho. WAMX 4022 (oringal CN) and WAMX 3918 (original Southern Pacific), a GP39M, make an eastbound move on the Northside Branch near state hig... (more)
With grain harvest in full swing, Eastern Idaho Railroad's Ashton Turn rolls through the small town of Twin Groves, Idaho on a sunny fall afternoon with WAMX GP35L no. 3505 in the lead. 3505 was ... (more)
WAMX 4040 and mate 4041, both wearing a "20 Years of Committed Excellence" logo, make way west toward Twin Falls with a short freight.
On a trip to Montana last year, we stopped off in Rupert, ID to check out the Eastern Idaho Railway, a WAMX operation.
Eastern Idaho Railroad has painted two locomotives with a special scheme to commemorate their 20th year of operation. The scheme includes the US flag, the Idaho state flag, and a bald eagle again... (more)
