Idaho

Major Routes and Commodities

Union Pacific Railroad's main line to the Pacific Northwest follows the Snake River across southern Idaho on a route that sees heavy amounts of transcontinental traffic.

Southern Idaho is laced with a network of railroad feeder lines serving Idaho's richly varied agricultural industry. Major commodities handled include potatoes, sugar beets, beans, grain, fertilizer, phosphate and forest products.

The railroad also serves extreme northern Idaho with its line connecting Spokane, Washington with the Canadian rail system in Eastport. Another Union Pacific north-south route in the state runs between Pocatello and Silver Bow, Montana, where connections are made with other carriers. Union Pacific's top three customers in Idaho are Amalgamated Sugar, Simplot and FMC.

Pocatello and Nampa are important terminals for Union Pacific in the state. Both cities are hubs of branch line activities, as well as being crew change points.

Fast Facts in Idaho
Miles of Track	849
Employees	1070
Annual Payroll	$77.7 million
Purchases Made	$11.8 million
Community Giving	$287,856
Capital Spending 2007 Capital Spending 2003-2006	$37.0 million $91.2 million