Union Pacific #844 coasts downgrade through Andover, CA. The train is bound for Sparks, NV for the night. Andover is both a historic site and a scenic wonder for photography, situated just up the... (more)
UP's reefer train from the San Joaquin Valley to New York, named the "Super Fruit", because of it's commodity; fruits and vegetables; rolls down Donner Pass and along the Truckee River.
The Donner Pass Route is famous for the incredible amount of dense-wet snow that buries this line every winter. Keeping this line open during the winter is up to a small group of dedicated men and... (more)
A former AC6000, now a 4400 horse powered unit, leads a westbound stack train slowly rolls along the Truckee River as they prepare to stop at Truckee to let an auto train a head of them to clear t... (more)
A westbound UP manifest with a renumbered SD9043MAC leading pauses in Truckee while the crew grabs a quick snack before continuing west over Donner Pass.