Amtrak's 184 leading a 4-hour late #5 through Yuba Pass.

A high-priority intermodal train heads west toward Lathrop, California at Yuba Gap.

Donner Pass Shed 10 A dry cold front makes for some crisp morning views of the Sierra Nevada Mountains. A massive double grain empty climbs the 1.8% grade at Shed 10. The power for the ... (more)

Sunday in the Sierras. On the afternoon of Sunday, July 26, 2020, the Amtrak California Zephyr (Train 6) entering tunnel 35 in Yuba Pass, California. Webb Rail LLC - WEBX's former Northern Pacific... (more)

SD70AH 9025 chases the setting sun out of Tunnel 35 and through the reverse curves at Yuba Pass.

Cutting through 738' of nearly impenetrable granite, Tunnel 35 is a classic railroad tunnel along the Donner Pass Route. Originally constructed by the Southern Pacific Railroad, Tunnel 35 was part... (more)

The Chicago & North Western Transportation Company (CNW) operated for over 130 years. Based in Chicago, this Class 1 Railroad primarily served the heart of the Midwest, including the states of Iow... (more)

Dreams Do Come True

Sometimes it’s better to be lucky than good. This was my first trip to Donner Pass, a place I'd dreamt of seeing ever since I was young child, and I get to sh... (more)

In a scene that's become all too familiar this Winter, Amtrak 135 leads the eastbound "California Zephyr" through the S-Curves at Yuba Pass.

Rounding the curve and headstrong into a harsh Sierra Blizzard, Amtrak's Eastbound California Zephyr rolls through Yuba Pass.

A Roger Puta Photograph

This Union Pacific westbound stack rides the downhill slope having just exited tunnel 35 at Yuba Pass.

A UP GEVO leads Amtrak 5 downgrade through Yuba Pass running several hours late

Flangers! One of two Flanger sets is seen here cutting west towards the loop track at Emigrant Gap. Once there they will turn back for Truckee, and then make a third and final pass through the a... (more)

Not long before the sun sets on a perfect fall day on Donner, a long and heavy KOAMN struggles to make track speed as it heads east on the single track between Switch 9 and Shed 10. The DPU shoves... (more)