Late evening sun highlights this freight as it heads north under the shadow of Mount Shasta in Northern California.

With Mt. Shasta as a backdrop, "World's Fair Daylight," powered by Southern Pacific Daylight 4449, heads back to Portland, Oregon.

Southern Pacific SD-70 with Alpine Glow from Mount Shasta at sunset.

A southbound lumber train headed up by UP 5411 at Hotlum, on the slopes of mount Shasta.

A northbound UP train climbs toward the summit at Grass Lake with Mount Shasta in the background.

A UP north bound passes in the shadow of Mount Shasta at Cougar, Ca, the former site of Cougar siding.

A former SP GP60, now painted up as UP 2068, leads a train north through Black Butte, Ca at the Jct of the CORP and the former SP Siskiyou Line.

The North bound "Coast Starlight" running a bit late climbs to the summit at Grass lake, Mnt Shasta makes a very senic backdrop!

Swift roadrailer dropping down through Mt. Shasta.

A nine-hour late southbound Coast Starlight (broken rail the night before in Oregon) meanders underneath Mount Shasta, a landmark usually only seen by moonlight (if at all).

SP freight dropping down through Mott in the shadow of Mt. Shasta

The train has finally climbed out of the Central Valley and reached Grass Lake Summit, below the northern flank of Majestic Mount Shasta. SouthWestRails.Co... (more)