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My brother Bruce, the Amtrak agent, moved to Pocatello which started my visiting him there off and on for five years before he moved to Davis and then onto Sacramento. This of course started me on my train riding that I have been doing ever since. I always enjoyed my visits there and the great railroading action that took place. Join me as we travel back to the early 1980's for some railroading action in and around Pocatello, Idaho.
The first train I ever took a picture of in Pocatello was this UP 3294 West with BN pool power. 3/1980
BN SD-24 6246 was one of the units in that consist of UP 3294 West. 3/1980
UP 3241 West heading for Idaho Falls and Butte. 3/1980
UP 20 West heads out of town in a light snowstorm. 3/1980
BN SD-45 6532 visited town in March of 1980.
Milwaukee Road SD-40-2 28 arrived into town.
One of the industries in town was Bucyrus Erie with this 44 toner 5652. 3/1980
UP 3450 West arrived with a pair of SD-40-2's. 3/1980
We went looking around the countryside and found the UP 3524 East closing in on Brancroft, Idaho in March of 1980.
UP 6932 East was getting refueled with three pool units, a BN SD-45, MKT SD-40-2 and a Conrail SD-40-2 in March of 1980.
The MKT SD-40-2 602. 3/1980
The Conrail SD-40-2 6369. 3/1980
UP 3892 West at the fuel pads. 8/1980
Frisco SD-45 916 runs in pool service through Pocatello. 8/1980
UP 3723 West arrives into the receiving yard. 8/1980
UP 3631 East went in search of the train that it would pull east out of the departure yard. 8/1980
UP GP-30B 729B waits to leave town.
UP 3383 East with a MKT SD-40-2 in the consist with the Pocatello Station in the background. 8/1980
UP 3301 West with a pair of Western Pacific units. 8/1980
WP GP-35 3020.
UP SD-24 429 pushing towards the hump. 8/1980
UP Slug S-6 mated to the UP 429. 8/1980
UP 3600 East arrives into town from the west. 8/1980
BN U-30-B 5450. 8/1980
UP SD-7 454 sitting by the hump. 8/1980
UP Slug S-2. 8/1980
UP GP-9 180 running down the yard tracks. 8/1980
UP 2001 East with GP-9 246 waiting to leave town on the Inkom local in January of 1981.
UP GP-9 246.
UP 3505 West arriving into Pocatello from points east. 1/1981
Frisco{BN} Caboose 11532 arrived in Pocatello in January of 1981.
UP 3675 East about to leave the departure yard. 1/1981
UP 3294 West arrived at Sherman Street in August of 1981.
UP 3763 West with MOP and SP power changed crews at the depot in August of 1981.
UP SD-7 454 and Slug 7 worked the yard in August of 1981.
Amtrak 25 the Pioneer almost always run through Pocotello in the middle of the night. 8/1981
UP TR5 A&B 1871A and 1871B switched the yard in a driving thunderstorm in August of 1981.
UP 3640 West leaves Pocatello behind as it sped through Michuad, Idaho on 6/12/1982
UP 318 East arrived into Pocatello on June 12th,1982.
UP GP-9 318.
The other industry close to town was JR Simplot who had this RS-32 4004 as their plant switcher on June 13th,1982.
UP GP-38 2046 with the diesel shop behind on June 13th,1982.
USAF 1689 rode a flat car between assignments on June 16th,1982.
UP 3985 had just backed out of the diesel servicing area and waits to heads to the display site. The Challenger came to Pocatello as part of the city's 100 Anniversary Celebration. June 16th,1982.
The rear view of the coal burning UP 3985. 6/19/82
UP 3985 had just passed the beautiful Pocatello Depot on the way to the display location. 6/19/82
UP 3985 living out another long night late on June 19th,1982. The UP passenger cars will be used on the UP Family Days Train during Pocatello's 100th Anniversary.
UP ran Family Day Trains from Pocatello out east to the East Inkom Hold on June 20th,1982.
UP 3985 heading to McCammon to wye then back to Inkom to pick up the Governor of Idaho to kick off the Pocatello 100 year celebration.
UP 3985 after the Governor's trip back in town returning to the shops after wying on June 20th,1982.
UP 3985 returned to the diesel shops on June 20th,1982.
UP 3778 came into town with two Milwaukee Road units on June 20th,1982. The UPFE Yard is in the background.
UP 3985 leaving Pocatello for Salt Lake City on June 21st,1982.
Chicago Northwestern caboose 11170 on June 22nd,1982.
UP 2527 East with smoke stack behind on June 25th,1982.
Milwaukee Road caboose 992148 on June 25th,1982
UP 2045 West gets ready to leave town in March of 1983.
UP 2410 West at Don on a cold snowy day in March of 1983.
The caboose was about to become a vanishing breed on UP mainline trains with this shot at Don, Idaho in March of 1983.
Western Pacific GP-40-2s visited Pocatello with the shops in the background. 3/1983
In storage was TR5A&B 1877A and 1877B in March of 1983.
The UP Weed Killer Equipment rested between duties in August of 1983.
UP 3224 West with a MOP 6018 running together into town. August 1983
Missouri Pacific SD-40-2 6018.
UP 3763 West with a pair of Western Pacific units on the train. August 1983
Amtrak 25 arrived at the Pocatello Station in the twilight of this fine August 1983 morning running several hours late.
The crew changed before Amtrak 25, the Pioneer, headed west towards Boise and points west.
The next day Amtrak 25 running hours late made a daylight appearence at the East Inkom Hold. August 1983
WP 3516 West arrived into Pocatello. August 1983
UP 3116 West pulled to a stop before the NW 1738 in August of 1983.
NW SD-45 1738 at Sherman Street.
UP 2910 West leaves Pocatello in August of 1983.
A UP Snowplow rested in the receiving yard. August 1983
UP 2498 East arrived into Pocatello with the MKT 611 in tow. August 1983
MKT SD-40-2 611
UP 2048 West at sunset in August of 1983.
UP 3758 West with NW and SP units sped through Michuad in August of 1983.
BN 5071 leading a power consist to the train running on the north side of the yard. August 1983.
A mix bag of engines with UP, BN, CNW and NW in August of 1983.
CNW SD-40-2 6802
UP 3445 West leaving Pocatello in March of 1984.
MK rebuilt 8301 was in Pocatello in March of 1984.
MKT SD-40-2 604 stopped at Sherman Street in March of 1984.
UP DD-40AX 6913 West changing crews at the depot in March of 1984.
Another view of the UP 6913 West on the same date.
UP 2-8-0 2005 in Ross Park on August 8th, 1985.
UP SD-40-2 3704 with a Toilet compartment added on the rear porch. 8/8/1985
UP 3705 West at Michuad on August 8th,1985.
Almost all freight train were now cabooseless in August of 1985.
Western Pacific caboose 445 was in town on August 27th,1985.
UP 3473 West blasted through Michuad on August 27th,1985.
Spokane International caboose C 21 along with C 20 was in Pocatello on August 27th,1985.
With that last view, I shall return you to the present.
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