The first sunlight of the day illuminates the small town of Spencer, ID as the MSBPC 09 charges through after coming down from Monida Pass.

UP 8745 makes its way out of Monida Pass at Spencer, Idaho. Soon the train will exit the mountainous terrain and keep making its way south over the open plains of East Idaho.

A trio of SD70ACe's lead the MSBPC 09 on a rarely seen daylight run through Monida Pass on the UP Montana Subdivision near Spencer, Idaho.