Monday, October 5, 2026

Rupert, ID: Moved/UP Depot, Eastern Idaho Railroad (EIRR) and Wood Grain Elevator

Original: (Satellite, based on the topo map below.)
Current: (Satellite)
Wood Seed Elevator: (Satellite, it probably got torn down in 2024.)

The depot is in the background along with a caboose. 
Street View, Sep 2022

RRAdventures posted, cropped
Union Pacific Railroad Rupet, ID Depot.— at Minidoka County Historical Society Museum.

Fortunately, this map labels the station's original location.
1964/84 Rupert Quad @ 24,000

The UP route is now owned by Eastern Idaho (EIRR).
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Jonathan Fischer, Apr 2019

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EIRR began operations in 1993, and the primary products that it hauls is grain and potatoes.

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Digitally zoomed

While checking out the EIRR railyard, I spotted a wood grain elevator.
South side:
Street View, Oct 2024

North side:
Street View, Apr 2024

Here is the building that has been torn down in the above view.
Street View, Sep 2022

The above view explains these grain bin foundations. And the wood elevator is gone.
Satellite

It looks like the grain up here is edible beans instead of row crops. This facility is Kelly Bean. See Bridger, MT, for more information about Kelly Bean.
Street View, Aug 2024

Street View, Apr 2024

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