Amtrak 5 departs the small mountain town of Truckee, CA with fresh snow on the ground. It will be a nice sunny trip over the mountain with plenty of snow from a recent storm.

Westbound auto train is lined up to head west up the grade and over Donner Pass. This is the west end of Truckee where the 8398 was held to meet 2 eastbounds working downgrade from the top. The 83... (more)

Westbound North Platte, NE, to Oakland, CA, Z-train will be holding at Truckee to wait for an eastbound before heading west up the grade to the tunnel. Truckee is where the dispatcher likes to sta... (more)

Westbound Roper, UT, to Roseville, Ca, manifest train is holding at Truckee to wait for 2 eastbounds before heading west up the grade to the tunnel. The crew on the spreader is done for the day an... (more)

A Lunar halo shines over the night sky, as the east end of Truckee is lined up for a westbound stack train. East Truckee (CRPV 208) is located at MP 208, or 35 west of Reno, NV on Donner Pass. I d... (more)

UP 5314 charges out of Truckee with the KG2LT.

A westbound loaded auto train moves slowly up the hill passed the Amtrak Station at Truckee.

Five GE units glide down the pass through the snow at the Truckee station. All the units start to apply more air and dynamic breaks as it will stop at the signal at East Truckee.

With a thick layer of clouds moving over Donner pass, BNSF 4802 east takes in every ray of light as it drops down the eastern slope of Donner pass at east Truckee.

With icecicle breaker raised and wire grill on windshields over nose, SP GP38-2 4839 rests between Flanger runs over Donner Pass at Truckee, CA on January 4, 1987.

UP 5647 drags the MRORV 17 the "Roper" up the hill and into Truckee. The train will soon stop to allow the KG1LT to pass & will the follow it up the hill. Note UP 2001 is second back.

A crew member of a snow removal train looks on as an UP westbound, and Amtrak #6 meet at Truckee, CA. After these two trains pass the flanger set will take over the main line and work west.

The light is fading fast as the MRVRO passes through the town of Truckee on a cold late afternoon.

I had just complete a trip from Sacramento on the Eastbound Zephyr. As i was leaving to visit friends at Sqwa Valley this freight appreared with unusual power.

Auto rack's led by a pair of C41-8's and a trio of SD40-2's negotiate Donner Pass near Truckee.