The Blue Mountains [Union Pacific Battles 3 Summits in Eastern Oregon]

Here is another early release for us going back to 2010.
We begin at UP's Hinkle Yard back when the hump was still in operation and head for the Idaho border at the Snake River.

For more than a century, the Blue Mountains of Oregon have echoed with the sounds of hard-working trains laboring up and down steep grades and squealing through numerous curves. Even with today's powerful, high-tech locomotives, railroaders still face a daunting challenge of running long and heavy trains through a range of mountains with three different summits.

This DVD takes you on a 204 mile journey through "The Blues" starting at the Hinkle hump yard and heading toward the Idaho border just east of Huntington. Heavy trains and heavy grades means BIG POWER! Thrill to the sound of 16,000 ton soda ash trains tackling 2% grades with mid and rear DPUs. Watch long stack trains race by at nearly 70 miles per hour.
Enjoy winter scenes around Meacham and Kamela where trains seem to appear right out of the ground as they crest the summit.

The magnificent scenery of northeast Oregon's Blue Mountains coupled with a good mix of long, high-tonnage trains makes this an amazing program to see and hear! Shot in January and April, 2010.

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0:00 Intro
2:48 Map
3:16 Hinkle Hump Yard
6:32 Nolin
10:02 Tunnel
12:00 Barnhart
15:03 Reith
16:26 Pendleton
18:07 Mission
21:06 Homly
22:52 Bonifer
24:39 High Bridge
32:50 Meacham
39:44 Kamela
47:37 Motanic
53:54 Spring Creek Bridge
55:54 Hilgard
58:16 Perry
1:01:03 La Grande
1:06:05 Hot Lake
1:07:52 Union Juntion
1:09:48 Pyles Canyon
1:11:37 West Crooks
1:15:20 Telocaset
1:22:18 North Powder
1:23:42 Baker Valley
1:25:20 Baker City
1:27:08 Quartz
1:29:16 Encina
1:33:13 Oxman
1:36:27 Oxman Curve (Durkee Loop)
1:39:34 Prichard Creek
1:40:42 Durkee
1:42:04 Tunnel 15
1:45:39 Lime
1:49:40 Huntington
1:54:04 Snake River Bridge