Running approximately 4 hours behind the mark, Amtrak's Zephyr 5 heads west along the Truckee River with a broken down P42 and a UP ACe in the lead.
On a clear morning after a much needed rain, a Union Pacific Z train crosses Stampede Meadows Road. The Truckee River, muddy from the rain, meets the clear Little Truckee River which runs from ne... (more)
The Truckee River meets the Little Truckee River, flowing from under the railroad, at Boca. Eastbound Union Pacific 7122 drifts downhill alongside.
With an SP helper on the point, an Amtrak Reno Fun Train heads back toward Oakland.
The MRORV navigates through the series of curves along the Truckee River. The mid train DPU's can bee see in the distance at Boca.
A quintet of new GEVOs makes for a great sight as the ZOAG2 rolls along the Truckee River at Boca. This hot UPS Z train had no trouble making track speed over Donner and now can coast downgrade in... (more)
Union Pacific 5282 races a grain shuttle through Boca, California along the Donner Pass Route under dark, rainy skies. This train made it over Donner Pass just before snow started to fall.
UP's Roper to Roseville manifest skirts the edge of the rapidly flowing Truckee River at Boca; where the coldest temperature was ever recorded in California... on January 20, 1937, the temperature... (more)
Amtrak #6 rolls down the backside of Donner Pass on a fantastic Winter afternoon.
The Coldest Place in the Nation Boca got this nickname when it recorded the lowest ever temperature in California at a balmy -45 degrees F. Here, a patched Southern Pacific AC4400CW comes g... (more)
UP 844 rolls swiftly and smoothly alongside the Truckee River on its trip west
A single Distributed Power unit shoves hard on the rear of a Westbound manifest train at Boca.
844 skirts along the truckee river west of boca. This would be the beginning of a fun chase over the hill.
A UP special runs employee's family's between Truckee and Sparks throughout the day. UP 7771 passes Boca on its first trip east as it fallows the Truckee River down the hill.
