As the recession drags on (though we’ve seen a few signs of improvement), spending a chunk of change on a fancy vacation may not be well-advised. And finally, in a long time, Americans are saving again. But we still must travel, as travel is good for the soul. So in this article we present a few shots of a quick trip through Northern Utah and Southern Idaho. All traversed by road, and centered on railroads.
We begin our journey here, at the old Ogden Station that once served the Union Pacific and Southern Pacific Railroads, but now hosts a museum and some shops. The mural in the background commemorates the building of the Southern Pacific Railroad and another mural opposite this one commemorates the building of the Union Pacific. (The Southern Pacific has since been acquired by the Union Pacific.)
Step outside the station onto the street side (as opposed to the track side, which you can still do even though there is no longer any service here) and you get this view of Downtown Ogden, juxtaposed against mountains. Ogden is a very clean city:
Leaving Downtown, here is a shot near the old Ogden Station along the Union Pacific, just south of the city:
Leaving Utah and crossing into Idaho, one of the biggest towns is Pocatello. Here is Union Pacific Yard behind the old Union Pacific station, which still posts a passenger schedule from 1964 for the Domeliner City of Portland and the Portland Rose, as well as the Butte Special.
This journey making you thirsty? Need a Squishie? Well, here in central Pocatello is the Kwikee Mart! Or maybe where it once was…
Enroute to Shoshone, Idaho, passing a little derailment that had just happened:
Safe and sound in Shoshone, Idaho, here is the Shoshone Showhouse whose marquee reads “Closed this Week. Waiting for that Stimulus” though a peak inside looks like its been closed for a while… The Union Pacific mainline is in the foreground.
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