With dynamic brakes in full effect, the BNSF trackage rights train is nearing the end of its decent of UP's Donner Pass as it snakes between hills in Penryn, California.

UP 7502 navigates the KMNOA down the #1 track through the sierra foothills.

On a beautiful fall day, the roar of Union Pacific 844 can be heard from miles away. Here 844 comes blasting through a small rock cut near Penryn, California on it's way down the treacherous Donne... (more)

UP 844 passes through penryn at one of my favorite locations along the foothills of the sierras. They are making pretty good time as the head for roseville.

UP 7369 climbs the grade out of tunnel 16 with an eastbound stack train out of lathrop.

On a beautiful winter day, Union Pacific 7617 gracefully brings a long manifest down track 1 of the Roseville Subdivision in Penryn, CA. The train has left the mountains behind and is now travelin... (more)

Union Pacific 7715 catches a little patch of sun as it heads east up track two of the Donner Pass Line. The KLTG2 is a long train today, running with a 2x1x1 power set and 97 cars for a total leng... (more)

A short hike and a little rock climbing provided a nice vantage point for the California Zephyr heading east through the foothills on Track 2.

The dark clouds and snow on the pilot give mute testimony to the weather on Donner Pass as the westbound "California Zephyr" passes thru Penryn in the foothills of the Sierra. To the the right, Pe... (more)

Smokin' UP 5801 grain train with some mixed freight blasts out of Tunnel 17 near Penryn

Here we are again at Callison Rd crossing near Penryn Ca, except we have a bright orange BNSF locomotive instead of the usual UP Yellow!

UP 5800 crosses Callison Rd near Penryn Calif

Amtrak No. 5 descends the Donner grade through Penryn in the Sierra Nevada foothills behind two EMD SDP40Fs.