A freshly painted "Simplot" SW1000 sits among the engine tracks in North Yard, awaiting to be added to a train to take it north on the Greeley Sub and ultimately to a Simplot location northwest of Pocatello, ID.
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J.R. Simplot is an agricultural supplier that is based in Idaho and recently was in need of a new switcher for moving cars around the plant near Pocatello, ID. Not sure who they purchased this SW1000 from, but the paint scheme looks pretty sharp.
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A freshly-painted Simplot SW1000 sits near the fuel tracks in UP's North Yard after being delivered the previous day from BNSF in a yard transfer. The engine will be added to a northbound train and depart the following day to continue its journey toward Pocatello, ID.
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A pair of geeps work on the ladder in North Yard, switching out cars in the nonstop ballet that continues 24/7 in every railyard around the US and around the world.
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Near the yard office at North Yard, a pair of geeps and a pair of SD40-2s sit idle as a separate pair of geeps sit on the runaround track, working to switch out some cars in the yard to the right.
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