UP 4965 leads a westbound z train through the s-curve east of the Soda Springs road crossing while a quick break in the snow highlights the landscape.

First light and (at the time) a newer UP locomotive grinds uphill at Troy, CA in the typical winterwonderland on Donner Pass.

After a few days of snow, the sun breaks out brightening the beautiful snow covered terrain. Here UP 4374 leads an eastbound auto train through Troy, CA.

2016 was a good year for me on Donner. In fact, it had been the first time I was able to shoot Winter there since 2010. We had a lot of trains, a lot of snow and heck the rotary even came out for ... (more)

UP 8904 is eastbound at Troy, CA during a brief break in the heavy snowfall.

UP 580 works on some light snow heading east just west of the crossing at Soda Springs, CA.

UP 574 and 589 provide the power for today's spreader operations. After plowing west to Shed 10, the spreader is now working east pushing snow off of the ROW over the Lower Cascade Bridge at Troy,... (more)

UP 602 leads the flanger eastbound blasting through deep snow at Soda Springs, CA on the UP Roseville sub over Donner Pass.

SP 4034 and UP 589 leads the Donner Pass spreader over Donner Pass on a snowy winter day. In this scene the crew regroups and discusses strategy while they refuel the caterpillars used to push sno... (more)

After a day of heavy snow the sun breaks through in the afternoon as the ZCSLT heads west through Soda Springs, CA.

For a winter or two, the norm was for the spreader to load the #1 track with snow and let the flangers have some fun. On this February day the spreader has done its job and the 604 is nose plowi... (more)

For a winter or two, the norm was for the spreader to load the #1 track with snow and let the flangers have some fun. On this February day the spreader has done its job and the 604 is nose plowi... (more)

In June of 2003 a filthy UP 5832 is leading the Eastbound MRVNPB through Troy CA. Luckily with the early morning backlighting the filthiness is hidden, yet the details of the locomotives, the pow... (more)

UP 6080 is gliding down the West slope as the engineer exchanges waves with myself and Kevin Dorn. The train is crossing the upper cascade bridge at Troy, CA.

The Business End. Most of the time Flanger shots focus on the head end. I am one of those too especially when they are nose plowing. In this shot, a good view of the business end of the a... (more)