UP 7913 leads four other GEVOs as the ZG2OA rolls through snow-less Verdi. Usually these hills are covered in snow in February.

Amtrak 5 ducks under one of the remaining SP signal bridges at Verdi, NV

UP's Roper to Roseville hauler works hard Westbound under the classic SP signal bridge on a sensational Fall evening.

8391 is starting to dig in its heels for the long climb up Donner Pass.

After its crew change at Sparks, NV, this westbound stacker bound for Oakland, CA, is making good time as it crosses the Truckee River at Verdi, NV on a brisk winter day on the east side of the fa... (more)

Union Pacific #844 storms up the Truckee River Canyon through Verdi, NV. The locomotive is about to cross the stateline and enter California. By the end of the day, the locomotive and its train wi... (more)

A hot westbound Z train knocks down the light at Verdi as the 209.8 detector goes off along with the sound of GE motor tackling the Donner grade.

Families of UP employes get a free train ride between Sparks and Truckee. Now, on the return leg of the first trip, UP 1983 rolls into Nevada as it follows the Truckee river through Verdi.

A re-numbered SD9043MAC leads the MRORV through Verdi, Nevada as it passes under one of the old SP signal bridges still in service on the Roseville Sub.

Families of UP employes get a free train ride between Sparks and Truckee. Now, on the return leg of the first trip, UP 5285 rolls into Nevada as it follows the Truckee river through Verdi.

A SD70M leads a Lathrop bound intermodel train over Donner Pass as it begins it trip up the hill at Verdi along the Truckee River.

A grand total of eight units are on the point of this westbound stack train. The train originally had only four units but at Sparks, they added four units to head down to Roseville.

A pair of SD90s lead a westbound auto train as they charge through the cold Sierra Nevada air as they knock down the green light at Verdi.

Here is UP 844 as she crosses the bridge on track #2 at Verdi on a warm spring morning. This was the first time seeing, and photographing this historic steamer, and I will not soon forget the sigh... (more)

With a ton of low snow and very cold temperatures on Donner Pass, Amtrak #5 is crossing the bridge at Verdi, NV under crystal clear skies.